Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ most commonly known as “The Commodore”‚ was an American businessman and philanthropist. Vanderbilt used perseverance‚ intelligence‚ and luck to work his way into leadership positions and invest in the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is also known for owning the New York Central Railroad. Though Vanderbilt had relinquished his presidency of the Stonington Railroad during the California gold rush‚ he took and interest in several railroads during the 1850’s. In 1863‚ he took
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know that‚ yes‚ it’s true I’m here‚ and I’m just as strange as you.” ― Frida Kahlo “I paint flowers so they will not die.” ― Frida Kahlo “My painting carries with it the message of pain.” ― Frida Kahlo I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint. ― Frida Kahlo Really‚ I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not‚ but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself. ― Frida Kahlo www.fridakahlofans.com BIOGRAPHY Frida Kahlo
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Milton Glaser is one of the most acclaimed graphic artist in United Stated history. He was born in New York City on June 26‚ 1929‚ to Eugene and Eleanor Glaser. He went to school at Cooper Union School of an Art and Academy of Fine Art in bologna‚ Italy. Glaser started out becoming a classically trained artist. In August 1957‚ he married Shirley Girton. His work is recognized worldwide through exhibits and permeant pieces in museums such as The Museum of Modern Art. He has received many awards including
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information on some of the most influential humanists. Michelangelo‚ Janus Pannonius‚ and Leonardo Bruni. Janus Pannonius was a tremendously popular poet in our Renaissance times. In most of his writings‚ he wrote about humanism. Before he went into writing‚ he grew up with his mother in his hometown‚ Cazma‚ Croatia. Once he turned sixteen‚ his uncle sent him off to a school in Italy to learn about this famous topic. Janus attended the school for a while‚ turning into the most intelligent student there
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for dinner and they chatted about the future. The story seems a little odd. His father’s judgment and the house and his hobbies his words make me feel uncomfortable. It creates a mysterious atmosphere. Thinking about the story: 1、 The reason why dad chose to cook Fugu for the dinner and did not tell his son even he had asked. EVIDENCE: He tried to cover it up. It was dinner‚ and we know from(p338 2)that if you eat Fugu for dinner‚ it would be much harder to heal. We know that it is hazardous
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Tenley from the moment she was born has always wanted to be famous for doing something amazing. Since the moment she was she Nobel prize winners‚ athletes‚ and celebrities‚ she knew she always wanted to be one of them but being from the little Yarringstowne‚ nobody knew this place. How was she to be famous in a place that’s barely on the map? When she heard that Mayor Paula had been kidnapped‚ she saw this as her opportunity to be famous‚ as small of an opportunity as it was. Word passed around in
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Essay Outline It has often been claimed that photography displaced painting. Evaluate the arguments for and against this position. * Arguments of Photography displaced painting For: * As technologies improve simultaneously‚ photography become more easy to use and common * In 19th Century when Camera Obscura improved‚ photography became a preferred alternative for portrait because it is less time consuming manner with minimal financial expenses. * A better documentation tool
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influenced and altered our appearance. Lisa Kramer‚ Auguste Toulmouche and Pablo Picasso all used the mirror to symbolize a reflection to which figures can practice harsh self judgment or vanity. The overall message communicated by these three artists have been greatly impacted by the historical context of their time. It effected the way the artists represented the figure’s distortion of self and demonstrated subjects harsh self-judgement or vanity.
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underlying background.17 Some earlier works attributed to Leonardo‚ the Madonna Litta‚ the Benois Madonna (both Hermitage‚ St. Petersburg)‚ and the Madonna with the Carnation (Alte Pinakothek‚ Munich)‚ all have a window behind the figure; thus the absence of a window in the background of the Cecilia Gallerani raises the question “why?”. The following section will be divided into two parts: why did Leonardo include a window in his other works‚ and why did he not use a window in the Cecilia Gallerani? When
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One of the characteristics of the Italian Baroque is the realistic depiction of human figures‚ vivid use of color and foreshadowing techniques‚ especially in the paintings. In addition‚ the figures of the paintings seem to emerge from the background‚ giving huge differences between light and dark. The Italian baroque structure has a sense of movement and that of energy when in static form. The sculptures make the observers to have multiple viewpoints. The Baroque architecture has characteristic domes
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