Utter the name of Washington DC and flashes of political leaders‚ congressmen and the White House emerge in front of your eyes. Founded on July 16‚ 1790‚ Washington DC serves as the capital of United States of America and it is here that all the headquarters of all three divisions of the federal government of the United States are sited. Although named after George Washington‚ the first constitutional President of the United States‚ But politics is not the be-all and end-all of Washington DC. A deeper
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incorporation of gold leaf. Sienese art from Siena. This painting is made in tempera. This piece can be described as proto- renaissance. Simone marticelli resembles his work o • Pietro Lorenzetti o Birth of the Virgin (1340) • Perspective • Palazzo Pubblico in Siena o The Effects of Good Government in the City and the Country (1340) • Lorenzo Maitani o Cathedral Orvieto (1310) • The Virgin and Child from St. Denis (1330) o Gothic S curve‚ all gold • Master Theodoric o Saint Luke (1360)
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Edgar Allen Poe was a master of the horror genre and The Cask of Amontillado was no exception. This was the story of what may have been a perfect crime. Narrating events that took place fifty years before‚ Montresor‚ a wealthy Frenchman‚ began the tale by explaining that Fortunato‚ a fellow wine connoisseur‚ after a series of unknown events insulted him. Although Montresor never states what this insult was‚ he was angry enough about it to premeditate Fortunato’s murder. Montresor’s true goal lay
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Good morning to Madam Teh and fellow classmates. Today‚ we would like to promote an affordable rate tourism package to Italy. We have made a research on The Most Popular Countries among Malaysians and we had Italy as the rank number one. So‚ that is why we decided to fulfill the people’s hunger to visit Italy and offer a low rate for the tourism package. The reason for people to pick Italy as their favorite country is mostly because of the sceneries. Italy‚ as we know has the most beautiful historic
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Synopsis: The youthful motivated Tricia Monet employed by Personal Reflections a retail store is excited about her new career. She possessed no supervisory or managerial experience prior to her employment with the retail industry except for the two week training provided by the company for new assistant store directors. Suddenly promoted from assistant store director to store director in the retail store she was employed in due to an unforeseen staff shortage. The retailer district manager hired
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fresco. The Allegory of Good Government is located in Palazzo Pubblica in Siena and is one piece of a series frescoes depicting the good and bad government in the city and country of Siena. The foreground of the painting depicts the citizens of Siena and above them on a stage you can see figures that each represent aspects of good government. This fresco in particular is strategically placed on the wall that catches the most light in the Palazzo Pubblica personifying the concept of good government
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When one goes to a Museum‚ it is easy to assume that they will go to the most famous and well known pieces that are showcased‚ look at them‚ and then be well on their way. Although Museums are a part of the spectacle‚ when looked at in the right context they can also enable to viewer to gain a new perspective. What better a place than to think “otherwise” than a museum? The setting upholds works of art that are categorized and characterized by certain attributes. But these institutions can also view
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representation of the Florentine government at the time of their creation. Although the actual date of the sculpting of Donatello’s David is unknown‚ a rough estimate claims for it to be around 1420s to 1460s. Originally showcased in the Medici Palazzo‚ Donatello’s bronze statue David‚ seen in Figure 1‚ shows a young boy standing in his glory. A closer inspection of the face points out certain details that suggest a larger claim. David’s smile‚ as shown in Figure 2‚ is the most striking feature
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Assignment No. 2 09 February 2013 History of Architecture II Renaissance Architecture in Italy Geographical Renaissance in Italy is best considered geographically under the three great distinctive cities of activities. Florence‚ Rome and Venice. Florence. One of the chief powers of Italy. A centrally situated city-state. The Florentines notonly exerted considerable influence over the whole of Tuscany but carried Renaissance architecture‚ which originated with them‚ much farther afield
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Compere contrast assay.. Claude Monet & Vincent van Gogh.. Art is mystery. Art work is different from many ways. What the artist meant? Why he chose the colors? The colors type and the name on the work are couple of things we can’t figure unless if we knew the artist ourselves .clude monet and vincet van ghoh are artist belong to the Impressionists movement but they are different in their life‚ art education‚ and art work. Claude Monet is French artiest. He was born in 1840. He was the second
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