Art History: Name: Institution: Course: Prometheus Bound Description Artist: Thomas Cole Style: Romanticism. Material: Canvas Start date: I846 Completion date: 1847 Genre: Mythological Painting. Dimension: 244 * 163 Gallery: Private Collection. Prometheus bound was a painting that was done with oil by Thomas Cole. In his painting, he is able to achieve among many things, the central theme; suffering. Through the theme of Prometheus bound
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Born: October 30, 1632 Delft, Netherlands Died: December 15, 1675 Delft, Netherlands Jan Vermeer, the greatest of all Dutch genre painters, lived and worked in his native town of Delft. The most likely candidate to have been his master is the history painter Leonaert Bramer, who testified to Vermeer’s character at the time of his betrothal, but the artist’s early work shows no trace of Bramer’s influence. Vermeer’s earliest dated painting, The Procuress of 1656 (now in Dresden), shows that
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ARTS TEACHERS’ GUIDE Grade 9 ARTS Teacher’s Guide Unit I WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITIONS GRADE 9 Unit 1 ARTS TEACHERS’ GUIDE GRADE 9 Unit 1 WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITIONS LEARNING AREA STANDARD The learner demonstrates an understanding of basic concepts and processes in music and art through appreciation, analysis and performance for his/her self-development, celebration of his/her Filipino cultural identity and diversity, and expansion of his/her world vision. key
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Cultural Awareness Standing outside waiting for the bus to pick her up for school, Mary Mejie said she remembers the constant teasing of kids taunting her to play kung fu with them as they pulled and tugged on her long jet-black hair. “The kids would speak in some made up language and call me Chinese,” Mary said. Mary’s father is Japanese and her mother is Filipino. “I grew up in the Philippines, but my early schooling was in the city of Baltimore,”
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The years following the Civil War were known as the "Gilded Age." Corruption was everywhere. William M. "Boss" Tweed was at the epicenter. Could you imagine taking over a city as large as New York City? Without any legal authority? Somehow, Tweed managed to do just that. William M. Tweed was born April 3, 1823. His father, Richard Tweed, was a furniture chair maker. His mother's name was Eliza Magear Tweed. There is speculation behind his middle name. Most believe it is Magear; however some
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onSwami Vivekananda (Bengali: [ born Narendra Nath Datta(Bengali: ]( listen), Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), Norendro Nath Dot-to), was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saintRamakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world[2] and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.[3] He was a
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the year 2030. Globally, the Cities represent 2 % of earth’s surface, but use 75 % of its resources. In consequence, mega cities are concerned by the 3 following main dimensions : · the social dimension (cultural diversity and variety, education, art, living conditions, transport, security, health care, innovation, …) · the economical dimension (work & mass unemployment, improvement of infrastructure, new technologies, decentralisation, repartition of wealth, capital equipments, …) · the ecological
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Running head: GEORGIA Georgia- The Peach state American Government December 7, 2011 The United States constitution is built upon the concept of federalism- the distribution of powers between a central authority and its constituent units. Georgia uses the federalist theory by distributing powers from its state government to the county government and from the county to the city government. Georgia is a historical state; being one of the original thirteen colonies founded in 1733. In 2010
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Mexico’s universal nature. This exhibition challenged the viewers to focus on the simplicity in O’Keeffe’s compositions as well as the bold colors and light in these artworks in a two-dimensional space. Also, the viewers will be challenged with what art critics think about these artworks. The layout of the exhibition is essential to reveal these three artworks. The entrance to the gallery will have a glass window, where the viewer sees all three paintings at once. When the viewers enter through
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