Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell tells the story of Jack the Ripper and the story of who she thinks committed the crimes. Jack the Ripper was the self-given name of a serial killer during the late 1800s. Jack brutally slayed five known suspects‚ but many more deaths may have been because of him. Walter Sickert‚ an English artist‚ is Jack the Ripper according to Cornwell. In Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed the story is told from the author;
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In 1434‚ Flemish artist Jan van Eyck painted‚ signed‚ and dated his piece‚ the “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.” This painting is believed to be of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ an Italian merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami and is thought to stand as documentation of their marriage. While it may seem like a simple dual-portrait‚ there are many subtle symbols incorporated in the scene that enhance the portrayal of this couple. Use of symbolism within the painting explains its purpose‚ shows what
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Isabelle d’Este by the artist Titian and Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt are two well known portraits that depict women of considerable wealth and beauty in our society. The artists who created these portraits each took special care‚ time‚ and use of technique to illustrate the beauty‚ wealth‚ and power these women held during their time. Portraits can not only contain the artist’s own visions and interpretations‚ but may also display the perceptions of how the commissioners’s see themselves or wish to
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“America will be.” Langston Hughes Let America be America again. These two poems “I hear America singing “ and “Let America be America again” are two poems one by Walt Whitman and another by Langston Hughes written about the new coming of America. They both introduce the new changes of America‚ one of how the people enjoy their part in America greatly‚ and on about is this truly the dream of what America should be. Both of the poems show how America is place for better opportunities‚and how it could
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"Art is a jealous mistress." Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote easily summarizes "The Oval Portrait‚" written by Edgar Allen Poe. It is a chilling tale‚ describing the two different passions of a married couple. The husband‚ a painter‚ requests that the wife let him paint her portrait‚ and in obeying him‚ she meets her doom. As the painting matured‚ her health and spirits declined and yet she remained and‚ without objection‚ she continued to sit for him. His passions increase and after many weeks‚ as the
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A Study in Portraits – da Vinci and Van Gogh Two of the greatest artists of all time would have to be Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) and Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890). Da Vinci was an artistic genius‚ as well as an ingenious inventor and scientist‚ while Van Gogh was an artistic savant whose mental instability cut short a career of wonder and enlightenment. Both artists presented works that made people look both outside at the artwork itself as well as inside the individual viewer in order
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better depict each subject’s individuality to a degree never seen before. The purpose of Roman portraiture is to address the audience and convey specific messages to them. Ea. Roman portrait is an imperial commemorative relief and are representations of each subject’s ideology in ruling. The Roman portraits allegorically communicate these ideologies through the veristic image of the ruler. The portrayals of their emotions are also pragmatic. The way the leader’s image is portrayed‚ (i.e. by
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looking for nothing in particular. I stumbled across Marie Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait of a Black Woman on page 326. For some reason I felt compelled towards the painting‚ I could almost see myself as the woman on the canvas. I did some follow-up research on the artist and the motive behind the art. The portrait was painted in 1800‚ by a woman who belonged to a small elite circle of professional women painters. The portrait was seen as a voice of protest during the debates of slavery and gender in the
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The Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is by Miguel Cabrera and was created around 1750. The artwork depicts a portrait of a Catholic nun‚ Sor Juana. The artwork is located in Latin America in the Spanish colonies of Mexico. Sor Juana joined the religious order of the Catholic Church and became a nun in order to pursue her intellectual interests. Sor Juana is depicted looking straight at the view and the iconography of the portrait is quite typical of nun portraits from 18th century Mexico. She
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“Emperor of China; Self-Portrait of K’ang-hsi” Emperor K’ang-hsi was one of the greatest Chinese emperors of all time. Ruling from 1662 to 1722 he was also one of the longest ruling emperors in Chinese history and for that matter the world. K’ang-hsi brought China to long-term stability and relative wealth after years of war and chaos. Jonathan Spence writes from the eyes of K’ang-hsi getting his information from K’ang-hsi’s own writings. Though a little biased towards himself this book still
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