Edgar Allan Poe’s The Purloined Letter is widely considered the greatest of his three detective short stories. The story revolves around C. Auguste Dupin‚ a detective who also appears in Poe’s other two detective works The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Mystery of Marie Rogêt‚ and the Paris police as they try to solve the mystery of a missing letter. The letter contains important information about a political figure in a high position that could potentially this person‚ which causes serious concern
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Art Renoir’s Washerwomen (c 1888): A Review Located between two major styles of his art‚ Renoir’s Washerwomen (c 1888)‚ displays the use of bright colors and a technique un-characteristic of his previous style. Living from 1841 to 1919‚ Pierre-Auguste Renoir would become known as one of the most prominent members of the French Impressionist painters. His paintings celebrated the beauty that could be found both within women and nature. He dedicated about fifteen years of his life and seventeen
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image which really does lend viewers an impression of the scene rather than a realistic image of recollection. Little Girl in Blue Armchair by Mary Cassatt 1878 oil on canvas Cassett UrtaiUrteil des Paris (Judgment of Paris) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1909 oil on canvas 1. Discuss the context of the work. - The context in hich the work is vied and judgments about the work are made - The era in which it was choreographed ( political‚ social and cultural influences at the time the ‘work’
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An Analysis of Form and Style Introduction I have chosen to do an analysis of form and style based on The Bathers‚ 1884-87 by Pierre Auguste Renoir and The Large Bathers‚ 1898-1906 by Paul Cézanne. These paintings are from the impressionist and post-impressionist period. Though similar in subject matter‚ the way the artists demonstrate form and style is unique to each and I will compare and contrast them separately under the headings form and style with reference to the theories of art critics
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sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section5.rhtml http://www.worlds-best-detective-crime-and-murder-mystery-books.com/1841.html The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) In‚ “The Murders in the Rue Morgue‚” Poe introduces the brilliant detective C. Auguste Dupin. When the Paris police arbitrarily arrest Dupin’s friend for the gruesome murders of a mother and daughter‚ Dupin begins an independent investigation and solves the case accurately. Uncovering evidence that goes otherwise unnoticed‚ Dupin concludes
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Auguste Escoffier‚ “The emperor of Chefs” Auguste Escoffier was born in Villeneuve-Loubet‚the Provence region of France in October 28‚ 1846. When he turned 13‚ his father took him to Nice where he apprenticed at a restaurant owned by his uncle‚ thus beginning the illustrious career that he enjoyed for the next 62 years. His culinary career took him many places‚ from the early years at the fashionable Le Petit Moulin Rouge and several other restaurants in Paris‚ to Monte Carlo‚ Switzerland‚
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comparisons between the "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter." The stories are similar in the fact that they are both investigative stories. Also the stories both include an unnamed narrator‚ along with the investigative mind of C. Auguste Dupin. The similarities between the two stories are abundant. One of the comparisons between "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and the "Purloined Letter" is the use of an unnamed narrator. In both stories this unnamed person initiates the story. "I
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The sharp contrast of interpretation on both sides is exemplified through three major artworks‚ Le Train dans la Neige‚ la Locamotive by Claude Monet‚ Dans un Café Dit Aussi‚ L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas‚ and Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Each painting exudes deeper meaning by way of brush stroke‚ color‚ style‚ composition‚ content‚ symbolism‚ and so much more beyond the painted surface seen at first glance. Together‚ the three paintings display social views from different
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On some visits‚ I spend my time staring at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers while other times I dedicate my time to admiring the Sculpture Garden; but one thing that stays the same through every visit is my shameless staring‚ dare I say gawking‚ at Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Large Bathers. This 1887 oil on canvas is the epitome of late 19th century European art‚ combining aspects of mid-19th century Impressionism‚ the frivolity of 18th century Rococo‚ and Classical nudes. Though I cannot quite place my finger
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Works: http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/home-3-96-1-0.html George Seurat. (2002-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28‚ 2014‚ from The Complete Works: http://www.georgesseurat.org/home-2-96-1-0.html Pierre Auguste Renoir. (2002-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28‚ 2014‚ from The Complete Works: http://www.pierre-auguste-renoir.org/home-1-96-1-0.html The Picasso. (2010-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28‚ 2014‚ from City of Chicago: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartthepicassountitledsculpture
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