byzantine styles had a great effect on the art of Venice; specifically in the work of Giovanni Bellini. As a trading city and as an empire‚ Venice had a lot of connections to the East; one such connection was its control of the island of Crete. This‚ and other connections‚ facilitated not only the trade of goods but also the trade of ideas and techniques. Artistic ideas and
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The Plague is popularly believed to have originated in Asia or “the orient” as referred to by Richard Hooker’s translation of The Decameron‚ originally written by Giovanni Boccaccio. One year after first reporting in Messina‚ the Plague reached London‚ England. The spread of the Plague followed Mediterranean shipping and trade routes beginning from Southeast Europe spreading across all of Europe towards Northwest Russia
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“Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica‚” is undeniably a notably informative piece of literature which examines the socioeconomic and political factors that have been influential on Jamaica’s cultural identity. Donna P. Hope‚ author of ISBN 976-640-168-3‚ exploits the “dancehall” as a channel to define and categorize elements such as race‚ gender‚ sexuality and violence practiced in Jamaican culture. The novel was published in Jamaica in the year 2006 by the University
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leadership when she has to. She turned out to be one of the most influential people involved in the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Catherine Di Medici was a dependable queen‚ who stood by her nation‚ had a peaceful policy and her political attitudes were changed‚ despite her harsh upbringing. Catherine Di Medici was born on April 13‚1519 in Florence‚ Italy and she died on January 5‚1589 due to old age. But‚ she was not born into french
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that during Argentina’s Dirty War workers‚ farmers‚ and students were repressed‚ while intellectuals were forbidden (prohibidos). Consequently‚ Di Tella’s narrative strategy in Prohibido (1997) is to tell the history of that period as tale of repression and censorship whose aim was to annihilate the citizenry’s dignity. When deciding how to narrate the film‚ Di Tella could have very well attempted to create an objective and detailed account of the military regime’s persecution of intellectuals. This
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The Veiled Rebekah is an early nineteenth century sculpture featured permanently on the second floor of the High Museum of Art. Neoclassicism represented Classical ideals and subjects matter derived from Classical Greek and Roman style ‚ such as the attention to human anatomy and movement. Since Benzoni mastered the neoclassical style‚ he rendered the texture so finely that Rebekah’s skin appears tender to the touch. The marble sculpture stands to sixty four inches high‚ twenty-three inches wide
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Music 360 Fall 2012 History paper Lucia di Lammermoor- Mad scene Lucia di Lammermoor‚ written in 1835‚ is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott. The opera is often called a masterpiece and has‚ thus far‚ stood the test of time. It was not only popular in its day‚ but remains popular repertory today and performed by companies around the world every year. The “Mad Scene” has been remarked as a reason to go to the opera
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A presentation about Fontana Di Trevi Good morning class. Welcome to my presentation. Today I am going to talk about an ancient Roman architecture named Fontana Di Trevi. Well‚ I would like to start by a movie‚ ‘Roman Holiday’. Have you anyone ever saw that? I have to tell you that this fountain became famous because of this movie. Before I begin my report‚ I would like to show you some key parts what I am going to say. Firstly‚ I will talk about the history and development about this fountain
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Donna Anna‚ Donna Elvira & Zerlino Mozart’s Don Giovanni The choice of the “Three women of Don Giovanni” can give a good understanding of the type of music which was used to create an opera in the 18th century Italy. The opera buffa was a comic opera with a funny story line and light music. Mozart wrote at different levels. In order to have full understanding of the women’s roles‚ it is necessary to understand the social context of women in the 18 century. In Kristi Brown’s Mozart’s
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Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci April 15‚ 1452 – May 2‚ 1519 Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (Leonardo Son of Piero of Vinci) by some people the creator of the Renaissance era was born on Vinci‚ twenty miles west of Florence in a farmhouse three kilometers from the center of the city‚ between the town of Anchiano and Faltognano. Leonardo was the illegitimate son of notary Ser Piero Da Vinci and a peasant woman by the name of Caterina. Leonardo was a man of many different talents; among those talents
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