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    Posing Beauty

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    exhibit on Thursday October 3‚ 2013 and Tuesday October 8‚ 2013. The atmosphere of the museum was tranquil‚ and allowed for a freethinking and free-flowing environment to create ideas for the argumentative essay. The title of the artwork I chose is Venus‚ which is a self-portrait taken in 1994. I was immediately attracted to the piece of artwork because of the position of her body and her nakedness jump out of the portrait. It is not often that curvaceous black women are photographed‚ let alone naked

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    time; he worked for King Philip IV. He was well-known for his detailed portrait paintings and he later influenced the artwork of the realist and the impressionist artists in Europe. “Venus at her Mirror” is a painting created by Diego Velazquez of the goddess Venus. Mainly influenced by the Titian’s “Venus of Urbino”‚ he painted her lying in a bed in a particularly sensual pose (1). Although this is a physically impossible position because of the angle she forms with her reflection‚ she is looking

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    Art History Notes

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    Post-Impressionism Cubism and Fauvism Art of Venice (two questions) Titan or Giorgione‚ 1510 -Oil on canvas -Brownish from being very old‚ we man in center -Musus=figures‚ idealize female nude‚ loose brushstrokes Titian‚ Venus of Urbino‚ 1538 -Oil on canvas -Similar to Sleeping Venus -Mark Twain said

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    bright and full of life. But the woman still has a little bit of mystery which is why he didn’t paint a face on her. We can tell she lives a modern lifestyle because of the phone‚ perfume and flowers. For second place‚ I would award Giorgione‚ Sleeping Venus because the slumber way she lays makes it seem almost as though she is a goddess. This painting has a lot of detail and I can tell that the artist participated a lot of his attention and time to creating it. The third place

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    three primary colors yellow‚ blue and red. The art piece measures 220.5 cm x 182 cm and is now located in the “Museo del Prado‚ Madrid.” As it can be seen on figure 9‚ the painting represents three goddesses and daughters of Jupiter in the service of Venus‚ the goddess of love. All three are naked‚ plump‚ two being seen by three-quarters and one from the back. Rubens has shown them next to a fountain under a garland of flowers and a landscape background. The faces‚ round and imbedded‚ are inspired by

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    Ramon Casas I Carbó

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    Ramon Casas I Carbó is the author for this following piece called Nude with a guitar. Casas created this masterpiece on 1894 in Paris during a time of confliction and many terrorist attempts. Also‚ the medium of this work was oil on canvas and the dimensions are 46.3 x 56.6 cm. Furthermore‚ the following painting depicts vulnerability. The lady is on the floor demonstrating to the audience that she no longer has strength to stand up. In addition‚ the fact that she is nude also represents that she

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    Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino

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    Marin 1 Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 08 March‚ 2013 Draft One MLA format Word Count: 1400 Marin 2 Ever wondered who was behind the paintbrush for paintings like “Sistine Cherubs” or “The School of Athens”? Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was this famous Italian artist. He was admired by how much clarity was in his paintings as well as visual achievement. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

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    Dr. Urbino Chapter Summary

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    Where is the action taking place? What is happening? a. The novel opens in the residence of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour‚ who had committed suicide because he feared growing old. The characters are Dr. Juvenal Urbino‚ the deceased‚ a police inspector‚ and a medical student. The scene begins with Dr. Urbino making observations about the room in which they found the body and then briefly observing the body as well. He quickly decides that there will be no need for an autopsy because cyanide leaves behind an

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    Venus Flytrap

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    The Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula is a carnivorous plant that is native to North America and more specifically the southeastern parts of the United States. Most people know Dionaea muscipula by its common name‚ Venus Flytrap. The Venus flytrap is found mostly in North and South Carolina with a radius of about 60 miles from Wilmington‚ North Carolina. Although the Venus flytrap is native to this region‚ over the years people have transplanted the plant to Florida and Washington where they continue

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    Venus Figures

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    Catherine Tennison Humanities DC A3 Venus Figures Venus figures have been found in various places of the world‚ at different time periods. This implies that all cultures shared a common belief or a common thought of women and their bodies. The Venus figures are most popularly known to represent fertility. These figurines were typically made from soft stone (steatite‚ calcite or limestone)‚ bone‚ ivory‚ wood‚ or ceramic clays. The similarity of each Venus figurine from each time period shows

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