which capacity he is both Bishop of Rome and absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State.[2] Born in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina‚ Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminarystudies.[3] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina’s Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict
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contracted malaria and it would claim his life on this day. Merisi‚ known throughout Europe as simply "Caravaggio" (after the city he was from)‚ was not just a murderer on the run; Caravaggio was a famous artist‚ made infamously popular by his paintings of graphic and sometimes violent biblical scenes.
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century. The friends decided to form a secret society named the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Their adoption of the name Pre-Raphaelite expressed their admiration for what they saw as the direct and uncomplicated depiction of nature typical of Italian painting before the time of Raphael. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was formed by three Royal Academy students: Dante Gabriel Rossetti‚ who was a gifted poet as well as a painter‚ William Holman Hunt‚ and John Everett Millais‚ all under 25 years of age
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March 20‚ 1819 in Bury‚ United Kingdom. Roger Fenton nationality was Englishmen. Roger Fenton was an English pioneer photographer. Roger Fenton an English photographer best known for his pictures of the Crimean War‚ which were the first extensive photographic documents of a war. “Originally a barrister‚ Fenton worked from the early 1850s until 1862 as a fashionable architectural‚ still-life‚ portrait‚ and landscape photographer. Aesthetically sensitive and technically adept‚ he was the most acclaimed
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Mackensie Archibald History of Photography October 15th‚ 2012 Portraiture‚ expressing people since photography was born Before discussing what portraiture is and the history of it‚ what first needs to occur is to understand the true meaning of portraiture. Unlike several other areas of photography‚ portraiture is a personal experience. It is based on the interaction between the subject and photographer. Portrait photography is an act which involves both the photographer and the subject to reveal
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traditional and strict styles of art. Impressionist painters’ artwork was considered ‘unfinished’ and only an impression of a certain subject‚ because of the techniques involved. During this time period the invention of the flat brush evolved the style of painting‚ the impressionist painters used short flat brushstrokes with quick movements. The main purpose of impressionism was to quickly capture light before it changed and worked to ‘capture a fleeting moment’‚ which created lesser detailed artworks. The
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The use of acrylic paints and en plein air‚ meaning created in the outdoors‚ was used to create an emotional response from the audience. Additionally‚ the artists’ applied use of complementary colour techniques was a positive aid in the representation of the natural environment. The complementary
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Josh Smiertka Art History II Rinck The Influence and Artistic Intent of Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ an Italian painter‚ known to be one of the most influential painters of the Baroque period. Known for his realistic portrayal of the human state‚ along with the use of dramatic lighting and intense use of tenebrism. While Caravaggio’s dramatic lighting is very iconic‚ he was most notorious for his naturalistic and raw approach to portraying his subjects. With Caravaggio’s
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Monteverdi’s Lamento della ninfa is an excellent example of what a lament should be. A lament is always an expression of grief or sorrow and usually over a loss of love. This loss of love may be due to the death of the loved one or betrayal (such is this case). The lament is not a complaint about unhappy or unrequited love‚ but it is a manifestation of sadness. In most cases‚ Lamento della ninfa included‚ the lamenter is tormented simultaneously by the past‚ present‚ and future: the memories
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References: Look carefully at Plate 1.3.5‚ Paul Cézanne‚ Bathers (c.1894–1906)‚ and Plate 1.3.6‚ Palma Vecchio‚ Bathing Nymphs (c.1525/8)‚ in the Illustration Book. Discuss what you think are the most significant differences between the two paintings.
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