a totally natural look of instinctive sovereignty‚ in a deliberately informal setting where he strolls so negligently that that he seems at first glance nature ’s gentleman rather than England ’s King’(Levey 1971‚ pp 128) Antoon van Dyck‚ 1635. Louvre. [painting] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_I_of_England.jpg [Accessed10/03/11] So‚ by using the landscape van Dyck has created a sense that the King is not much different from any other gentleman. However‚ there are still
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he code of Hammurabi is a well preserved historic law dating back to ancient mesopotamia during 1754 B.C. The code is mostly to prevent the strong taking advantage of the weak. Hammurabi the sixth Babylonian king created and enforced the code which included 228 laws‚ with a range of modern punishments. The structure of the Code of Hammurabi is significant in the form that it is written. The simple Akkadian law allowed the average person in the Babylonian Empire to understand the expectations placed
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the sun as his emblem. Exceptionally personable‚ he wants the country excellent at all levels‚ as much as him. Meanwhile‚ he applies his desire for greatness and cultural influence in architecture. Thus are born‚ among others‚ the colonnade of the Louvre‚ the Invalides and the future Vendome. It is in this light that makes enlarge the Palace of Versailles and thus gives it an unparalleled splendor. He also made the center of the kingdom by permanently installing the court there in 1682. All these
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Moko with its home land.” However the legal advisor for to the culture ministry‚ Oliver Henrard‚ did not agree saying that the heads do not need to be returned to New Zealand. He said‚ “Today it’s a Maori head‚ but tomorrow it could be a mummy in the Louvre.” A social force that leads to the law change in France allowing the heads to be returned to New Zealand was lobbying. Catherine Morin-Desailly‚ French senator lobbied for 5 years for the return on the heads. Others who thought the repatriation
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MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE Name:Tan-awon‚ Johanna Marie R. Prof. Architect Gregoria Mercado Bs.Architecture/ AR 1-11ar-2 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Antoni Gaudí From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Antoni Gaudí | Biography Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect his highly individual
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one of the world ’s leading business and cultural centres; entertainment‚ music‚ media‚ fashion‚ and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world ’s major global cities. O Paris is also home to notable cultural attractions such as the Louvre‚ Musée Picasso‚ Musée Rodin‚ Musée du Montparnasse‚ Musée National d ’Art Moderne. Art and artifacts from the Middle Ages can be seen in Musée Cluny. Fashion O Paris has long been an international hub of fashion design. Paris is the original home
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Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte had many different sides to him and many different faces. To some‚ he was an extraordinary military commander who led an army to victory. To others‚ he was a civil administrator‚ and yet others thought of him as a great man that had complicated twists in his short life. He is both a historical figure and a legend and it is sometimes difficult to separate the two. Urban dictionary defines historical figure as “Historical people‚ situations‚ or things existed
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How the visual Arts Communicate Khalilah Courtney Arts/100 April 27‚ 2015 Theresa Polley-Shellcorft One of the world’s most famous artist Leonardo da Vinci created some of the greatest work ever seen by the naked eye. The Mona Lisa was a piece that he
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In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two works‚ Peplos Kore‚ Greek Archaic‚ ca. 530 BCE and Aphrodite De Milo‚ Greek Hellenistic‚ 2nd century BCE using the elements of design as well as Feldman’s method of criticism. Material: Aphrodite De Milo and Peplos Kore are both made of marble. Aphrodite de milos missing pieces of marble and absence of attributes made the restoration and identification of the statue difficult. A whole range of positions have been suggested: leaning against a
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