art comparison C Compare and Contrast: The Sleeping Venus and Olympia Ben Storms [pic] The Sleeping Venus/Dresden Venus‚ Giorgione with landscape and sky by Titian. 1510 [pic] Olympia‚ Ĕdouard Manet. 1863 The Sleeping Venus‚ or Dresden Venus‚ is by Italian Renaissance artist Giorgione. It is one of the last works but Giorgione and the landscape and sky were actually finished by Titian after Giorgione’s death in 1510. The painting portrays
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Alexander’s name is usually followed by the name “great.” He was a conqueror‚ which means that he took over places and named himself ruler of all he had taken captive. In this case‚ Alexander was hoping to unite Greece‚ as well as conquer Persia. He is very well-known among historians today‚ and he has also accomplished a lot in his time period. However‚ the name “great” may have been given to him too easily and without careful examination of how he truly treated others‚ not just how he saw himself
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Alexander the Great‚ or Alexander III of Macedonia‚ was the king of Macedonia from his father’s death in 336 BCE to his own death in 323 BCE. He is known for leading the Macedonian empire to be the largest western empire of the ancient world. Alexander expanded the empire to contain territory as far east as India‚ spreading more Greek culture with each conquest. In this context‚ the word great is used to describe a person who has achieved distinction and honor in a field. Alexander of Macedonia was
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Question Number Three: Who was Alexander the Great and why was he “Great”? Macedonia was a barbaric nation that thrived under King Philip’s reign. Located to the North of Greece‚ Macedonia was at a prime location for mass domination over Europe‚ but the prowess of the nation needed to be erected by a great and powerful ruler. This ruler would be Alexander‚ the son of King Philip‚ born in 356 BC. King Philip believed that Alexander was the son of a God‚ and that his presence was both human and divine
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As I gaze at Monet’s Olympia‚ all that comes to mind is the vulgarity. I am appalled at the painter’s intentions‚ for what could possess a man to paint such indecency? The painting illustrates a women lying in bed as her Negro servant brings her flowers. Her skin is sickly pale‚ she is fairly thin and her body appears underdeveloped equal to that of a girl not of a woman. The detail in this work suggest Olympia to be a demimondaine. Even the name Olympia is an association of prostitution‚ is it not
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Alexander The Great: Conqueror and Legacy of Ancient Greece Devin Dimattia HIS 301 Greece Research Paper All throughout Ancient Greece‚ there were many great influential legacies. Some were philosophers‚ such as Aristotle and Plato‚ and some were mathematicians‚ like Archimedes. However‚ there was Alexander the Great‚ who became king of Macedonia and was one of the most successful military commanders in history since he sustained abundant accomplishments. He was undefeated in
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Shah Ismail‚ as a twelve-year-old boy‚ left the swamps of Gilan near the Caspian Sea‚ where he had hidden from the enemies of his family for five years‚ which to whom he sought revenge. Two years later‚ he entered Tabriz as a leader of an army and proclaimed himself as the shah. Now bearing the title of Shah Ismail‚ he proclaimed that the official religion of his realm would be Twelver Shiism‚ and he proceeded to impose it‚ by force when necessary‚ on the former Sunni population. Over the next decade
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Alexander of macedon was great in both senses of the word‚ amazing and terrible. He showed great military skill and intelligence and also had the resources he needed. He was known to show mercy on occasion but he was also known to some for his great apathy towards their people. He also set out to conquer the world in his early twenties‚ a very young age. He was so committed to his dream of world domination he spent the rest of his life fighting. Alexander was great in many ways. He was a military
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William Shakespeare once wrote that “Some men are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and others have greatness thrust upon them. In many ways‚ Alexander III of Macedon falls into all three of those categories”. Alexander was one of the best generals known to man‚ winning his first battle at 16 years old. Alexander Hellenized the Eastern world forever changing society. His legacy has lasted several thousand years. What is the most amazing thing is that he lived a short life-dying at 33! Alexander
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All throughout school teachers have taught students that Alexander The Great was indeed great but‚ is this really true? He did conquer much land and spread greek culture throughout Europe but not many people know what he did to his men in order to do this. One way that he torched his men to get what he wants is in Document D when the man went through all that work to get him his hat back after it falling into the water than killed him. He did this because in order to get the hat back without getting
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