could hear a pin drop. The chapel within the castle walls houses the tombs of dead bishops and princes. Their likenesses‚ engraved forever on the floors of the holy mausoleum‚ spoke to my soul. While gazing upon the Romanesque style carvings and the Gothic style architecture‚ I felt transported into a metaphysical realm. The alters of gold magnified the sunlight and reflected it off the ground floor etchings‚ presenting the tombs in an otherworldly light. Exiting the chapel‚ I walked into a splendid
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David‚ were sculpted before he turned thirty. Despite his low opinion of painting‚ Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. He is the opposite side of Leonardo da Vinci. Both artists shared the power
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Science verses Religion has been an ongoing debate all over the world for centuries. Depending on who one talks to about these topic will depend on the passion and beliefs one has. As we saw in the movie Angels and Demons all the major characters such as Robert Langdon‚ Camerlengo McKenna and the former pope had their own strong feelings and beliefs. Certain questions have been raised about these two topics that I will be elaborating on later in this essay such as‚ Is there room in the world for
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Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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As you enter the cathedral through the central or royal portal‚ the eye is drawn to an amazingly inspiring ceiling. This is not unusual in a cathedral‚ since majestically tall ceilings are used to point the way to heaven. The chairs have been removed from the aisle that will take us to the apse‚ and we are unable to proceed directly down the aisle‚ as a floor labyrinth draws us to wander the famous labyrinth of the Chartres Cathedral. Upon finishing the circuitous walk‚ we continue to the apse
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As time has passed‚ the many events that make up world history have transformed society and subsequently the purpose of art. The birth of art occurred around 25‚000 years ago and between that time and now‚ many historical events had caused the purpose of art to change throughout different eras. These different events prove to impact the art of the eras that they occur in‚ and often many events will happen and art will constantly be changing. One can draw similarities and differences between artists
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the original chapel was built of mostly adobe and some wood‚ and took approximately 40 years to construct.” Most of the work was done by prisoners‚ some of them Indian‚ mostly Apache. (254). As noted by an online source‚ the presidio itself was surrounded by a double wall of adobe measuring 13 feet tall by seven feet wide. Inside were barracks for soldiers and special officer quarters. Also within the fort were family residences‚ corrals‚ store rooms‚ and a small chapel. This small chapel was built
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The impact of the Renaissance on Europe Jacob Burckhardt best describes the renaissance as the prototype of the modern world‚ for it was the period between the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Italy‚ when the base of modern civilisation was formed. It was mainly through the revival of ancient learning that new scientific values first began to overthrow traditional religious beliefs. People started to accept a new rational and objective approach to reality and most
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Every piece of art has a meaning behind it‚ whether it be obvious or a little more vague. Graffiti is just another way for people to express themselves through art. Nobody got mad at Michelangelo when he painted all over the Sistine Chapel‚ and nobody called it vandalism. Although some say it is vandalism rather than art‚ graffiti should be considered art because it takes time‚ emotion‚ and creativity‚ just like any good painting‚ the only difference being the canvas. If graffiti shouldn’t
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Explain why the Catholic Church was weakened by renaissance popes in the years c1500 t0 1527? 16th century Europe was mainly under the control of the Catholic pope. The pope had authority over almost everything. However‚ renaissance Popes Alexander VI‚ Julius II and Leo X did not show good examples of Holy living. The Catholic Church was weakened by Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503)for different reasons‚ one way that he weakened the church was through the loss of popularity‚ this came from his sexual
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