COURSE DESCRIPTION Surveys the arts, literature, belief systems, and major events in the development of cultures around the globe from the European Renaissance to the contemporary period. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Sayre, H. M. (2012). The humanities: Culture, continuity and change, Volume 2 (2nd ed.). (2011 Custom Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. Supplemental Resources Harmon, D. E. (2002). Explorers of the South Pacific: A thousand years of exploration
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1. The music from the classical period contrasts with the music of the Baroque. The music from the Baroque period was generally more vocal and opera-like while the Classical period really defined the form of classical music that we think of today. 2. Mozart's music embodies the Classical period because of the way that Mozart perfected the balanced technique in his pieces. The Classical period was all about creating and defining set standards for the way classical music should be created and
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The Toledo Museum of Art is a very special place with an extensive collection of art from different periods and locations. It was increasingly difficult to select just two pieces to analyze and discuss. The two pieces I selected include Feast of Herod by Mattia Preti and The Crowning of Saint Catherine by Peter Paul Rubens. These pieces have always stood out to me in the gallery. Feast of Herod is truthfully one of my favorite pieces of art, in any location. Mattia Preti completed Feast of Herod
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During the time periods of the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, there were some scientific exploration that the created a relationship between the arts and the growing body of scientific knowledge. It is very interesting to see how things that we take for granted today have been used or created in their heyday. How people must have loved those objects as people today love their phones. The first of these time periods is the Renaissance time period. During this time period the study of anatomy
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of the Shepherds of c. 1607–10 by tan Italian artist Domenichino Zampieri. Oil canvas 143 x 115 cm has been in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. Baroque Period Christ Before Pilate (oil on canvas) 417 x 36 cm, Munkacsy, Mihaly (1844-1900) ,Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary , The Bridgeman Art Library. Realism Period The life of Jesus Christ is one that is both fascinating and a mystery. The true origin of when Christ was born is not truly known. This one man’s life
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A shift from monarchy to aristocracy was the main characteristic of the art in this period which is called Rococo. The aristocrats were enormous in political power and wealth so many of them chose a life of leisure and luxury and most Rococo paintings depicted such life style. Fragonard's painting The Swing is about two lovers who conspire
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22 8. References 23 9. Bibliography 24 10. Appendix 1. 27 11. Appendix 2 28 12. Appendix 3 29 13. Appendix 4 30 14. Appendix 5 31 1. Executive Summary White Baroque is an online company providing online application allowing customers to customize their wedding dresses. White Baroque is unique in that it gives opportunity to create perfect dress for bride on every budget. The company offers wide range of wedding components that customer can match and mix together in order
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movement. Rococo art was a highly sensual, light hearted movement and the art of this period greatly reflected a common way of thinking during this time. Art History II Rococo, meaning literally embedded pebble started in France at the beginning of the 18th Century, gaining popularity during the reign of Louis XV. (Rococo 1700 - 1775) Art from the Rococo movement was a reaction to the darker, heavier Baroque movement. The death of Louis the XIV brought about big changes to art and the patronage
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Baroque I decided to my paper on painting by Jan Both and sculpting by Francis Bird. I had seen their paintings and sculptors places and wanted to know more about the artist. So I decided I would do my paper on those artists. It was quite interesting the stuff I learned about the artists. I decided to pick the Baroque it looked interesting so it looked further into it and it was quite interesting. The first person I picked was Jan Both he was an interesting fellow. He did scenery paintings that
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that she has already been promised to marry someone else. Second, is the theatrical representation of Romeo and Julie and the tragic love story it entails. The dramatic style and preparation of theatre in this movie is of the baroque style. The Baroque style is a period following the Renaissance, from 1600 to 1750, and is characterized by a dramatic expression and performances or theatrical shows. There are several examples of dramatic expression during the movie. During the preparation of the
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