Throughout history, every period has had an idea that its inhabitants have expressed through art as can been seen by creating an imaginary museum containing their works. First, I will list the pieces that should be placed in such a museum, then each choice will be explained by period. The pieces I would use are: Greek: Polykleitos of Argos’s Doryphoros, marble, 440 B.C.E. (Benton and DiYanni 37) and Exekias’s Ajax and Achilles, amphora, 550-525 B.C.E. (Benton and DiYanni 39); Roman: Domitian’s Arch
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Time Capsule HUM-102 Time Capsule I.) Art a. Renaissance i. One point perspective was one of the forms of painting during the renaissance period. This type of painting created a real kind of depth as each of its planes going further into the back of the back in space to look as it were from the eye of the viewer. ii. “Linear perspective is a depth cue that is related to both relative size and the next depth cue, texture gradient.” (Dictionary, 2011) Using these
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Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was one of the leading musicians of the Baroque period. He was a classical composer and musician. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio. He was the oldest of five children. Giovanni was a barber who later became a professional violinist. It was Antonio’s father who taught him to play the violin and together they toured Venice and were even noted as one of Venice’s main tourist attractions
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The Baroque Era from 1600 – 1750 is a significant time period where styles used in music, visual arts and literature, art, and music followed the Renaissance Era. Music expanded by way of more instruments invented and perfected as well as the addition of vocals to musical compositions. Lyrics were precise in meaning to communicate an underlying meaning or message. The focus of the church was still dominating, but musical styles continued to expand including secular compositions as the Baroque period
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Defining the Humanities Defining the Humanities The humanities are past stories and events that help form our lives by looking back on how others lived and thought about life. The humanities are essential for understanding the past that is responsible for the creation of the present. The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative. This differs from academic disciplines
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Antonio Vivaldi, the composer I chose was known as a virtuoso violinist, teacher and composer. He composed multitudes of concertos during the Baroque period of music. The term Baroque is applied to one of the most diverse and riches periods in Western European music history which lasted from approximately 1600 until 1750. Antonio Vivaldi was first introduced to me during car rides with my mother. She played Vivaldi The Four Seasons frequently and from there my love of the violin began. I never
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them such immensely significant historical artifacts, is their tendency to reflect the social, cultural and political values of their particular artist as well as the time period and region in which they originate. The Baroque era of 17th century Europe was certainly no exception to this trend and, over a relatively short period, an entire generation of talented painters would rise to fame across the continent, names which are still as recognizable today as they were hundreds of years ago, such as
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2013 Rococo vs. Neoclassical Art Periods Over the years, works of art have developed and varied greatly across genres and time periods. From the cave paintings of the Paleolithic era to the abstract expressionism and Pop Art of the 21st century, we have seen styles of art evolve and develop. These styles and periods of art sometimes reflect past artists and styles and other times introduce an era of completely new art genres and styles. Two different art periods that succeeded each other is rococo
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1 Comparison of Three Sculptures The major difference between the three Davids is based on the periods in which they were carved. Michelangelos was during the Renaissance (1501-1504), Berninis is Baroque (1623), and Donatello carved his David, or Davids, (1408) during the Gothic period. Each gives a sense of style but also different perspectives on why art even exists. Michelangelo’s David is very large in size and stands 14-feet tall. This makes him a rather imposing figure, looking
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color and most of their pictures are outdoor scenes. Their pictures are very bright and vibrant. The artists like to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. There were many great impressionist artists. Artist of the impressionist period Edourard Manet was an artist in the years of 1832-1833. He was a founding father of Impressionism and was a crucial part of Salon des Refusés in 1863. Edourard Manet was an artistic influence to many impressionist artists. He claimed to not be himself
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