In her essay‚ “Why Women Smile”‚ Amy Cunningham discuss the smiles whether spontaneously or not appear differently on man and women’s face. And she also gives some research about different types of smiles‚ specially the Duchenne Smile—the smile of true merriment. She writes “Women doctors smile more than their male counterparts‚ studies show‚ and are better liked by their patients”‚ and “females often mature earlier than males and are less irritable‚ girls smile more than boys from the very beginning
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In the lecture Henry Moore was described as the most famous British sculptor in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought
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Tintoretto’s full name is Jacopo Tintoretto. He was born in Venice in 1518‚ as the eldest of 21 children. His father was known as Giovanni‚ who worked as a tintore(dyer). His mother is unknown as Giovanni had been with so many women. The origin of his family has been debated between many studies. Some studies say that his family originated in small towns‚ such as Tuscan of Lucca‚ while others say it originated from Brescia. Jacopo got his nickname‚ Tintoretto because it translate to ‘dyer’s boy’
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The Philosophy (School Of Athens) is a fresco located in the Stanza della Segnatura of the Vatican Palace in Rome‚ Italy‚ that dates back to sometime between 1509 and 1511‚ created by Raphael. Within the fresco‚ there are various classical elements that can be noted‚ such as the coffered ceilings. All of the philosophers or otherwise influential thinkers of the Classical Era are all congregated within a classical lyceum. A lyceum‚ or gymnasium‚ can otherwise be described as a school. For example
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During the Italian Renaissance‚ 1509-1511‚ Raphael created the painting the School of Athens. This painting is filled with the greatest mind of their time and has many different ideas in it. At this time‚ there was a large passion for art and science. This influenced the painting to contain scientists‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers. This painting was made for the Vatican‚ which Raphael had made a few painting for before. Specifically‚ this painting was commissioned by Pope Julius II. Some people
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Musicians is a painting which was created by the great Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1595. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This masterpiece is an example of the Italian Baroque style of painting‚ and was crafted as oil on canvas with dimensions of 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 inches. The painting was created for Caravaggio’s first patron Cardinal Francesco del Monte who had a great interest in music. The picture displays four young
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Kehinde wiley is one artist I admire so much and I’ve never had the opportunity to really go into details who exactly he is other than what’s on the surface. I choose this article from GQ.com because it explains in detail the creative process of one of the most celebrated painters in the world. Wiley is not your regular painter‚ he’s in a world of his own and his uniqueness sets him apart from his contemporaries. He is well known for portraits of young African-American men staged in heroic poses
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Josiah McElheny Artists today have countless types of mediums available to them today. Josiah McElheny is known mainly for handblown glass‚ a tedious craft; creating sculptures in assorted shapes. An artist born in Boston‚ MA in 1966‚ he attended Rhode Island School of Design. Later‚ McElheny was the winner of the MacArthur Fellowship award. He currently works and lives in New York City‚ New York. McElheny is also known for working with such mediums as wood‚ mirror‚ glass‚ paint‚ still videos and
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Steve Jobs‚ the co-founder of Apple Inc.‚ is an incredibly influential role model in business. This is a man who helped reshape the technology that we use on a daily basis and steered the computer market towards his non-computer Apple products. Mr. Jobs was a futurist who was able to look forward in time and make his vision a reality. Even when Apple wasn’t doing very well financiallyPeter Shankman is a great role model in business. He created HARO (Help A Reporter Out)‚ a tri-daily email that gives
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Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1386. His father was Niccolo di Betto Bardi. As a child‚ Donatello was educated at the home of the Martellis‚ a wealthy influential family of bankers and patrons‚ and during this time‚ he received artistic training from a local goldsmith. Later in 1403‚ around the age of 17‚ Donatello apprenticed with Florence metal smith and sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti. A few years later‚ Donatello assisted Ghiberti to create
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