Shariah Copeland Professor Knotts Arts 1101 19 January 2013 Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci Known as the Renaissance‚ the period immediately following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome. Against a backdrop of political stability and growing prosperity‚ the development of new technologies–including the printing press‚ a new system of astronomy and the discovery and exploration of new continents–was accompanied
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Gianlorenzo Bernini "Apollo and Daphne" The statue "Apollo and Daphne" was made by the artist Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ the statue was commisioned in 1622 by the Borghese family and was completed in 1625. The statue is roughly 243 cm tall and is located at the Galleria Borghese‚ Rome. Bernini was a Italian sculptor‚ architect and painter who lived from 1598 till 1680. At first he worked in the late Mannerist tradition but left this style and helped create a new style that had more emotional and psychological
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Prior to starting Art History course‚ frankly speaking‚ the impression I have about the ancient Greece and Roma art culture was not mature because of my inability to read in-depth about both Greece and Rome art. But I do know that both ancient Greece and Rome has a rich and sophisticated culture when it comes to art and classical architecture‚ the Greek peoples has at once a romantic and spiritual energy to it that was copied by the Roman‚ however‚ the Roman blended the Greek style with Rome unique
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on her own‚ firsthand. Despite her family’s strong objections (her father declared he would rather see his daughter dead than living abroad as a "bohemian")‚ Mary Cassatt left for Paris in 1866. She began her study with private art lessons in the Louvre‚ where she would study and copy masterpieces. She continued to study and paint in relative obscurity until 1868‚ when one of her portraits was selected at the prestigious Paris Salon‚ an annual exhibition run by the French government. With her father’s
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Cited: “Madonna and Child (Duccio di Buoninsegna).” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. June 2nd‚ 2013. “Madonna and Child.” Louvre Abu Dhabi: Birth of a Museum. Print.
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In Paris with You is recounted by a (thenarrator) whose relationship has just ended and who is now in Paris with someone else ("I’m on the rebound"). This suggests a long-term relationship has ended and the speaker is currently enjoying a less serious liaison. The narrator doesn’t want to examine the aftermath of the serious relationship: he doesn’t want to talk things over or even visit galleries or landmarks; he just wants to enjoy the moment rather than thinking of the future or the past. Structure
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hands are crossed and her body is facing a different direction. She does not appear to be comfortable. This painting leaves viewers to question what Da Vinci was trying to capture with this awestricken image. This painting can be found at the Louvre Museum in Paris‚
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3rd wife of a wealthy silk merchant Francesco Di Bartolommeo Di Zanobi Del Giocond. Leonardo used Sfumato which mean "Vanished or Evaporated that Creates transitions from light‚ shade‚ between colors‚ that blend together. It is held behind glass in Louvre Museum‚ Paris
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In "Frankenstein‚ Racial Science‚ and the Yellow Peril" by Anne Mellor‚ she suggests the idea of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein creature being created based on racism. Specifically with Asian nationality as the core focus of said racism. Throughout her article she brings light to a particular person‚ William Lawrence‚ who may of impacted both Mary and Percy Shelleys’s views on race in addition to exterior influences. Within the article Mellor uses specific passages from Frankenstein to explore deeper
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so we got out of our cabs and found the closest bike rental. After realizing that the bike was way too tall for me and falling off a few times‚ I finally got the hang of it and we rode our bikes alongside the river until we reached the museum‚ The Louvre. Walking inside‚ it was astonishing to see the interest people take into consideration over the art. The way I’ve learned so much about this museum‚ it didn’t feel real to actually had step foot inside. Especially seeing the Mona Lisa‚ and how small
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