inspired thinkers‚ saints and poets. Even though‚ the saints-poets belonged to different regions‚ their ideas were remarkably similar. One such example of two poets who not only belonged to different regions but lived a century apart is Lal Ded and Kabir Das. Nonetheless‚ they shared the same ideas and beliefs. This is due to the harmony that prevailed in the society and the political and religious conditions of the times. A person irrespective of his age and place he is born and brought up in is familiar
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In Colors of the Mountain‚ Da Chen has his father as a major influence in his life‚ responsible for the many impossible feats Chen accomplishes‚ while Prfessor Wei and La Shan‚ characters who leave lasting impacts that altered Chen’s life for better or worse. Chen’s father is the most obvious and important influence in his life. The father’s influennce had already started when Chen was young. With the new reform in China‚ Chen’s father had been "fired from his teaching job..." and "most of the time
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The Italian Renaissance genius‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ was born in the town of Vinci‚ Italy on April 15‚ 1452. Leonardo was an architect‚ sculptor‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ master painter‚ anatomist‚ and engineer during the fifteenth century. He had displayed extraordinary talent in sculpting; therefore‚ his parents had apprenticed him to a sculptor near Florence‚ Italy at only fifteen years of age. By 1477‚ he had opened his own studio to practice his crafts‚ but by 1482 he realized he has not appealed
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The Divine Comedy (The Inferno and Purgatorio‚ in this matter) without Virgil would be like coffee without cream. Without Virgil‚ Dante would never have completed his journey. Without reason‚ Dante would never have the courage to go through his redemption. We meet Virgil in the Inferno just when Dante begins to lose all hope in going through that "shadowed forest." Beatrice has appointed him to guide our hero through hell and then through Purgatory. Himself being in Limbo‚ Virgil knew the nooks
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Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo Buonarroti Linda Williams Art 101 Instructor: Anne Olden April 9th‚ 2012 1. Thesis statement a. Michelangelo’s sculpting of David‚ the Pieta‚ as well as his painting of the Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel was some of his great works that influenced the art of the 16th century; Leonardo da Vince also contributed great works such as; the Last Supper‚ the Mona Lisa‚ and the Modonna of the Rocks. 2. David a. Michelangelo was
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FORMAL ANALISYS: THE LAST SUPPER BY LEONARDO DA VINCI As we all know the Last Supper is the last dinner that Jesus shared with his Apostles before he was betrayed and crucified. Although this theme occurs in many works‚ The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous and has been a subject of many discussions. Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most remarkable painters‚ sculptors‚ architects and brilliant philosophers of all time. He was born on April 15‚ 1452 near Vinci but the biggest part
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I have chosen to write about one of the most significant figures in art‚ Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was born on 15 april in 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ Italy. Leonardo’s full name was Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci‚ which means "Leonardo‚ Piero’s son‚ from Vinci"‚ the name he wore because he was born a bastard. Leonardo showed as a young man‚ talent for many aesthetic areas‚ for example. Sing‚ read poetry and play the lute. But he showed an even greater talent for painting and was hence in
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In The Inferno‚ Dante descends through the nine circles of Hell‚ encountering increasingly serious sins‚ most of which are crimes. The levels of Hell can be interpreted as a gradation of crimes‚ with penalties in proportion to their relative gravity of sin. While crimes are transgressions against human law‚ Dante’s Christian orthodox ambitions translate the treatment of these seemingly earthly crimes as sins‚ transgressions against divine law. For the purposes of this paper‚ the two terms can be
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much of his personal life and his own views of the politics of the late thirteenth-century Florence as he was writing The Divine Comedy. As a result‚ The Divine Comedy is somewhat of an autobiographical work of Dante Alighieri’s own life. In the Inferno‚ Dante is lead through Hell by Virgil with hopes of getting to Heaven to see his beloved‚ Beatrice. It was Beatrice‚ along with two other holy women‚ who sent Virgil to guide
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artist‚ Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ Italy. He was the son of a peasant girl named Caterina and attorney Piero da Vinci. They were never married‚ leaving Da Vinci an only child‚ with 17 half-siblings. Leonardo had received no formal education beyond basic math‚ writing‚ and reading‚ but his artistic talent showed at a very early age. Around the age of fifteen‚ Leonardo began to work with the highly celebrated artist Andrea del Verrocchio of Florence. Da Vinci refined
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