Baroque: Protestant vs. Catholic Before the purity of Neoclassicism‚ even before the carefree artists of the Rococo era‚ there was the dramatic and emotive Baroque. The term "baroque" is said to have been derived from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl‚ and is certainly an adequate description. In the wake of what has become known as the Protest Reformation‚ the Catholic Church held the infamous Council of Trent. This eighteen year deliberation addressed several aspects of Catholicism
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Almost immediately‚ I was reminded of what I had previously learned in my History 102 class. Baroque music came out of the Renaissance period. It was known to be very ornamented and exaggerated. This was particularly reflected in his pieces‚ the overall melody of the song was much more sharp and dramatic in comparison with the first piece. Again‚ the song took me back
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Chorale During the baroque period‚ music had certain characteristics that are specific to the time period. For example‚ Contrast is an important characteristic in a baroque drama. The differences between loud and soft‚ solo and ensemble‚ different instruments and timbres all play an important role in many baroque compositions. In previous musical eras‚ a piece of music tended to consist of a single melody‚ perhaps with several melodies played simultaneously. Not until the baroque period did the concept
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the scaffold. During this period in time‚ the scaffold was used for public humiliation. Those who had committed either a crime or a sin were forced to stand upon it in front of everybody in the town‚ as a form of confession or public recognition of one’s sin. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the scaffold not only represents the act of confessing but it also can be seen as a symbol of the stern‚ inflexible doctrine of the Puritan faith. The Scarlet Letter is centered on the three scaffold scenes‚ which unite
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Artist research Michelle Caplan Michelle was freelancing from home‚ doing Graphic Design‚ and started doing the art as a side thing. She never thought she could be a full time artist. Michelle Caplan loves the stories that she can tell from her artwork she researches out discarded photos and create stories of who she imagines the people may have been. Caplan gathers clues from the images‚ clothing and surroundings. She makes assumptions and likes to take guesses. Clients give her their
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Influences‚ Styles‚ and Periods: What Picasso Left to the World Pablo Picasso said‚ “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality” (“Pablo Picasso Quotes”). This quotation interprets the true essence of abstract painting. What’s more‚ it reflects that Pablo Picasso did not only think about how to create a painting‚ but also thought about how to paint with inspiration from life and nature. As an abstractionist‚ Picasso’s works
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that can be contracted through a tattoo. (http://www.powerverbs.com/tattooyou/history.htm) My thesis statement is Tattoos and their history of health related illnesses‚ the facts and the fiction that have surrounded tattoos through the years. Just to start‚ some history on the art of the tattoo. The first initial tattoo was found to be over 9000 years old. It is believed that tattoos first appeared in the year 12‚000 BC. The word “Tattoo” comes from a Tahitian word “Tatu”
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Son of Solomon Eccles and brother of John Eccles‚ Henry Eccles was a Baroque composer of British origin. He was a violin player of great caliber who played in the court of King Louis XIV from 1694 to 1710. Having found‚ what he felt to be‚ little to no recompense for his efforts in his native country‚ Eccles decided to move to Paris‚ France. It was in France where he was fortunate enough to find and obtain a position as a performer for the King of France’s Band. It was also in France‚ in the year
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Baroque art is a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half. It was characterized by the free and sculptural use of the classical orders. Artists would implement the baroque style of art in their paintings in order to express concerns or symbolize ideas. A famous Spanish artist was Diego Velazquez. During the 1640s and 1650s‚ Velázquez served as both court painter and curator of Philip IV
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Do Artists Benefit from Online Music Sharing? Author(s): Ram D. Gopal‚ Sudip Bhattacharjee‚ G. Lawrence Sanders Source: The Journal of Business‚ Vol. 79‚ No. 3 (May 2006)‚ pp. 1503-1533 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/500683 . Accessed: 26/06/2011 07:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms
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