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    Speculations about Mona Lisa From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mona Lisa‚ by Leonardo da Vinci‚Louvre Museum The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa‚ or La Gioconda (La Joconde)‚ painted in oil on a poplarpanel by Leonardo da Vinci‚ has been the subject of a considerable deal of speculation.[1] Contents   [hide]  1 Columns and trimming 2 Landscape 3 Other versions 4 Nude versions 5 Smile 6 Infrared scan 7 Eyebrows and eyelashes 8 Subject 8.1 High cholesterol 8.2 Letters and identity of model 9 References

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    The Kiss Painting

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    too deviant. Klimt established the vienna session with the purpose of rising of level of the arts and crafts in austira through close ties to art nouveau. Today‚ they stand out as the more important paintings ever to come out of Vienna. The Kiss‚ painted in 1907-08 was a oil canvas‚ 180x180cm ‚ During his golden period‚ Its probably klimts most famous work. It depicts a couple‚ bound up in various shades of gold and symbols‚ sharing a kiss against a bronze background. The dusky featured man dominates

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    differently depending on whether they were at home or in public. In private‚ they wore a veil that only covered their hair and back‚ but “when they go out‚ they put over all‚ a great white Vail‚ which covers them from Head to Foot” (215). The third and last feature is of the Persian architecture. The buildings were usually made of bricks‚ mainly composed of clay and hardened in the sun or fire‚ and were plastered and painted brown. Persian houses‚ unlike those in Europe‚ consist of only one level and “seldom

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    “Christ Crucified” is a remarkable piece of art that portrays Jesus’ crucifixion. It was painted in 1631 by Diego Velázquez during the Spanish Baroque Movement and now is showcased in the Prado Museum in Madrid (Collins). It can be easily interpreted that the theme of this piece is sacrifice because it is a retelling of the moment Jesus ceded his life for his people. Diego Velázquez does an outstanding job of showing this theme along with retelling Jesus’ crucifixion and using symbolism through his

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    picture or to exaggerate the importance of something or someone in a picture. I have chosen to compare and contrast the work of two portraits‚ first of all I will talk about ‘weeping woman’ by Pablo Picasso and I will secondly talk about ‘Woman with a veil’ but Raphael Sanzio. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso‚ known as Pablo Picasso‚ Born 25 October 1881 in Malaga Spain and died 8 April 1973‚ aged 91 in Mougins‚ France was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Picasso is known

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    The loss of identity that the author suffered through due to the oppressive government she lived under as well as how she was affected by societal views which painted inaccurate stereotypes about her culture; which Satrapi continuously had to argue against. These are only a few of the various factors that depict the more important role that nurture plays in comparison to nature‚ because it is her experiences that

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    beside him and extends to towards his surrounding‚ which is all different saints with various instruments. Initially‚ most of the characters in this scene were undressed but since this art piece was placed in a chapel he was ordered to cover them with veils and such. If you look closely‚ the top left corner depicts the passion of Christ which includes the cross that Christ was crucified on. In the center the Christ like figure appears to be sending some

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    Rain Deckard Themes

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    of animalistic behavior‚ dolls and commodification‚ and childlike behavior is futher explained through the mise en scene and relates back to the entire film giving it a deeper meaning………… Animalistic behavior • Raccoon characteristics‚ sly and she painted a mask over her eyes • Dies like a fish out of water‚ she flops around dramatically like she’s getting electrocuted • As she waits for Deckard to arrive she stares off in the distance‚ then flicks her head towards the camera like an animal of prey

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    Investigate the ways artists develop visual codes and visual language to communicate ideas in their artworks. Refer to a range of artists and artworks. Artists develop visual codes and visual language to communicate ideas in their artworks. This is specifically seen through Giorgio da Castelfranco (Giorgione)‚ Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) and Édouard Manet‚ where each artist successfully incorporates their own ideas into their artwork. Titian and Giorgione are both Italian painters born in the same

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    Within this artwork‚ Leonardo established many artistic qualities painting this magnificent portrait for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza in Milan. The lady in this portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani‚ aged about 16 when her portrait was painted. She was the favorite mistress of Ludovico Sforza‚ the immensely powerful duke of Milan. She was one of a large family neither rich nor

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