Looking at Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas‚ the artist depicted the royal family of Philip IV in 1656. This oil painting has a sophisticated composition‚ which contains six layers in positioning all objective content in complex but explicit silhouettes. The front most stands the enormous canvas‚ a mighty hound resting on the floor‚ and a playmate stepping on its back. The second layer is the spotlight‚ where the young princess stands in the center surrounded by two maids of honor and a governess; then
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Telefonica What changes in the political end economical environment allowed Telefonica to start expanding globally? •Privatization •Deregulation Why did Telefonica initially focus on Latin America? Why was it slower to expand in Europe‚ even thought Spain is a member of European Union? •Similar culture •Agreements between companies Telefonica has used acquisitions‚ rather than greenfield ventures‚ as its entry strategy.Why do you think this has been the case? •acquisitions has
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James McBride Paul Chafe SSH 205 November 15‚ 2012 “The Third of May 1808”: The Influence of Modern Paintings Throughout history‚ documents have formed the basis of the society we live in today. One document that has changed over time‚ influencing many communities with its revolutionary thought‚ and promoting a new way of thought regarding War and art itself‚ is Francisco Goya’s painting “The Third of May 1808”. Marshall McLuhan believes that every document‚ regardless of the message they
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Philippines: A Century Hence by J.P. Rizal Reading through the essays of Rizal‚ one could say that the hero is not just as great writer but a great Historian as well. His essay‚ The Philippines a Century Hence presents a radical prophesy of Rizal of how the Philippines would be through the century. Rizal presented a clear idea of how our Motherland will end up centuries later proposing that our country will end up in either of the three ways;(1) that the Philippines will remain to be a colony of
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Assignment: Formal Analysis of Art Summary There are various formal qualities about the painting Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez that make it very interesting to view. For example‚ I have observed the above listed painting through conducting a formal analysis of it‚ and have concluded with the following observations and interpretations of my understandings. The artist has portrayed an image of girls in the midst as if waiting to attend the wedding. Second‚ the artist reflects within the painting
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During Franco’s regime Spain became isolated from democracy‚ he had followed Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship which resulted in the Spanish Civil War. During the war the leaders of the Spanish military army immediately asked Germany for their help asking them for aeroplanes to fly in troops from Morocco to Spain. Originally Germany rejected the request as they thought it would result into a war within Europe‚ however Adolf Hitler did not agree with the current leaders views and after a discussion he
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Formal Analysis of Art Amrita Martin April 25‚ 2010 Art 101 Melissa Ernstes Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez After viewing Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez on page 154 and 155 of A World of Art‚ I found a couple formal qualities in terms of organizing space. The first formal quality is representing a three dimensional space. In this painting Velazquez creates an illusion of deep space because the objects closer to the viewer seems to be larger then the objects beyond it. The second
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Velazquez’ Las Meninas is a masterpiece of Spanish Baroque painting‚ meaning irregular. It makes the statement of illusion versus reality. You would have to wonder though‚ if this painting revolves of the life of Velazquez‚ the artist who was an individualist painter of the Baroque‚ in the seventeenth century Counter-Reformation Spain‚ or is this a true family portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana with their child. The portrait Las Meninas has always had questions that surrounded its meaning
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Fitness First This is part 2 of a series of posts talking about popular gyms in the country. Fitness First is perhaps the most popular gym in the metro. Reason? They have so many branches‚ mostly in malls‚ making them the most accessible gym in the Philippines. First Impressions: Nice and plenty equipment The first thing that will catch your attention upon entering Fitness First (especially in their new branches) are their numerous‚ big‚ high-quality TechnoGym fitness equipment. If you ever
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Case Study: Calcutta’s Metro In 1996‚ Calcutta’s long-waited metro finally opened to a collective sigh of relief from the long-suffering population of this large Indian city. Critics had long derided the project a one of the “slowest-moving” public works projects ever conceived and implemented. The single route line‚ comprising 17 stations and slightly more tan 10 total miles of track‚ had taken 23 years from the date it was first approved at a final estimated cost of almost $5 billion. To put
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