Judith Slaying Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi was not the first to paint Judith Slaying Holofernes. Her father had painted Judith. Michelangelo‚ Botticelli and Caravaggio had painted Judith. Donatello had sculpted Judith. But she was the first to interpret the story of Judith‚ in a time when women had few rights‚ as an allegory for female dominance. In comparison with other contemporary versions‚ the composition‚ dramatic style‚ and emotions of the characters present a violently feminist
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Shock! Naked man in advertisement The first time I read Bordo’ s essay‚ Beauty (Re) discovers the Male Body‚ I was shocked by what she wrote‚ because I had never read any articles like this. It was explicitly telling about naked or near-naked models in advertisement‚ nude women attracted men and also nude men attracted women‚ and these kinds of ads influenced people’s view on what a real man was exactly. There were few books mentioned naked men or women‚ but never in specific detail. I felt really
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viewpoints‚ different groups of individuals share different common viewpoints. In "Cry of the Kinky Haired Girl‚" de Burgos portrays her Black female pride by breaking down the societal perception that portrays her as an object. She says "...I cry and I laugh at the thrill of being a black statue...my white teeth flash like lightning" (Willis‚ 2003‚ p. 45). In these lines de Burgos
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Summer Reading: Naked Economics Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? The two basic assumptions that economists make is that individuals do what they can to make themselves as well off and prosperous as possible and that firms attempt to maximize profits. 2. What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? With demand rising‚ the price of a particular item will usually go up. This means
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St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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Judith beheading Holofernes 1. Painted by the Italian artist Caravaggio‚ in 1598 around the 16th century. During the art movement of Baroque period. 2. It is a history painting 3. The media: Oil on canvas / The method: The lighting in this painting is dramatic‚ as though a single flame is illuminating the entire scene‚ causing the shadows to recede far into the background and the highlights to protrude outwards. This is most evident in the red curtain behind Holofernes. The techniques:
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One of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ who we simply know as Donatello. He was born in Florence around 1386. He was the son of a Florentine wood carder‚ Niccolo di Betto di Bardi. How he began his career as a sculptor is undetermined although it is known that Donatello was educated in the residence of the Martelli Family and got his first artistic training at a goldsmith’s workshop and from one of the sculptors working at the cathedral of Florence in
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1ere ES.1 Lucie Review of Criticism: “Mirror” of Sylvia Plath. Freedman‚ William. “ The Monster in Plath’s ‘Mirror‚’ “ in Papers on Language and literature‚ Vol 29‚ No. 2 Spring‚ 1993 pp.152-66. William Freedman describes “Mirror” as a search for the self‚ to discover one self in the person of the mirror. The fish that appears in the mirror is the dark side of the mirror‚ a devouring monster. The glass to Freedman suggests the woman writer. He also
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By: Anonymous Frank Lloyd Wright ".......having a good start not only do I fully intend to be the greatest architect who has yet lived‚ but fully intend to be the greatest architect who will ever live. Yes‚ I intend to be the greatest architect of all time." - Frank Lloyd Wright 1867-1959 CHILDHOOD Born in Richland Center‚ in southwestern Wisconsin‚ on June 8‚ 1867 (sometimes reported as 1869)‚ Frank Lincoln Wright‚ who changed his own middle name to Lloyd‚ was raised under the influence of a
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Antigone through the lens of Judith Butler’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect” Introduction Antigone is tied by two key sentances to the message in Judith Bulter’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect”‚ “It has been since at least the time of Antigone‚ when she chose openly to mourn the death of one of her brothers even though it went against the sovereign law to do so. Why is it that governments so often seek to regulate and control who will be publicly grieved and two will not
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