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    The Transformation of European Society‚ by Gary B. Nash‚ analyzed the British colonies in North America. By highlighting major changes that took place in the colonies in the eighteenth century‚ Nash showed how the European mind was transformed from the rigid‚ hierarchal society of Europe‚ to the democratic‚ individualist of America. Nash’s first point was about how economic change affected people’s views. Since there was so much land in the colonies‚ it was easier for people to "get rich quick" and

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    Counter-Reformation Spain‚ or is this a true family portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana with their child. The portrait Las Meninas has always had questions that surrounded its meaning or iconography. There is a mirror perspective of the King and Queen‚ but is it their reflection in the mirror on the back wall or is it an actual portrait of them? There seems to be many focal points such as La Infanta Margarita‚ child

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    by using these details they were able to create accurate scenes of the material world at the time. A main contributor of the movement was Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. In the middle of the 1400s‚ she did a portrait for the wealthy Giovanni Arnolfini. The image depicted Arnolfini and his wife standing inside of their home. Jan van Eyck was able to exemplify the wealth of the couple by incorporating objects into the image such as the golden chandelier‚ the expensive drapes and curtains‚ and

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    Instructor Reading Art: Understanding Iconographic I chose a painting from Jan Van Eyck‚ a Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife.  This portrait hold a lot of symbolic meaning‚ and a lot of hidden symbols. The four  roles that the artist Jan Van Eyck uses in the portrait ``The Arnolfini Marriage`` is faithfulness‚  purity‚ Loyalty‚ and love. In order to incorporate deeper meaning to his portrait Jan Van Eyck uses oil to paint this beautiful painting. The main message in this picture I believe

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    well. Many famous artists‚ such as Michelangelo‚ and Leonardo da Vinci lived in this era as well. Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach

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    Venus of Urbino‚ painted in 1538. It is a single person painting of a nude woman reclining on a bed. During Renaissance time‚ there was a clear split between public and private space‚ especially for people who had the means to commission personal portraits. Titian’s painting was considered scandalous‚ due to the woman’s posture and for the fact that she was nude. This was a contrast to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa‚ where there was still one person in the frame‚ but the figure has a straight posture

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    The Renaissance artistic time period took place in the late 1300’s and early 1400’s. Their art is known for their religiously inspired art work and for their use of fresco and oil paintings. Some of the most well knowns Renaissance art work has revolved on Jesus Christ and the catholic religion. Their patrons were influenced by their own faith‚ humanity and even science. (Stokstad‚ 294). Nothern Europe was known for the Renaissance artistic period. The Baroque artistic time was during the 1700’s

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    commissions for their livelihoods. Oil paintings had already discovered‚ but he mastered this art form. Many renaissance artist were not the first to master a medium‚ instead they leaned from other famous artists. In specific‚ ‘The Arnolfini Wedding‚’ a skillfully painted portrait of what is thought to be a private wedding‚ has such great detail for this time period. The numerous amounts of different features of symbolism in this painting are overwhelming. From the shoes being off (representing sanctity)

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    The Northern Renaissance began as a result of Italian’s strong influence on neighboring countries when it came to artwork with Christian themes‚ as well as the prolonged conflict between France and England that caused several artists to relocate. In order to avoid the outbreak of The Hundred Year’s War and successfully search for inspiration‚ artists migrated out of the country to further their work‚ while also showcasing new thoughts and ideals that were widely unknown to artists who lived in Germany

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    and its place in history and culture. Using the Arnolfini “wedding portrait” describe your initial reaction and then list and explain the literal iconography of each of the items that hold deeper meaning in the painting. Iconography is something that is relative to a specific culture‚ in that‚ if you are not raised in that culture you probably would not understand the true meaning behind the picture. Even if someone where to explain the portrait to you that understood the true meaning‚ it may be

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