archaeologist‚ Jean Vincent-Scheil‚ in 1901‚ the stone pillar that bears the inscription of the Code of Hammurabi holds the most well-preserved and comprehensive lists of ancient laws in existence. This day‚ that eight-foot monument can be found in the Louvre museum in Paris. From its physical appearance‚ clearly it was meant for public display in the ancient Babylonian city. The top is engraved with a depiction of Hammurabi with Shamash‚ the sun-god and the god of justice. The tablet has sixteen columns
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UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR FACULTY OF JURISPRUDENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ENGLISH VII “Descriptive Essay” TEACHER: Angélica María López Portillo GROUP MEMBERS: GROUP B2 CYCLE: 01/2011 University City‚ Tuesday‚ April 5th 2011. Descriptive Essay Concept. A descriptive essay is a type of essay strives to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader of the item being described. It is often creative‚ personal. The purpose
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about painting people‚ especially female figures. Renoir’s paintings‚ throughout his career‚ often evoke sensuality with clothed and nude figures alike. When Renoir was a young porcelain painter‚ he was granted permission to observe work at the Louvre; he was exposed to the works of Rococo masters such as Boucher‚ Fragonard‚ and Watteau. This inspired him to create a classic form while retaining the luminous palette that was central to Impressionism. In 1881‚ a trip to Italy further inspired
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Read the article “When Cubism met the decorative arts in France” by Paul Trauchtman (abridged). Pick out thematic vocabulary; use new words and word combinations in sentences of your own (10-15 – in writing); write 15 questions to the text; make a brief summary of the text. "When we invented Cubism‚ we had no intention whatsoever of inventing Cubism‚" said Pablo Picasso‚ many years later. "We wanted simply to express what was in us." What was in Picasso and his contemporaries was a voracious‚ if
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and muscular structures. But for all of these amazing accomplishments‚ Leonardo is most famously known for his art‚ mainly the Last Supper‚ and the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa remains the most reproduced‚ parodied piece of art. Today it resides in the Louvre Museum in Paris‚ France‚ it is regarded as a priceless national treasure seen by millions every year. There are many more inventions of leonardo that are seen in modern day
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Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People is an oil painting on canvas. Its measurements are 260 by 325 cm or 8.5 by 10.67 ft. This grand size adds significance to the subject matter. Liberty Leading the People is currently being displayed in the Musée du Louvre. Although there is not an official patron‚ the work was created to acknowledge the demolition of the rule by Louis-Philippe. In essence‚ it is an admission to celebrate the July Revolution of 1830. With the depiction of an important event and the
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Plunging Into People’s Stories: The Paintings by Julio Reyes Julio Reyes paints real people‚ with real stories. The artist longs to work with subjects he knows‚ rather than models. When Julio is familiar with people’s stories‚ in which he plunges while working on canvas‚ he feels tied to their emotions. Thus‚ his works of art become nothing short of passionate and meaningful. I hope that my works speak with great humanity and compassion - Julio Reyes From Promising Soccer Player to Talented Artist
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The Code of Hammurabi The Code of Hammurabi was one of many sets of laws in the Ancient Near East. Before Hammurabi there were many different tribes in the area. Some of these were the Hittie‚ Ur‚ and the Mosaics. All these different tribes had their own set of law codes that they followed. Marduk‚ who was the Chief and leader of the gods‚ sent Hammurabi to rule over Babylon. His mission was to bring the different tribes and their law codes together‚ to form one common identity. Hammurabi began
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In this essay‚ I select the Museum of Broken Relationship. After briefly introducing this museum and explaining its social value‚ I would like to focus on the unique features of this museum and explore the psychology of the contributors. The collection in the Museum of Broken Relationships consists of articles which represent someone’s love‚ which ended usually in a sad way. Beside the articles‚ area brief explanatory memo about his or her ended relationship‚ with the title and where the item
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Wander through the Louvre‚ leaf through the "Great Books"--you won’t find many works by women. Feminists have long sought to explain this absence‚ and to question the standards that guide "canon formation"--the aesthetic judgments deem some works excellent‚ and others minor or altogether unworthy of notice. In her 1928 A Room of One’s Own‚ Virginia Woolf explored the social constraints that limited women’s literary and artistic production. Talent‚ even genius‚ counted for little‚ Woolf mused‚ without
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