In 1506‚ Raphael (1483 – 1520) painted St. George and the Dragon (oil on panel‚ 28.5 x 21.5 cm‚ National Gallery of Art‚ Washington D.C.) (Figure 1). He was born in Urbino‚ Italy and this is where he studied and worked‚ until moving to Florence‚ Italy in 1504. Florence was “the center of art and creativity at the time” (ARTSnFOOD‚ Atkinson)‚ so this was the perfect place for Raphael to really get his career started. At only 23 years old‚ while living in Florence‚ Raphael painted this dramatic scene
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areas of cities. Prejudice can be based upon a number of factors including sex‚ race‚ age‚ sexual orientations‚ nationality‚ socioeconomic status and religion. Some of the most well-known types of prejudice include: * Racism * Sexism * Classicism * Homophobia * Nationalism * Religious prejudice * Ageism Racism (individual) An individual’s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race example: negative attitudes against Hispanics‚ and
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perspective. There were several individuals that helped revive and restore different aspects of this era. Fra Angelico‚ a notorious priest and talented artist helped to bridge the Gothic Age to the Renaissance. Botticelli‚ a painter‚ helped to revive classicism with bold realistic representation and mythology of ancient Rome and Greece with his work‚ "The Birth of Venus". Venus was born from seafoam‚ although some believe she could’ve been born from the rib of Zeus. Some see the painting as the rebirth
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The term "Baroque" was initially used as a disparaging term to call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with
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new prosperous‚ Protestant‚ landed gentry emerged who wished to display their wealth in building large country houses and public buildings. These were built at first in the Palladian style‚ based on the writings of Andrea Palladio. Later‚ neo-classicism became increasingly popular as more architects travelled to Rome to study its ancient buildings. William Chambers was a prominent London architect of the Georgian period. He was born in Gotëborg and originally worked for the Swedish East
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Theseus and the Minotaur The idea of Theseus fighting the Minotaur was a popular neo-classical subject among sculptors. Although‚ Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) finished his sculpture about 1850 that is in the late part of what is meant by neo-classicism‚ Barye’s modelling of the surfaces has a vibrancy and movement characteristic of the French romantic sculpture. Barye is well-known for his animal production and Theseus and the Minotaur is only one of a series produced by Barye from the early 1830s
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two key stylistic traits of Baroque art. The first of these traits was to give the paintings a sense of grandeur or sensuous richness. The other key stylistic trait was to have a strong emotional content. Other stylistic traits are naturalism and classicism but these are not key traits like a sense of grandeur and emotion. The Baroque painters wanted to evoke emotional feelings in the people viewing their work. And they wanted it to be dramatic. Baroque took place from around the 1600s-1750. During
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Scarlet Letter Literary Paper The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ written in 1850‚ is a product of the literary struggle between Classicism and Romanticism. Classicism is based upon writing in a traditional tone that involves no emotion‚ while Romanticism is the idea of letting emotion flow through literary outlets‚ such as a novel. This struggle is plainly embodied in the character of Hester Prynne‚ who must contain her passionate personality to the guidelines placed before her in a strict
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in 1798 and lasted until 1832. The Romanticism movement originated in Europe and is characterized by a heightened interest in nature‚ emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination‚ departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism‚ and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. It is said that this period started with the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. William Blake and William Wordsworth are
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criticism‚ and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order‚ calm‚ harmony‚ balance‚ idealization‚ and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century - Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general. Romanticism emphasized the individual‚ the
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