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    Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light

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    Book Report: Ludwig van Beethoven German composer and pianist‚ Ludwig van Beethoven‚ was born December 1770 and spent most of his life in Vienna‚ Austria. His first teacher was his alcoholic father‚ who worked as a musician at the Court of Bonn. Teaching him day and night‚ Ludwig suffered from his father’s harsh and erratic behavior. For a time‚ he and his father played at the Church. As his father’s alcoholism increased‚ Ludwig became the main musician. Beethoven’s talents were discovered

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    Van Gogh vs Salvador Dali The focus of the paper is to make a comparison and contrasts between Van Gogh’s ’Starry Night’ and Salvador Dali’s ’Persistence of time’. While Van Gogh’s theme formed the basis of expressionism in twentieth century‚ Dali initially became a leader of the Surrealist movement and later on developed interests in psychology and science‚ both movements influencing their beliefs and formal approaches in distinctive ways. The ’Persistence of Time’ is regarded as one of the most

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    Vincent Van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853‚ and died on 29 July 1890. He is a significant figure within the art history due to his striking artwork. He used a flamboyant and exuberant colour palette with extraordinary detail which enabled him to create extraordinary masterpieces and to emphasize his artistic expression. He manifested his thoughts and feeling to convey his emotional and spiritual state in each of his artworks. This allowed many observers to acknowledge how he felt throughout the

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    Literary Analysis - Mr Van Gogh Chania Baldwin Owen Marshall’s ‘Mr Van Gogh’ addresses the inevitable issue of marginalisation of an individual. Through language features he influences the reader to reflect and consider action of the attitudes towards the socially marginalised. The social rejection of an individual is described through the voice of the town bully‚ and the cowardly acts of the narrator. Set in a small town in New Zealand it serves as a microcosm of contemporary society. Marshall

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    Dame Van Winkle Is A Good Wife What is a good wife? A good wife is a woman who takes care of her family. The story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ by Washington Irving‚ often shows what a good wife is. In the story‚ Rip Van Winkle is the main character and Dame Van Winkle is his wife. Dame Van Winkle is a very good wife. Dame Van Winkle is a good wife‚ even though she disciplines her husband by verbally and physically abusing him. Irving states‚ “A nagging wife may‚ therefore‚ in some respects‚ be

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    “Arnolfini Marriage” is a very famous painting by Jan Van Eyck painted in the early 15th century‚ which is in the National Gallery in London. According to the Catalogue of the National Gallery‚ the painting is just a portrait of the couple Arnolfini that is showing their marriage. Waldemar Januszczak‚ an author and presenter‚ believes that this portrait was wrongly named and it should have been called “the Arnolfini Pregnancy”. Januszczak believes that Mrs. Arnolfini is pregnant and she is dead at

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    Rebecca Scheinert Monsters and Myths September 16th 2012 Van Helsing and Unorthodox Monster Narrative Monsters have become a regular fixture in the contemporary movie industry but it is important to remember these supernatural creatures were born from ancestors in nineteenth century gothic literature. These creatures were a cultural product of the social‚ scientific‚ and psychological concerns of a society that had lost its faith in religion. Each monster was a manifestation of a ubiquitous

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    “Rip Van Winkle”‚ Washington Irving creates an obvious romantic hero in his main character. Romantic heroes usually have a deep connection with the natural world‚ and are uneasy with all women because women are considered domestic. They are very youthful‚ very innocent‚ and they are also very independent. Another distinct characteristic that separates romantic heroes from typical heroes is their sense of honor based on personal beliefs rather than societal rules. Throughout the story‚ Rip Van Winkle

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    Hermann van Pels begins working with Otto Frank in 1938. Miep Gies remembers him as “tall‚ large man” and “quite an agreeable sort‚ had no trouble fitting into the routine” in the company. Hermann acquired his knowledge of the butcher’s trade by working in the business of his father‚ Aron van Pels (who was originally Dutch). After his marriage to Lina Vorsänger‚ Aron settled down in Gehrde‚ Germany. He worked there for his German father in law‚ a wholesaler in butchers’ equipment. Aron and Lina had

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