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    Prufrock Allusion

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    protagonist gains the utmost knowledge about the rigorous journey. For example‚ Prufrock fears women because they can have his head “brought upon a platter” (Eliot 82). The quote alludes to the beheading of St. John the Baptist‚ an oil painting by Caravaggio in 1608. The biblical allusion tells the story of Herod‚ the tetrarch‚ imprisoning John the Baptist for divorcing his wife and uptaking his brother’s wife‚ Herodia. Furthermore‚ Herodia’s daughter Salome requests for John’s head on a platter from

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    Peter’s interior? Answer Selected Answer:    To define the altar space Correct Answer:    To define the altar space Question 2 4 out of 4 points What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master? Answer Selected Answer:    Tenebrism Correct Answer:    Tenebrism Question 3 4 out of 4 points What did Bernini aim to symbolize with his oval colonnade that encloses Vatican Square? Answer Selected Answer:    The motherly

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    patients. In conjunction with her gruesome work‚ her grief only adds to her emotional pain during the war. After the main fighting in Europe during World War II ends‚ and Hana only has to focus on caring for the English patient‚ Hana tells David Caravaggio‚ “I know death now... I know how to divert [the dying] from agony... Who the hell were we to be given this responsibility” (83-84). Even though Hana was able to help many men die in peace‚ she is left angry after the war because she did not feel

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    Musicians is a painting which was created by the great Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1595. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This masterpiece is an example of the Italian Baroque style of painting‚ and was crafted as oil on canvas with dimensions of 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 inches. The painting was created for Caravaggio’s first patron Cardinal Francesco del Monte who had a great interest in music. The picture displays four young

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    1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque

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    decapitates Holofernes‚ to save the Jewish people‚ her brow is furrowed in concentration‚ Judith and her maid forearms are tensed‚ and blood spurts wildly from Holofernes neck. The startling naturalism of the scenes owes much to the influence of Caravaggio‚ Artemisia followed his technique of painting directly from life‚ the use of sharp contrasts color (dark and light) and size ( between the subjects) and using of tenebrism dark style manner with shadow in the background creating shallow space highlighting

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    freedom or truth (points he used to begin his teachings with) without having love. To have freedom and truth one must have the respect for humanity that love brings. Further‚ Keenan emphasizes his last point with the comparison of the Michelangelo vs. Caravaggio paintings of the conversion of Paul. The last main point that Keenan makes about love is the “threefold love”‚ stemming from agape‚ eros‚ and philia. From the reading we learn what each type of love is‚ but to bring this full circle to Keenan’s

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    Humanities Study Guide

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    painting (There will be 15. I will provide the names of the artists.) Chapters 10- 11 1. El Greco: The Burial of Count Orgaz [pic] 2. Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas [pic] 3. Bernini: Colonnade of St. Peter’s; David [pic] [pic] 3. Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew [pic] 4. Peter Paul Rubens: Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici [pic] 5. Johannes Vermeer: The Milkmaid [pic] 6. Rembrandt: The Nightwatch [pic] 7. Fragonard: The Swing [pic]

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    Artist: -Théodore Géricault who was an influential French painter and lithographer -he was one of the founders of the Romantic Movement even though he died at the age of 32 Patron: -there was no actual patron for this work but this work was meant to rather give him a boost of popularity -a controversial and well known event depiction like this he thought might help him garner a lot of public interest and start his career in a grand debut Original location of work: -it’s first appearance was in

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    In 1855‚ an artist by the name of Gustave Courbet submitted fourteen paintings to be shown at the Exposition Universelle. Three of the paintings submitted for exhibition were turned away for lack of space. Including two of his most famous paintings “Burial at Ornans” and “The Artist’s Studio”. Determined to showcase his works‚ courbet withdrew his eleven accepted submissions and erected The Pavilion of Realism (Pavillon du Réalisme)next door to the official International Exhibition (Exposition Universelle)

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