The book of Lamentations is a part of the Prophetic books of the Old Testament. This section of the Bible is the period in time when God chose certain people to spread and foretell his message; people who would be his voice on earth. The prophets were sent to preach the word of God and tell all the people of the coming of the Messiah. Not only were the prophecies messianic‚ in fact little of them were‚ but they were more about the future of Israel and Judah. The book of Lamentations is a collection
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Peace‚ War and Lamentation Imagine a child living in a closed society that separates them from the rest of their community and country. Does that child feel isolated or alienated from their homeland? Picture a 10 minute commute to work turning into a two hour commute overnight. Imagine a society that requires check-points and permanent resident permits in order to move freely from one destination to the other? Unfortunately‚ this is a way of life for some Palestinians families living in the
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best known collections from the latter period are: ‘The Tower’ (1928)‚ including the poems ‘Sailing to Byzantium ’and ‘Leda and Swan’ and ‘The Winding Stair’ (1929). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for the literature in 1923. This poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner” (1939)’ is a revised version of Yeats earlier poem ‘The old Pensioner’ (1890). This poem presents the poet’s past memories of his youth which became more painful when he looks at his present state and contrasts his time of
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The Lamentation over the Dead Christ Rembrandt (1610-1612) 31.9 x 26.7 cm The subject matter is the Christ on the cross. The painting looks very depressing because of the dead people and Christ and the thieves on the crosses. “The theme of the Lamentation is traditional‚ although it is not described in the Bible. It shows Mary‚ the mother of Jesus‚ Mary Magdalene and others‚ weeping over his body after the Crucifixion. Rembrandt’s picture is carefully constructed to connect with other episodes
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A magnificent case of the utilization of foreshortening‚ the ’Lamentation Over the Dead Christ’ is a Renaissance painting made by the Italian Renaissance craftsman Andrea Mantegna in around the 1480s. This gem is not at all like other masterpieces (for instance‚ different Lamentations) made at the time. Mantegna’s utilization of foreshortening just lifts his work of art from the crowd. The Lamentation of the Dead Christ is an oil painting on canvas‚ unlike most artistic creations of the period.
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unnoticeable unless they’re brought to attention‚ they influence us dramatically in the way we interpret particular artworks. The two pieces I chose that‚ in my opinion‚ are examples of the communication of mood through basic principles in art are “Lamentation of Saints and a Donor”
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The artwork I selected was The Lamentation‚ Figure 8.1 painted by Giotto di Bondone in 1305 in Italy. The artworks style is naturalism. Naturalism is the practice of painting things exactly as they are‚ the emphasis being on authenticity. The artist placed importance on the quality of “realness” in art. He observed humans and reproduced their gestures‚ expressions and movement in art (artble) The subjects in the painting are the followers of Christ surrounding his body after his death. Mary
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History of art Lamentation by Byzantine painters and Jacob Cornelist. Van Oostsanen So- called Lamentations are generally scenes of great soberness and sadness. Byzantine painters and Jacob narrates the same story with different style of painting and in different period. Both painters strove to make utterly convincing an emotionally charged realization of the theme. Both artists presented lamentation scene in more a natural setting and people in the image are fully modeled. They included crying
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painting‚ Death of General Wolfe‚ the sky in the background is filling with dark clouds and smoke. The battlefield appears like it has a shadow over it‚ while the foreground figures are bright and have light shining on them. Similarly in the painting‚ Lamentation‚ the author‚ Giotto‚ paints the sky in the background darker than the rest of the painting. The blue that he uses is a darker color than the rest of the painting. The figures are wearing neutral colors‚ not dark‚ but also not incredibly bright either
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Some people believe that printed books are no longer necessary in this digital era‚ as all writings can be stored electronically. Others think print books till play important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In the past few years‚ e-books have been sold or downloaded for free in large numbers on the internet. These books and e-readers are challenging convention reading habits making the sales of traditional books decreased. But it still needs much consideration before eliminating
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