Paul was presented in a more positive light (not knocked down to the ground). A lot of focus seems to lie on the horse as that takes up quite a bit of the painting. However‚ Saint Paul is also highlighted as he lifts his hands in praise and surrenders to the Lord. Maybe such focus is placed on the horse to represent the power that knocked him down (literally and figuratively speaking). This painting is a perfect example of Baroque art because it contains the use of chiaroscuro where there is a significant
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other side of Rembrandt’s works‚ basically he used the light to create a strong contrast between light and dark in his drawing‚ painting. The light and dark in his works often go alternate or the light just focus on one direction to catch people attention at the points that he wanted to express. In my opinion‚ the ways that Rembrandt showed the light and dark in his painting can express a quiet moments‚ and deeply inside people heart. Whenever I looked at his art works‚ it can bring me a feeling
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painters of the Baroque technique are Michelangelo da Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi‚ both masters at the use of chiaroscuro (from the Italian words "chiaro‚" meaning bright‚ and "scuro‚" meaning dark)‚ which is a painting technique that uses dark and light in dramatic ways in paintings and often adds to the realism. Michelangelo da Caravaggio (1571-1610)‚ was a northern Italian painter that painted such amazingly realistic scenes‚ his work was considered "naturalism‚" which was new in the
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local saint of Syracuse‚ who had been denounced as a Christian by her former suitor and had died in 304 from the tortures inflicted by local pagan authorities. Caravaggio may have worked in haste to produce a picture before the feast of Saint Lucy on 13 December. Originally‚ Saint Lucy’s head was severed from her body but later Caravaggio joined it and left just a slit in the front of her neck - perhaps recalling Saint Cecilia‚ whose still-intact body with a gash in the nape of the neck had been
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Matthew Henson: Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson was born on August 8‚ 1866‚ in Maryland. His parents were freeborn black sharecroppers. When Henson was four‚ his family moved to Washington D.C. where more jobs were available. When his parents died‚ he and his siblings moved in with a nearby uncle. Henson was fascinated by stories about life at sea‚ so when he saw a chance to become a cabin boy for Captain Childs‚ he took it. Childs instructed him in math‚ history‚ geography and the Bible as they
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“Conversion of St. Paul”(or “The Road to Damascus”) is painting by Caravaggio that shows bibilical scene.. As meny artists in Baroque he painted for his church curators‚ this particular painting was ordred for the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. It illustrates the story behind conversion of great siner and prosecutor of Christians Saul that later becomes St. Paul’s. His story is very uplifting‚ he finds God or rather God find him and makes him his great saint‚ scholar‚ and Apostle. His
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Maida on the Work of O’Connor Jordan Hollowell English 103 Professor Kuzmenkov October 6‚ 2012 (2) The main idea of Maida’s article is to tie together and explain the common literary devices apparent in Flannery O’Connor’s short stories. There are four reoccurring devices in O’Connor’s work: first‚ the eyes‚ which reflect an individuals innermost thoughts and emotions; then the tree-line which symbolizes the division of understanding between the world understood by an individual and the
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After Caravaggios Sacrifice of Isaac ”After Caravaggios Sacrifice of Isaac” is a short-story written by Rachel Cusk‚ and published in 2003. Love is the world’s most wonderful phenomenon‚ it is a force more formidable than any other‚ and love is strong enough to transform you in a moment. This the story of a man‚ afflicted by love. And like all good things – The more you care about them the more you have to sacrifice for them. The narrator of the story becomes a victim of this phenomenon‚ when he
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Manuel’s problem appears to be. It will also discuss if Bill Brown’s work place being substance-free would be appropriate and if so the steps it would take to implement. Lastly‚ it will discuss how an employee assistance program may help with the situation. It appears Manuel is suffering from stress and burnout. Burnout is the “incapacitating condition in which individuals lose a sense of the basic purpose and fulfillment of their work” (Mondy‚ 2016‚ p. 354). Burnout can cause emotional exhaustion
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WOMEN’S WORK IN IRELAND Table of contents: Introduction 3 Women working full-time in the home 3 Women and paid employment 4 Patterns of paid work 1921-1961 5 Factors influencing women’s labour market participation 7 Conclusion 8 References: 8 Introduction My essay will examine the women’s work in the Irish society starting from the early 1880s and will analyze the changes of women’s
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