all he wanted to do was sculpt. He didn’t even think of himself as a painter. His most famous work is probably the David‚ his 18-foot marble statue of the Biblical hero. Another of Michelangelo’s famed masterpieces is his frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The frescoes took 4 years to complete. The panels show the stories of the Bible from the creation to Noah in reverse order. Michelangelo also painted the famous Last Judgment on one of the walls in the Sistine. Some of his other works
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A Man Decided To Build A Dog Chapel After His Dog’s Love Helped Wakes Him Up From A Two-Month Coma. It is heart warming. When a dog’s love is the reason why you got back to life. Being in a coma is like being detached from life. But‚ what is life without your most loved ones around you. It is an inspiring story. A story that reveals loyalty and passion shared between humans and dogs. It shows how powerful a dog’s love can be and how can a person return the dog’s love. Let me introduce you to Stephen
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“One possible way of measuring the value of any art or art form is its timelessness‚ for people of all nations‚ all times‚ all political preferences and religions”- Richard Nelson. The value of art is questionable‚ different artists all see the world differently; therefore it is safe to say that their idea of value would differ as well. Richard Nelson‚ an American playwright‚ believed that art was truly valuable if it managed to last a million life times. He believed that if a piece of art could
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1. Nayip Puente-N 2. Art History II‚ 1304‚ 12-Week Session 3. Essay #1 Section 1: DESCRIPTION Part 1 of The Videotape #3 entitled The Early Renaissance Italy; depicts the Masaccio’s Holy Trinity (1425-1427). This work of art is painted in fresco in the Dominican Church of Santa Maria Novella‚ in Florence‚ Italy. This is one of the first paintings to depict deep space‚ uses one-point linear perspective to create a “tromp l’oeil” (French for "deceive the eye" ) or an effect that fools the
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TRAVELINGTIME FOR brilliance A HISTORIAN’S VIEW OF ART __________ TRAVELING TIME FOR brilliance Copyright © 2013 by All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means without written permission from the author. ISBN (HUM/205) Printed in USA Dedication I would like to dedicate this book to my Instructor. has taught me so much about the art. Because of her I have a new
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Art Enhances Our Environment Ask me what art is and I could give you at least a hundred different answers. That is how wide art can be. It is the same as our environment‚ vast and unpredictable. I chose this purpose of art because I love how art gives more “touch” to a certain environment. Our environment is already stunning‚ art makes it `more striking. But what really amazes me in this certain purpose of art is how artists make people interested in their works by going beyond the easel. They associate
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Ernest Barnes: The Spirit of Movement Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Barnes Jr. was considered to be one of the leading artists in the world. He is popularly known for his portrait titled “Sugar Shack” which was featured in the 1970s sitcom‚ Good Times. His artistic expressions create uniqueness and imaginative experiences in African American culture. His interest in painting was sparked while browsing through art books when he accompanied his mother to work. He began painting while he attended North
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Amy Stewart wrote Wicked Plants which was published in 2009 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. This book is a nonfiction book about the effects of different plants. Poisonous plants are dangerous and Amy Stewart describes the depths of what these plants can accomplish. This book goes into depth to describe the injuries different plants can cause. It is broken up into many sections‚ deadly‚ intoxicated‚ dangerous‚ illegal‚ destructive‚ painful‚ and offensive. At the end of the book‚ a plant
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Disegno and Colore Painting in the 16th Century Venice was still caught up in a regional debate which pitted the idea of colore against the much more formal emphasis on disegno. This held sway in the rival Florence. By exploring this philosophical and provincial debate‚ I have drawn contrasts between the use of colour and outline in selected works by Michelangelo and Titian. I have also looked at to what extent are these attitudes to materials reflective of the social and spatial conditions in
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| Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett | | | 7/2/2013 | Museum Visit Assignment | | | Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett Museum visit assignment The Mint Museum in Charlotte‚ NC is a timeless building and a work of art itself. The building was designed with a contemporary style and is an outward expression of its artistic‚ belongings inside. I visited the Museum on Tuesday‚ July 02‚ 2013‚ at around 2 in the afternoon. I was within the museum for about 2 ½ hours‚ observing
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