Matthew Arnold‚ John Ruskin‚ Walter Pater‚ and Oscar Wilde were 19th century writers who all had one belief in common: that the criticism of works of art is at least as important as the works of art themselves. In 1865‚ Matthew Arnold stated that the function of criticism is “to see the object as in itself it really is.” In 1891‚ Oscar Wilde expressed that his view of the role of criticism was “to see the object as in itself it really is not.” This essay seeks to determine how and why one definition
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Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. I love this painting because it is very human‚ but also gives a glimpse of the world beyond‚ the transcendental. Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Year | c. 1503–1519 | Type | Oil on poplar | Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) | Location | Musée du Louvre‚ Paris | Creation of Adam - Sistine
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Early Renaissance Early Renaissance: Music‚ Architecture‚ Paint! The Early Renaissance followed the middle ages and was from 1400 to 1600 time period. The Early Renaissances were mainly located in Italy‚ but they are also located in most of Europe. In this area Music‚ architecture‚ and painting became very huge ideas. The literal meaning of the word Renaissance is “rebirth.” The idea of rebirth applies to the music of this period. A main characteristic was the rebirth of humanism‚ which is
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Louvre which housed the royal estate until Louis XIV felt it was not good enough and built the Palace of Versailles. The Louvre museum was enormous with many different eras and types of art to view. We had a unanimous vote‚ however‚ that seeing the “Mona Lisa” was by the far the best artwork in the place‚ mainly because it is such a famous piece of history. At nightfall we headed to the Eiffel Tower. All we could do was stand in awe at the beautiful architecture. The lights on the tower were on
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In Milan‚ Leonardo sought and gained the patronage of Ludovico Sforza‚ and soon began work on the painting Virgin of the Rocks. After some years‚ he began work on a giant bronze horse‚ a monument to Sforza’s father. Leonardo’s design is grand‚ but the statue was never completed. Meanwhile‚ he was keeping scrupulous notebooks on a number of studies‚ including artistic drawings but also depictions of scientific subjects ranging from anatomy to hydraulics. Leonardo da Vinci’s embryological
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different context than their original‚ intended functions. Ready-mades are elevated to the status of art simply because the artist says they are art. Another ready-made pieces of art are: Adding mustache and beard on the color reproduction of the Mona Lisa Duchamp’s porcelain urinal that he turned on its back‚ titled Fountain. A typewriter cover
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lead to education people were people started to learn math and science. Document A The first artist is Duccio di Buoninsegna and it was printed in the late 1200s. The second artist is Leonardo da Vinci and was printed in the early 1500s. The Mona Lisa is a Renaissance painting. The first painting is Religious. The second painting is more realistic. The paintings were painted during different times one is Renaissance the other is Medieval. The two paintings show that‚ during the Renaissance
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If I had a chance to travel‚ I would definitely love to go to Paris‚ France. Why I want to visit Paris the most out of all the other places in the world? Well‚ it is simply because I have always dreamt to go to Paris ever since I was five. I was inspired by some of the movies I used to watch when I was little. There is always a scene where there is romance or happiness and that scene will definitely take place in the beautiful capital of France‚ Paris. Besides‚ I would absolutely love to see the
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What is the relationship between leisure and ingenuity? We all have our own answers to such question which hence has divided us into various groups. No doubt‚ some would fell free to raise their view that increasing available time gives people a chance to approach new subjects and enlightened by something unexpected. The mainstream‚ on the contrary‚ votes for ’Work make the world better’. They believe paragons of ingeniousness such as computer boom‚ edifices and books are the crystallization of human’s
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matter how hard they try‚ can convince you otherwise. What she said about how we‚ as human beings‚ were made in God’s image and so we‚ as God is a creator and created us‚ are also to create. What we create does not necessarily have to be the next Mona Lisa. Like the author states about the magnetic words on her fridge‚ simple‚ thrown-together‚ magnetic words made into a poem on a fridge can be beautiful. The running theme that I saw throughout this essay was that it all goes back to God. Somehow
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