Vincent van Gogh‚ the painter of such works as Irises‚ Wheat Field with Cypresses‚ and The Starry Night is one of the most influential and famous artists of all time. However‚ he suffered greatly with mental illness‚ including bipolar disorder‚ depression‚ and alcoholism. Throughout his life enigmatic life‚ van Gogh suffered with bipolar disorder. He was known to have “horrible fits of anxiety‚ apparently without cause‚ or otherwise a feeling of emptiness and fatigue in the head.…and
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Rip Van Winkle In short story "Rip Van Winkle" is a classic American Romantic tale with a mix of gothic imagery (Dincer‚ 220). While the hero Rip displays the character of fantasy hero‚ the setting and the themes of the story comprise of supernatural elements (Dincer‚ 220). In the story the protagonist Rip lives in a village near the Hudson River at the foot of the Catskill Mountains (FFL‚ 2). While describing the setting of the place Irving uses the mystical elements by showing sensitivity of
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Path on the Island of Saint Martin‚ Vetheuil Monet captures the fleeting effects of sunlight that happen throughout that day. Capturing these moments enhances the feeling of a certain impression of the scene. Rain by Vincent Van Gogh is oil painting that was created in 1889. Van Gogh was a famous artist during the Post-Impressionism time period and created artworks that had a strong emotional impact on viewers. Rain has several realistic depictions
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Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light
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Book Report: Ludwig van Beethoven German composer and pianist‚ Ludwig van Beethoven‚ was born December 1770 and spent most of his life in Vienna‚ Austria. His first teacher was his alcoholic father‚ who worked as a musician at the Court of Bonn. Teaching him day and night‚ Ludwig suffered from his father’s harsh and erratic behavior. For a time‚ he and his father played at the Church. As his father’s alcoholism increased‚ Ludwig became the main musician. Beethoven’s talents were discovered
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The Starry Night is a post impressionist painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was created not long after he arrived at asylum in Saint Remy France in 1889. This is oil on canvas that measures 73.70” X 92.10”. This work is currently owned and housed by the Museum of Modern Art‚ which is located in New York City‚ New York. The work depicts the pre-dawn view from his room at the Saint Remy Lunatic Asylum. It features a bright‚ turbulent night sky‚ which is framed in the foreground by a small village
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The New Craftsmanship Iris van Herpen and her Inspiration “With my work I intend to show that fashion can certainly have an added value to the world” In the Centraal Museum of Utrecht‚ Netherlands‚ renowned fashion designer/artist Iris van Herpen (1984) exhibits a highly personal side of her work for the public from 29 June until 9 October 2011. By contrasting her designs with what worked as the inspiration behind them‚ van Herpen’s futuristic approach to fashion is displayed with art dating
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Rip Van Winkle written by Washington Irving‚ Is a story about a man who does good things in his village. The children adore Rip. It takes place starting before the revolutionary war‚ but after a series of events Rip falls asleep for 20 years. When he awakes the revolutionary war is done and America Is Its whole new nation. Rip Van Winkle is a mysterious type of book. The story of “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George the Third. It is set in a small village underlying
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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen is a great novel with a thrilling plot‚ many unique characters‚ and quite a few realistic conflicts. Popular is a memoir and biography where Maya Van Wagenen tells her story of being a teenager and her experience of experimenting on how to be popular. Although there are many novels discussing Popularity‚ Popular by Maya Van Wagenen is different from all the rest. Popular is different from all of the other "popularity" books because in
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Jan Van Eyck (before c. 1390 – 9 July 1441) was a Flemish/Netherlandish painter active in Bruges‚ who was born in Maaseik‚ Holland. He took employment in the Hague as painter and Valet de chambre with John III the Pitiless‚ ruler of Holland and Hainaut in the Hague around 1422‚ when he was already a master painter with workshop assistants.Van Eyck painted both secular and religious subject matter‚ including altarpieces‚ single panel religious figures and commissioned portraits. And he was highly
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