totally new approach to art history never got it back‚ the have lost it )-: How have women been depicted in modern art (1860-1960). How do these depictions reflect changing attitudes? Select a range of examples by both male and female artists to illustrate your answer. As I flicked through the heavy pages of the traditional and authoritative book on art history in my search of women seen through both male and female eyes and painted with the skills of a man’s and women’s hand most of what I
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“To his mistress going to bed” was a poem written in the 16th century by John Donne; however the poem was not published till after the poet’s death in 1631. The poem is characterised by him expressing the way in which he undresses his mistress‚ who‚ according to Donne‚ the girl in the poem may have been of high social status due to the description given in describing her. The poem is strictly from a male point of view before engaging in sexual intercourse with the girl. She undresses in stages to
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I visited the museum to see the “Posing Beauty” exhibit on Thursday October 3‚ 2013 and Tuesday October 8‚ 2013. The atmosphere of the museum was tranquil‚ and allowed for a freethinking and free-flowing environment to create ideas for the argumentative essay. The title of the artwork I chose is Venus‚ which is a self-portrait taken in 1994. I was immediately attracted to the piece of artwork because of the position of her body and her nakedness jump out of the portrait. It is not often that curvaceous
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Jeppe Højmark‚ 1.d ! English: Clara’s Day 06.05.2011 Clara’s Day: Analysis and interpretation “Clara’s Day” by Penelope Lively takes place in a school in London‚ approximately in the mid 80s. 15 year old Clara Tilling takes her clothes off in morning assembly one day‚ and walks naked through the crowd into the form-room‚ where she put on a science overall. Moments later a teacher brings her clothes‚ and Clara continues school. People are patting her back and giving her attention‚ which
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In ‘Godiva’ Tennyson begins with the use of first person narrative in the short refrain at the beginning of the poem‚ which effectively separates him from the story itself and also the medieval past in which it is set. Tennyson represents himself as hanging round with ‘grooms and porters’‚ maybe showing him in a noble light as he is willing to lower himself to the lower classes‚ thus linking him with Lady Godiva’s gesture of solidarity. The first person narration also adds a certain personal tint
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How does the Photographers attitude of an ideal nude compare with those before the industrial revolution?‚ (has the perception of the nude changed since the invention of the camera). Pablo Picasso was born in spain‚ however he lived most of his life in france. Picasso was a Genius‚ he was a master of almost any median. He ventured in many styles and with fellow Artist‚ Georges Braque‚ created "cubism". I feel that his strongest paintings‚ (those leaving lasting interest)‚ would be his unusual
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The girl’s moans and squeals of excitement only served to urge Adam on to elicit more. With Sophie splayed out on the desk‚ her tits revealed and bouncing in the air‚ and his head buried between her naked thighs‚ the camera’s would capture a helicopter view‚ showing the teen’s naked body‚ the expression of pleasure pasted across her features‚ and her hips thrusting against his mouth as he expertly tongued her pussy. It was a close-up of the teen‚ in an obviously unrehearsed performance unlike any
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In John Berger’s article‚ ’Ways of Seeing’‚ it explains European eighteenth century art and how it relates to many of todays cultural transitions. Before Berger begins explaining the art itself‚ he tells us about the cultural constructions that exist today. These cultural constructions are enforced and were highlighted through European eighteenth century art. He began by explaining the difference between a man and a woman’s presence. Men’s presence depends how much power he is able to successfully
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Godiva- Analysis The narrative poem ‘Godiva’‚ published in the midst of the woman’s movement‚ 1842. Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who‚ according to legend‚ rode naked through the streets of Coventry‚ in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants. In the Victorian period‚ the women’s movement looked to Godiva as an inspiration for disempowered women. She is seen as a woman who breaks out of the stereotype that women belong in the private‚ domestic
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Innocence and Knowledge Introduction Paragraph (Lead) As we live we learn many things that make us grow into adults. As we reach out adult hood our innocence is taken away from all that we have seen‚ heard‚ and learned about. (Title‚ Author‚ Summary) In the book “Bless Me‚ Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the main character. He is a very young and innocent boy. Antonio’s struggle is trying to find himself and answering all the questions he has about God and evil. Antonio is afraid to lose
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