<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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“Garden of Love” Peter Paul Rubens’ “Garden of Love”‚ encompasses and captures the Baroque ideal of richness and lavishness. The viewer will observe a fusion of the realistic tradition of Flemish painting with the imagination and freedom of Italian renaissance painting. The painting expresses Neoplatonic views while also providing the viewer with endless topics for discussion and analysis‚ making it a true conversation piece. The “Garden of Love” depicts a scene of passionate festivities.
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Rubenistes. Two great pieces of art that were created in the 1600’s are Peter Paul Rubens’ The Caledonian Boar Hunt and Nicolas Poussin’s Landscape with Calm. While Rubens argues that color is the most important part of the painting Poussin argues that the drawing is more important. In the paragraphs below I will talk about the paintings each individually and then compare them. The first painting I will be talking about is Rubens’ The Caledonian Boar Hunt. This painting is a depiction of mythological event
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the Fall of Phaeton‚ painted by Peter Paul Rubens sometime around 1605. This painting was created by Rubens while he was studying in Italy from 1600-1608. Rubens used some of the horses that were in a famous battle scene painted by Leonardo da Vinci as models for his painting of The Fall of Phaeton. www.nga.gov/education/classroom/origin_myths/art_phaeton.shtm. 05/8/2012 The subject matter for The Fall of Phaeton came from a Greek Myth that caught Rubens’ imagination. The myth tells the story of
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Book of Myths‚ by Jean Lang This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Book of Myths
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University Abstract During this assignment I will talk about three types of Work of Art from three different artists from the Baroque period through the postmodern era. 1). Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio; 2) Rembrandt van Rijn; and 3) Peter Paul Rubens‚ these three artists were known for their religious theme in their art work. The naturalism that was visibly demonstrated in each of the artist work with high contrast of lighting that noticeably appeared in these paintings. Each artist was well known
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depicts Eleanor of Toledo resting her hand on the shoulders of a boy presumed to be one of her sons. Eleanor is presented as an example of a good mother thus the painting presents the theme of good motherhood for prosperity of the society. Pieter Paul Rubens’ Self-portrait with Isabella Brandt‚ on the other hand‚ is an oil on canvas painting that expresses high-class contentedness‚ strong affection‚ and substantial affluence all that symbolize happy matrimony. The uniqueness of the two paintings makes
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working at a computer lab in Waco. RUBEN: I got to work‚ and first thing I did was crank up my e-mail. I discovered one that I didn’t know who it was from‚ addressed to “RP Salazar.” I figured‚ Hey‚ my e-mail is almost the same‚ so they probably sent it to the wrong person. I dug up this Rachel Salazar name‚ and I wrote a little message — “Hi‚ Rachel‚ holá‚ it seems as if this message came to me instead of you. I’m in Waco‚ Texas‚ USA.” And the signature was “Ruben P. Salazar‚ Chicano Cyclist‚ Commuter
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inside. The half-light of the early morning filtered through the coral blue curtains which she had chosen for this room‚ half-drawn across the window to satisfy both her need for it to be pulled back completely and his desire for it to be fully drawn. Ruben had packed the old beige curtains from the old house‚ but she had insisted that they buy new ones for the apartment. Paulma 57 She turned her head away from him‚ sleepily aware of the hazy outlines of the nightstand to her left‚ on which resided
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One could say that Prometheus’ pursuit to give power to humankind and be seen as a god was the same as Victor’s pursuit to surpass human limitation. It is known that Victor and his obsession to “play God” led to the creation of the monster that would later wreak havoc in Victor’s life. Victor then warns Walton of the dangers of thriving to become more than he is and urges him not to continue in his search into the unknown. So‚ Did Victor’s destructive thirst for knowledge lead him and those he loved
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