The Italian Renaissance was a very difficult time period in European history. The arts were flourishing‚ while the city-states in Italy fought bloody battles with each other and within themselves. Bribery and murder were not uncommon tools for men to use when they wanted power. Meanwhile those same rulers patronized the arts a great deal and they would commission the best artistic minds of the time to build‚ design and paint their palaces and churches and later on their own portraits
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communicate the reality of nature and village scenes. Whistler also created nudes‚ and portraits. In his landscapes he tried to make his paintings like a musician plays a keyboard where all elements are available‚ but the musician‚ or painter must choose which one to use. In his nocturnes he describes how at night a warehouse can look like palaces‚ and the whole city hangs in the heavens with the covering of the fog. In his domestic scenes he tries to re-create the flatness of a picture plane. In
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& Design - Expressive Essay – Paintings In this essay I will be looking at three different styles of paintings; two paintings from the famous Vincent Van Gogh and one from the artistic Maurice Vlaminck. I will talk about the seven visual elements – texture‚ shape‚ colour‚ tone‚ line‚ pattern and form - and if they are used in each painting. Also I will talk about the brushwork and if they use small brushstrokes or large brushstrokes. These three paintings are all different and show different
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Analysis on the Relationship Between Poetry & Painting An analysis on the relationship between poetry and painting Lope De Vega‚ in one of his sonnets‚ refers to two famous contemporaries in a striking way; he calls the Italian poet Marino “a great painter for the ears” and the Flemish painter Rubens “a great poet for the eyes”. Six hundred year and 6000 miles away‚ a similar concept occurs in a parallel situation. The Chinese poet Su Shi‚ in one of his poems‚ praises two men
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conditioning for the results of the list of the ten most air-polluted cities on China. This list is to be followed up each and every month‚ along with a parallel list of the best environmentally conscious cities in the nation‚ in the hopes that national humiliation will push positive environmental action. Recent studies by the Asian Development Bank show that the worst air quality levels in recorded history and seven of the world’s top ten most air-polluted cities were in China. The central government is taking
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I have always had a passion for Italian food. It has been my favorite since I was a little girl. Spaghetti‚ lasagna‚ fettuccini alfredo‚ pizza and cheese ravioli are excellent choices of Italian foods. Out of all of the many choices of Italian cuisine chicken alfredo is my favorite. Going to a restaurant every time I crave chicken alfredo can be expensive so I have learned how to make this delicious meal on my own. It is also a very quick dish to make with little prep time. Here are some steps that
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Santacrose Cultural Diversity 14/05/2012 Essay #2 My experience in Italy this semester has allowed me to realize a lot about the process of integration of the immigrants in Italy. For me‚ the process of immigration in this country is very reflective of both the Italian people’s attitudes towards immigration as well as the current state of their governmental affairs. What I have realized is that while the Italian people are generally opposed to the influx of foreign people and cultures‚ the
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topics How Flower-and-Bird painting becomes a significant category in Chinese Painting & Today Flower-and-Bird paintings Part 2 Further developed | deliverables of the final project The expression and poetic meaning within the flower and bird painting is such a good value to today’s busy city. While we are lack of having the time with nature that far different from the ancient Chinese life‚ so‚ here design a hotel concept based on flower and bird paintings as the theme of a whole‚ named
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“This life of ours‚ this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it‚ hey‚ that’s great. But it’s very‚ very unpredictable. There’s so many ways you can screw it up” (“Famous Mob Quotes.” 1). Despite public misconception of the Italian Mafia‚ it has not always been the murderous‚ cold-hearted killers known today. The Mafia actually began as a way of protection. When the government took advantage over the common people‚ the Mafia would take the law into their own
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The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with
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