the theme of the art they create. These are the reasons that might explain their commonalities or differences in the representation of the human figure. For example‚ during one of our earliest cultures‚ the Paleolithic period‚ the Women of Willendorf sculpture portrays a grossly heavy female figure representing fertility and beauty of being heavy. This was at a time when food was not plenty and therefore perhaps they thought this sculpture would somehow magically bless them. (Benton &
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Mannerism: The anti-High Renaissance The height of Italian Renaissance art had reached its summit in the late 15th century with the advent of the three masters of the High Renaissance: Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. Their works of art exhibited the pinnacle of man’s aesthetic ability in creating realistic depiction of the world through anatomically detailed human bodies‚ harmonious perspectival space‚ and emphasis on uniformity derived from nature. However this astounding progress in artistic
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In Genesis‚ the naked body is something considered to be ashamed of by Adam and Eve‚ but not “bad”. The bodies of Adam and Eve were created and given by the Lord God‚ which is a pure and good being. In the Sarcophagus of Junius and Bassus‚ we can find Adam and Eve in a lower section between two columns. The reliefs of them are both looking down in a contrapposto position‚ holding a fig leaf with two hands to cover their own genitals‚ standing on two sides of the tree‚ in the opposite direction with
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Mercury: Both Mercury and Pluto are very small planets. Venus: Venus has acid rain on it and Pluto does not. Earth: Earth is habitable and has water While Pluto is too far away for heat to reach it Mars: mars is a Gas-Giant while Pluto is an Ice-Giant Jupiter: Jupiter is the largest planet while Pluto is so small it’s a dwarf planet Saturn: Saturn has rings while Pluto does not Uranus: All immature jokes aside Pluto and Uranus are both Ice-Giants A dwarf planet is a planetary objects
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the most interesting aspect of life for the Ancient Mayans. The movements of the planet Venus controlled everything the ancient Mayans did‚ from their rituals and human sacrifices‚ to their warfare. They saw Venus as God of War. "Resplendent in jaguar pelts‚ quetzal plumes‚ and helmets fashioned in the form of fantastic beasts‚ Maya warriors set out for battle on a day often ordained by the position of-Venus in the predawn sky. " (Martin‚ Maya Superstates‚ p.1) The Mayans were a very bloodthirsty
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1427‚ fresco‚ 7’ x 2’ 11” [pic] • Masaccio‚ The Tribute Money‚ c. 1427‚ fresco‚ 8’ 1” x 19’ 7” [pic] • Sandro Botticelli‚ Primavera‚ c. 1482‚ tempra on wood panel‚ 6’ 8” x 10’ 4” [pic] • Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus‚ c. 1484-1486‚ tempra and gold on canvas‚ 5’ 8 7/8” x 9’ 1 7/8” [pic] • Leonardo da Vinci‚ The Last Supper‚ 1495-1498‚ tempra and oil on plaster‚ 15’ 2” x 28’ 10” [pic] •
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A very famous playwright‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ poet and epigrammatist wrote the story entitled "The Birthday of the Infanta". This story by genre is partly short story and partly fairy-tale. The story told the readers about a little Dwarf‚ who was ugly‚ hunchbacked‚ monster‚ but did not realize it by himself. And one day he looked in the invisible wall of clear water and saw his own reflection. He could not ever imagine that he is so ugly‚ so deterrent. Dwarf’s little heart could not bear such shock
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Small-Minded Science Fiction The characters in the science fiction genre are too small minded to see the big picture. These characters are unable to evaluate the consequences of their actions. The characters are also resistant to the warnings of others. As a result‚ their ignorance may not only have jeopardized their own life and freedom‚ but may also have jeopardized the lives and freedom of others. Characters in the science fiction genre are unable to evaluate the consequences of their
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with the description of the young lovers: the incomparably lovely virgin‚ Hero‚ dedicated to the service of the love goddess – she is "Venus’ nun"(line 45) -- and the handsome Leander. Both young people are described as having more than human beauty. Hero is so beautiful that the love-god Cupid mistakes her for that most beautiful of the goddesses‚ his mother Venus. Leander’s description is even more extreme‚ and perhaps a bit bizarre. He is described as so attractive that even men find him beautiful
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Even though the city has many innovative technology such as an express elevator‚ it is lack of the most basic elements of life like water and fuel. To escape the scarcity problem‚ Fowler Schocken advertising agency is trying to colonize the planet Venus‚ which has been proved for human settlement‚ and exploit its resources for human
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