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    Art Chantry's Works

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    Sonics. He is also known for logo design. He also designed the book cover for Some people can’t Surf written by Julie Lasky. His work has been exhibited at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum of Modern Art‚ Seattle Art Museum‚ the Smithsonian and the Louvre. Art Chantry has been making posters since he was fifteen. Among his influences are many forms of outsider art‚ such as monster magazines‚ hotrod art‚ and psychedelic culture. He found much inspiration for innovative graphic ideas in an article on

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    The paintings of Jacques-Louis David illustrate the political and historical theme of fraternity and togetherness‚ a key ideal in the French Revolution. In 1784‚ Louvre‚ Paris‚ David painted Le Serment des Horaces‚ known in English as‚ Oath of the Horatii. This historical piece was depicted a Roman legend of 7th century BC‚ which involved a battle between the Romans and a nearby town of Alba. Instead of a full-scale war‚ the three Horatii brothers were chosen by the Romans to defeat the trio of brothers

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    Claude Monet Biography

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    [7] Both received the influence of Johan Barthold Jongkind. On 28 January 1857‚ his mother died. At the age of sixteen‚ he left school and went to live with his widowed childless aunt‚ Marie-Jeanne Lecadre When Monet traveled to Paris to visit the Louvre‚ he witnessed painters copying from the old masters. Having brought his paints and other tools with him‚ he would instead go and sit by a window and paint what he saw.[citation needed] Monet was in Paris for several years and met other young painters

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    The Greek Classical Perfection Ideal Revealed in their Art‚ Literature and Architecture Fabiana Rocha IDH 1110‚ Valencia CollegeProfessors Ed Frame‚ Gustavo Morales‚ Subhas Rampersaud03 November 2014 The Greek Classical Perfection Ideal Revealed in their Art‚ Literature and Architecture The Ancient Greek had a set of communities scattered along the coast line of the Mediterranean Sea‚ a region much larger than the boundaries that Greece presents today . Although geographically dispersed‚ these

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    Degas and His Dance Class

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    Degas and His Dance Class Edgar Degas was born in Paris in 1834 to an upper middle class family. He started crafting his art early in his adolescent years by painting copies of works that were on display at the Louvre. Even though he passionately enjoyed painting and the arts his father expected him to go to law school. Therefore‚ Degas registered at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris in November of 1853‚ but made very little effort. Soon after‚ he

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    Art- Edouard Manet

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    Bernadotte. His father expected him to follow through like him and have a career in law‚ yet Manet always expressed a love and keen interest for art since a young age. His uncle Charles Fournier encouraged his love for art by taking him on visits to the Louvre. His Uncle then suggested he enrol is a special course of drawing‚ in which he took and met Antonin Proust‚ the future Minister for fine arts and a lifelong friend. Manet refused his father in studying law‚ but he was prevented from studying art

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    interpreting/ exhibiting and venue is where the resources are located. Reed used the Lincoln Cabin as an example of a single focus resource and the Louvre as an example of a multi-focus resource institution. Lincoln Cabin is a single focus resource because that is all the visitor comes to see (the cabin) and that is all the staff are interpreting. The Louvre on the other hand has multiple famous paintings that are ‘must see’ before leaving the institution (Mona

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    Biography Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ near the village of Vinci about 25 miles west of Florence. He is the best example of a Renaissance Man – someone who was very good at many things He is considered one of the greatest painters of all time and the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. Everyone agrees that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest of all painters. But Leonardo would be famous if he had never painted a stroke. For he was also a great inventor

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    Jacques-Louis David created Oath of the Horatii on canvas using oil. This piece was first exhibited in 1785 at the Louvre‚ Paris‚ France. This painting was commissioned by Louis XVI as it was then part of his program to aim at moral improvements of France. Neoclassical style was a reaction against Rococo levity and French Baroque. During this time‚ the neoclassical style was mostly associated with revolutionary movements. The style developed into a heroic subject matter‚ formal clarity‚ and impression

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    1. The Hallmarks of the Renaissance a. Individualism b. Secularism c. Antiquity d. Skepticism 2. Renaissance Art Renaissance Women - Men married younger women - Resulted in many widows - Women could inherit property - In charge of nurturing children ○ Some say that’s why the arts.. - Upper class women enjoyed high degree of freedom - Still expected to obey husbands- still unequal Isabella d’Este (First Lady of the Renaissance) - Window - Leader of Mantua

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