Page from the Libro de’ Disegni This composition was drawn by Filippino Lippi‚ Botticelli‚ and Raffaellino del Garbo. the framework was made by Giorgio Vasari after 1524. Botticelli‚ the most eminent one of the three‚ is best known for The Birth of Venus. He was very skilled at portraiture. His apprentice‚ Filippino Lippi worked with Botticelli on this piece of art. The Libro de’ Disegni‚ Italian for Book of Drawings‚ is a compilation of drawings collected by Giorgio Vasari. There were approximately
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Christopher Marlowe‚ (1564 –1593) Marlowe was an English dramatist‚ poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian‚ next to William Shakespeare‚ he is known for his blank verse‚ his overreaching protagonists‚ and his mysterious death. Plays Dido‚ Queen of Carthage (c.1586) (possibly co-written with Thomas Nashe) Tamburlaine‚ part 1 (c.1587) Tamburlaine‚ part 2 (c.1587-1588) The Jew of Malta (c.1589) Doctor Faustus (c.1589‚ or‚ c.1593) The passionate
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Canova’s Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is a sculpture showing a mythical creature‚ Cupid‚ who can be identified by his wings and arrows‚ and an unconscious female named Psyche. The masterpiece presents the two nude on a rock‚ telling the story of how curiosity got the best of one of the lovers. Psyche had opened a forbidden flask from the underworld and fell into a deathly sleep. As you can see in the sculpture‚ Cupid is caressing Psyche who is faintly embracing her lover by trying to take his head
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literature can be the deep meanings behind plays. When a play is read‚ the allusions‚ if there are any‚ are often overlooked. William Shakespeare uses two allusions to support the theme that love is complicated. These two allusions are the reference to Cupid‚ the mythical god of love and affection‚ and the reference to Aurora’s bed‚ the Roman goddess of the dawn. Interestingly‚ both of these figures are referenced in Act One. In Act One‚ Scene One‚ Romeo’s father‚ Montague‚ expresses concern for his
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Intro: Shakespeare has always come across as a legend in the writing world. In the following series of blogs I will be writing about one of Shakespeare’s most famous and well known plays; A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It includes love‚ betrayal and of course magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set in a forest where four troubled teens find themselves mixed among the deception of the fairies. In Shakespeare’s plays he always seems to produce a few monologues or soliloquies. During the following blogs
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that can be interpreted in many different ways. In particular‚ the ancient love stories of Cupid and Psyche‚ Pyramus and Thisbe‚ Ceyx and Alcyone‚ Baucis and Philemon‚ and Procne and Philomela hold a much deeper meaning of love. Their stories prove that although a simple emotion‚ love is so strong that no obstacle‚ jealousy‚ or even death can destroy it; love will always find a way. In the story of Cupid
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Rice University Chastity as Ideal Sexuality in the Third Book of The Faerie Queene Author(s): Lesley W. Brill Reviewed work(s): Source: Studies in English Literature‚ 1500-1900‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ The English Renaissance (Winter‚ 1971)‚ pp. 15-26 Published by: Rice University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/449815 . Accessed: 08/11/2011 05:58 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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and emotional appeals. At first glance the ad shows a well dressed man and woman sitting on a park bench in what looks like a park or even a garden. The man on the bench seems to be sleeping while the woman who appears to be his date is kissing a cupid like man floating above the bench. Also in the picture‚ is an apple tree that shades the bench that the couple is sitting on. Coincidentally‚ the tree also happens to be growing shiny‚ neon green apples to represent the flavor of the beverage. The
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4 Phases of Greek Art * Geometric 900-600 B.C.E * Archaic 600-480 B.C.E * Classical 980-323 B.C.E * Hellenistic 323-31 * Large funerary Vase * Known as Diphlon Vase or Krator * From the geometric era * Made from busted clay * Ceramics were used for storage * It also showed a lot of culture with images * The Greek buried their dead & practiced cremations Bronze Man & Centaur * Human body mixed with a horse like figure * Centaur from lefkand
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Responsibilities”‚ both of which are short stories written by Delmore Schwartz. One way that this quote is portrayed is by using symbolism. In the short story “Screeno”‚ written by Delmore Schwartz‚ Cornelius Schmidt goes to a theatre to play the Lotto‚ and wins $425. However‚ as the manager is shuffling and counting the money‚ another voice from the audience yells “SCREENO!”‚ showing that he won the lottery as well. An old man walked down to the stage‚ and even though he legitimately won‚ the assistant
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