While the theories on the artist intent are of plenty, there is no mistaking that this piece provokes deeper contemplation on the depiction of beauty and the power of “ugly” imagery in this painting. One can argue that over vast time periods and amongst culture the defined interpretation of beauty has seen many profound depictions and interpretations displayed in infinite works of “beautiful” art. We must ask ourselves, can only works of “beauty” be aesthetically pleasing to the eye or can we find it in a variety of work through…
There is a lot of discussion as to whom this piece was made for. My personal belief is he painted his wife mourning his childs death as a way to mourn her passing himself.…
When notorious underworld leader Carlo Franconi is gunned down, his Mafioso competitors become prime suspects. Suspicions are fuelled when Franconi’s body disappears from the city morgue before it can be autopsied- much to the embarrassment of the authorities, but to the amusement of forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton.…
Maude Clare is a poem with simple language, yet many complex interpretations; and mysterious narrators. The language suggests the time period in which the poem was written, and the traditional ballad structure connotes the Victorian era of poetry, as well as the tragic theme of love implying the pre Raphaelite age.…
The intricate nature of female sexuality within Dante Rossetti’s composition has inspired a rich tradition on the topic of gender and sexuality. In general, there are two major theoretical focuses on which scholars have concentrated: Rossetti’s engagement with discursive regulation of female sexuality in Lost and Found, and the typology and striking sensuality of Rossetti’s paintings. Linda Nochlin’s essay examines Rossetti’s painting Found from three major angles: through Victorian erotic regulation of sexuality, in comparison with William Holman Hunt’s painting The Awakening Conscience, and through the lens of Rossetti’s personal biography. Nochlin proposes that Found prescribes to the contemporary artistic conventions…
In the scene of Mercutio’s death, Baz Luhrmann foreshadows the deaths of Tybalt, Juliet, and Romeo.In Act 3 Scene 1, the Montagues are on a beach when Tybalt angrily approaches them in search of Romeo. In the film, water symbolizes clarity. The characters begin their conflict near the ocean as Tybalt seeks out the Montague’s to fight Romeo because he crashed the Capulet’s party. Romeo sees the situation clearly and refuses to fight Tybalt and it appears that his friends might back off. Tybalt kicks Romeo in the stomach as they move farther from the ocean, and clarity, into a fight that clouds their thoughts with violence. While far from the beach Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt and he staggers closer the the ocean and regains some clarity as…
During this time until 1906, Picasso art style shifted in a completely opposite direction. This period is known as the Rose Period. He had overcame the depression he was suffering previously and that was shown through his art work. There were no blues and greens of depression and loneliness, he shifted to the use of cheerful orange, red, and pink colors. It was a huge contrast to what we had seen to be somber times of his Blue Period. Picasso life had dramatically changed and you could see that in the expression of his art. He was no longer living a poverty life but he was becoming quite famous and rich from many of his wealthy supporters. His most famous paintings from this time include "Family at Saltimbanques" (1905), "Gertrude Stein" (1905-06) and "Two Nudes"…
“Painting isn’t an aesthetic operation; it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange, hostile world and us, a way of seizing the power by giving form to our terrors as well as our desires” this quote by Pablo Picasso allows the audience to delve deeper into his emotions and what has finally persuaded Picasso to enter the art world. Art reflects the social values of a particular time and place; this can be seen throughout many of Picasso’s artworks throughout time, and how he and his techniques have changed over the period of his career.…
One must take careful consideration before acting, because the aftermath can lead to a chain of events whose consequences can be disastrous. Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints is an excellent example of how the consequences of a person’s actions can affect everyone around them, including themselves. First, Cristina makes several choices throughout the novel that not only reflect her thoughtlessness, but her inability to see that it affects people beyond herself. The repercussions of Cristina’s actions demonstrates that she is not aware that her actions bring with them broken relationships that are beyond repair. Cristina’s value system is distorted as she is not looking at what is best for her child but rather temporary satisfaction for herself.…
John Roselli (Filippo Sacco) first became involved in crime when he worked for Al Capone in the 1920s. By the end of the Second World War Roselli had emerged as a senior crime boss in Las Vegas with close links to Meyer Lansky. In 1947 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified him as a leading figure in the Mafia and a close associate of Santos Trafficante. In March I960, President Dwight Eisenhower of the United States approved a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plan to overthrow Fidel Castro. The plan involved a budget of $13 million to train "a paramilitary force outside Cuba for guerrilla action." The strategy was organised by Richard Bissell and Richard Helms. Sidney Gottlieb of the CIA Technical Services Division was asked to come up with proposals that would undermine Castro's popularity with the Cuban people. Plans included a scheme to spray a television studio in which he was about to appear with an hallucinogenic drug and contaminating his shoes with thallium which they believed would cause the hair in his beard to fall out.These schemes were rejected and instead Bissell decided to arrange the assassination of Fidel Castro. In September 1960, Richard Bissell and Allen W. Dulles, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), initiated talks with two leading figures of the Mafia, Roselli (using the name John Rawlston) and Sam Giancana. On 12th March, 1961, William Harvey arranged for CIA operative, Jim O'Connell, to meet Sam Giancana, Santo Trafficante, Johnny Roselli and Robert Maheu at the Fontainebleau Hotel. During the meeting O'Connell gave poison pills and $10,000 to Rosselli to be used against Fidel Castro. As Richard D. Mahoney points out in his book Sons and Brothers, The days of Jack and Bobby Kennedy (1999): "Late one evening, probably March 13, Rosselli passed the poison pills and the money to a small, reddish-haired Afro-Cuban by the name of Rafael "Macho" Gener in the Boom Boom Room, a location Giancana…
On November 20th, Michael Cassio, the lieutenant of General Othello, was dismissed from his position after he was rumoured to have stabbed Governor Montano in a drunken rage during a feast to celebrate their victory over the Turkish army.…
He practiced the fine arts from the time he was a child all the way until his death. The places he lived, the people he met, the bonds he had, and the events that played throughout his life impacted his artwork and styles. As his techniques and creativity shifted through time, he was acknowledged for his brilliant ideas and inspired many artists to take on his types of art, and to build off onto their own styles. With the influence of Picasso, political and moral values shifted when people laid their eyes on his art. Modern art would be incredibly different without Picasso’s contribution. Because of him, the fine arts of today have branched off to create so much more in the world, but nobody forgets where one of its most important roots come from; Pablo…
• Christina Rossetti's family was very important to her. Although she loved two different men, and it is clear from her poetry that she could express feelings of love and the heartbreak of losing love, she never married or broke away from home. Her brothers and sister were central to her emotions and she was deeply upset by Dante Gabriel's nervous breakdown in 1872.…
Art is one aspect of the past that has carried on for decades. Art in any form may it be poetry, novels, and playwright, sculpting as well as painting, has been an outlet for generations and continues to be an outlet and a means for expression. This paper will discuss “ The Mona Lisa” one of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings, as well as another great painting, Antonio Veneziano’s “Virgin and Child”(c. 1380). Both paintings focus on the human form and exhibit many variations of styles from lines, shading, color and possible meanings behind the work.…
Writers often bring mythology into their writing to give the storyline and characters more depth and complexity. In Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, Mann uses the gods Apollo and Dionysus and the struggle between opposites to demonstrate the ultimate downfall of the novella’s main character, Aschenbach. Often times, a writer creates a character as a representation of the Apollonian character and another separate character representing the Dionysian character of the novel. Thomas Mann chose to have the same character, Aschenbach, demonstrate the extremes of both ends of the spectrum, beginning as overly Apollonian and slowly becoming overly Dionysian which led to his tragic death. Aschenbach has lived in what can be called a largely Apollonian life and is confronted with the other aspect of his nature-- the Dionysian. By alluding to Apollo and Dionysus through Aschenbach throughout the entirety of the novella, Mann successfully brings a greater depth and complexity to Aschenbach and the story as a whole.…
