Tianbo Li Prof. Emily Sharma DISC 1311 12 April 2018 Color and Atmosphere This essay is a comparison and contrast between the portraits of the Duchess of Arion Marchioness of Bay and ‘The Bull Fighter'- "El Segoviento" painted by the artist Ignacio Zuloaga; who was born July 26, 1870, Eibar, near Bilbao, Spain and died Oct. 31, 1945, in Madrid. He was a portrait painter noted for his theatrical paintings of figures from Spanish culture and folklore. He was largely a self-taught artist who learned
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He went on to complete another set of bronze doors for the baptistery with the help of Renaissance giant Donatello. 100 years later, Michelangalo said about the doors, "Surely these must be the ‘Gates of Paradise.” Brunelleschi's mad/ sad/ pissed off at losing the baptistery commission might take the blame for his decision to concentrate him
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length of poetry and prose, with strong religious influences during times of change. The Medieval time period is between the fifth and fifteenth century. At the start of this era was the falling of the great Roman Empire and it continued into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Germanic tribes took over. The classic Beowulf was written during the rising of the Germanic tribes and is still read by many today. Following the Germans was the Vikings. Then finally
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Renaissance Reformation The Italian art produced during the Renaissance era did not show men as they really were, because their art made men look feminine as represented by their hair and their clothing. Renaissance ideas are expressed in the Italian are of the periods. The base there art of a humans features in their body and their characteristic. What that means is all there art was very vivid, because they love to draw the body of a human naked. To them it was true art, they did not put much
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In this project, I learned about the years between 500 and 1000 in Europe. One thing I found interesting was how admittedly grim the times were, even as people romanticized the Dark Ages. I learned about the “Dark Ages” by examining a set of Medieval Economic Laws created by The Bruce Publishing Company in the year 1936. The point of view of this source is that the Dark Ages in Europe were pretty dark because they were chopping people’s hands for not returning money that they owe. This point of
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The Middle Ages was an era characterized by an immense decline in art, learning, advancements, and much more. The Renaissance was a period in Europe that brought about many changes to Europe. It lasted from around 1300 until 1600. The French word “renaissance” translates to “rebirth” or “revival” in English. During the Middle Ages, people were focused on religion and going to heaven in the afterlife. Life on Earth was full of suffering and sadness, and people believed anything that the Church said
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The lightbulb moment that changed the world. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries the beginning of exploration and science began to spread all over Europe. Due to this, an awakening spread all over and Society began to question their religions and what they thought they knew about the world. People then came together to contemplate about society on economics, religion, politics, and other social issues to make it better. Those people were called philosophers. For instance like John Locke, Voltaire
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The Scientific Revolution has a huge effect on how Europeans perceived the worlds. The Scientific revolution happened about 1540-1700, which led to the age of enlightenment. This period was also known as the Renaissance. This time brought a way of thinking known as logic. Rationalism was a new way of thinking rather than just relying on faith. Scientific thinking was the reason for a large shift in viewpoint. Through scientific thinking and logic, the Europeans brought about math and Psychics
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Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries there has been many famous paintings of the depiction of the roman Goddess of love, Venus. I have chose to compare and contrast Botticelli’s, “Birth of Venus” from the early renaissance and Titian's, “Venus of Urbino” from the high renaissance. Sandro Botticelli's painting, “Birth of Venus” and Titian's, “Venus of Urbino” both show the depiction of Venus through the use of hue, value and intensity of color and symbolism. Both compositions is a representation
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Tony Diterlizzi is an incredible artist, author, and visual producer. His books have inspired millions of children to be creative, explore, and to try their best. Each of his incredible works have been a connection his wild and mysterious world, so that the audience might hopefully see it through his whimsical eyes. Diterlizzi was born in Las Angeles, California on September 6, 1969 to Carole and Tony Diterlizzi. At the age of two his family moved to Southern Florida, where he then spent the rest
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