I believe the primary reason that the Mona Lisa has become so famous is that fact that the painting holds a mystery that no one can prove 100 % proof of how, when, why it was created. Many rumors has been created of her making saying that it was Leonardo Da Vinci dressed as a woman in a self-portrait, others has stated that a man by the name of Franceso del Glocondo, a wealthy silk merchant was the husband of Mona Lisa and he paid Leonardo Da Vinci to paint her, others believe that it could even
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En Passioneret Og Kreativ Storby-Pige Fra Landet Jeg er en 23 årig pige som bor og læser i Aalborg. Jeg er opvokset i Sønderjylland og har boet i Monterrey, Mexico siden jeg var 14 år gammel men er nu vendt tilbage til det kolde Danmark for over 2 år siden. Som person er jeg meget selvstændig, betænksom, spontan, humoristisk, nysgerrig og eventyrlysten. Jeg er ikke bange for at kaste mig ud i noget nyt og komme ud af vante omgivelser. Jeg sætter pris på høflighed, fordomsfrihed og nytænkning. Jeg
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Rachel Luo M/W 9:30am-10:45am 9/29/2011 In Spite of Women – Esquire Magazine and the construction of Male Consumer Rhetorical Analysis One During early thirties and forties which was right after the depression, government and corporate felt the necessity to revive the market. At that time, people thought women were the ones with dominating consumption powers. As Kenon Breazeale quoted in his article, “Women are indeed the shoppers of the world.” (Breazeale, 231). However, some people such
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Quoc Tran HUM 122 FALL 2009 Andy Warhol - Life and Legends Before taking the Humanities course in the Fall 2009 semester, I didn’t know anything about Andy Warhol. This is a good chance for me to make study about one of our best well-known 20th century American artists whose work is very broad. The Andy Warhol exhibit is located in the new Bank of America Gallery located on the Station's lowest level of the Union Station of Kansas City from October 2, 2009 until January 10, 2010. There are
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another. The two eventually ran off to Paris together which made Ernst promptly leave his wife and Leonora’s father disowned her. However being in Paris benefited Leonora as she became associated with other surrealist artist such as André Breton, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Yves Tanguy and Leonor Fini to name a few. From the influence of artist around her, she created her first surrealist painting. This piece was a self-portrait called the inn of the Dawn Horse. Depicting herself with a mane of wild
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Thomas Edison started the Motion pictures patent company, which also called the Edison trust. It was basically a combination of group of film companies which were Lubin, Vitagraph, Edison, etc. Edison trust also included the largest distribution company of that time which was owned by George Kleine and the top film stock supplier, Eastman Kodak. This company was created to monopolise the film industry. To break this monopoly, some filmmakers in 1908 started an independent film movement. These filmmakers
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My Personal Philosophy Essay People develop and shape their personal philosophy during the whole life. Some circumstances may radically change our views, depending on our age, social status and personal qualities. As for me, at this stage of my life I can’t say it for sure that my personal philosophy is complete and well-shaped. In my research paper I want to express my views on several sides of human life. I’d like to attract attention to such concepts as sense of life and happiness, good and evil
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What is The Messenger about? Simply put, The Messenger describes to us what’s important in our day to day lives, it is about setting a course for an individual to follow, and about how we create our own stories in life to get by each day. This is very apparent in the style of the text, Markus Zusak, the author of The Messenger, pulls the reader into the challenges and confrontations one might face in their own lives, making the novel a relatable, satirical and entertaining piece of writing. Ed Kennedy
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The face of war, by Salvador Dali, "Femme en pleurs" by Pablo Picasso, are two depressing paintings. When most people view these two paintings in the first sight, they would think that they would be very different but they actually have a lot of things in common. The first painting would be seen as a disturbing, disgusting visual. The second painting would be seen as a cubical, interesting and a colourful painting. In these two paintings, there are many intentions and secret messages such as fear
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1. FOUR FUNCTIONS OF ART A. CULTURAL FUNCTION- Through the printed matter, art transmits and preserves skills and knowledge from one generation to another. It broader’s one’s cultural background and makes more civilize and his life more enduring and satisfying. B. PRACTICAL FUNCTION- C. AESTHETIC FUNCTION- Through art, man becomes conscious of the beauty of nature. He benefits from his own work and from those done by his fellowmen’s. He learns to use, love, and preserve them for his enjoyment
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