objects in two dimensions‚ by using a specific set of procedures. The resulting techniques are important for engineering‚ architecture‚ design and in art. The theoretical basis for descriptive geometry is provided by planar geometric projections. Gaspard Monge is usually considered the "father of descriptive geometry". He first developed his techniques to solve geometric problems in 1765 while working as a draftsman for military fortifications‚ and later published his findings. Monge’s protocols allow
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Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665 Pictori philosopho (Blunt‚ 3)‚ "Painter-philosopher" was a name given to Nicolas Poussin by Serous d’ Agincourt in 1782. Agincourt later found out that the name Pictori philosopho had already been given to the German artist Anton Raphael Mengas. Nicolas Poussin was born in 1594 in the town of Les Andelys on the Seine. He came from a nobel family that was ruined by religious wars according to Giovanni Pietro Bellori. No actual proof of this has been established his
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the Protestants; she proposed that a marriage should be arranged between Margaret‚ the catholic sister of King Charles‚ and Henry de Bourbon‚ the Huguenot king of Navarre. All the notable leaders of the land were invited to the wedding including Gaspard de Coligny the foremost Huguenot. The stage was for one of the most horrible crimes in recorded history: Saint Bartholomew’s day Massacre. On August 24‚ 1572‚ Catherine went to her son with a fabricated story of a plot to assassinate the royal family
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Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny was created by French artist Francois Clouet in 1565-70. Francois Clouet was a famous painter known for elaborate details and accuracy of his drawing‚ as well as portraying the French ruling family. Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny was created with oil paints on an 8x5 panel. This particular painting looks more as a sketch than a painting due to the artist Francois Clouet sketching the facial features directly on the panel before applying paint. Admiral Gaspard II de
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impurities and that because the Pope ruled the Church like it was a "worldly" kingdom‚ it was ultimately doomed. The massacre began on August 23rd‚ 1572‚ which was the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle as well as two days after Admiral Gaspard de Coligny (Huguenots’ military and political leader) was nearly assassinated. The king ordered a group of Huguenot leaders‚ including Coligny‚ to be killed.
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Account for the significance of the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Discuss with reference to the period. The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a very significant point during the French Wars of Religion. It had great impacts on the Huguenot movement and on Catholicism‚ destabilising both in a sense. It also had an impact on the government at the time‚ creating a divide between north and south as well as creating rivalry in the higher ups of society. The Massacres of 1572 had‚ to some extent a devastating
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St B | What were the Immediate Causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre? | Document Sources 15‚16‚17‚18 | | Travis Bontorin | 10/24/2012 | The immediate causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s day massacre‚ 1572 using the sources from Barbara Diefendorf’s “The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre‚ A Brief History with Documents. | Since the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre there has been a great deal of controversy over the causes and blame of the historic crisis. Any religious dispute
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EXPERIENCE HBR.ORG Case Study The owner of the prestigious Château de Vallois must decide whether to launch an affordable wine. by Daniela Beyersdorfer and Vincent Dessain The Experts Corinne Mentzelopoulos is the owner and CEO of Château Margaux‚ a firstgrowth wine estate in the Bordeaux region of France. Preserve The Luxury Or Extend The Brand? G ILLUSTRATION: LARA TOMLIN Philippe Sereys de Rothschild is the Vice Chairman of Baron Philippe de Rothschild‚ a family
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characters want revenge but don’t get it and others get their revenge. In this story Gaspard gets his vengeance. Dr.Manette and Madame Defarge were two out of many that couldn’t get their revenge. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ Gaspard gets revenge against the Marquis. For example the Marquis ran over and killed Gaspards’ child. Monsieur the Marquis could care less about what he had done to the poor little child. Gaspard needed to get revenge to the hurt he was caused by the Marquis. In addition he
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A Tale of Two Cities is a novel which takes place during the French Revolution. In this novel there are many characters who often have conflicts in their interactions. Sometimes these conflicts take place on a personal level and at other times they occur on a social level. There are many examples of revenge in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Madame Defarge takes revenge on Charles Darnay for the acts of his father and uncle. Madame Defarge¡¦s main reason for trying to have Darnay convicted
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