enough‚ the painting is argued to have used mathematical laws of perspective. He used these laws to focus attention on Jesus’s face. Leonardo wished to paint slowly and be able to look over his work‚ but that would’ve been impossible with the popular fresco technique. So‚ he developed a new technique. Unfortunately‚ shortly after completing the painting it began to flake away. While the painting still exists‚ it is in very bad condition. Many attempts have been made to restore the painting‚ but none
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Discuss how art can be used to reflect‚ promote‚ or challenge cultural beliefs. Art‚ throughout the times have reflected‚ promoted and challenged the cultural beliefs of many different societies. To reflect a culture or society the artwork must create or suggest a particular impression of that era. To promote the cultural beliefs of a society the artwork must encourage and support the beliefs. For the artwork to challenge the beliefs it must question tradition. Gislebertus and Michelangelo promote
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mosaics by Italian artists Donatello‚ Nanni di Banco‚ and Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ among others. The building ’s stained-glass windows are the work of the Italian architect and artist Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ and the interior is decorated with sculpture and fresco paintings by several Renaissance masters. Construction of the campanile (bell tower)‚ situated to the right of the entrance to the Duomo‚ was begun by Giotto and completed according to his plans in 1359‚ after his death. Nearly 278 ft high‚ the campanile
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Kelly Castellanos Mrs. Pratt COMSTD 2‚ Eff Speaking 25 March 2013 Pupusas Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the very popular Salvadoran dish‚ Pupusas. Central Idea/Thesis: Pupusas are a very popular dish in El Salvador‚ and are now becoming more popular here in the United States. Organizing Format: Categorical Introduction: I. Attention Getter: On January 2007‚ El Salvador makes it into the Guinness Book of World Records for making the biggest Pupusas that were able
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Synagogue Report Shabbat is the Jewish Sabbath. It is a day of rest and spiritual enrichment that occurs every Friday evening just before sundown until an hour after sundown on Saturday evening. In observance of Shabbat‚ Jews are to refrain from all work and focus their attention on the holy day. Shabbat is observed Friday evening until Saturday evening because it is written in Genesis that on the 7th day of creation‚ God rested. This day is a day of rest‚ peace and prayer. Shabbat services
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use a varnish which causes the finished piece paint to crack. His first work by himself is the Baronci Altarpiece for the Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino about 1502. He visited Sienna with another Perugino assistant‚ Pinturcchio. They did a fresco series together in the Piccolomini Library and Sienna Cathedral. After that‚ he traveled to Florentine‚ from 1504-1508. He quickly absorbed Michelangelo’s work‚ and thought it was very inspiring. Michelangelo hated
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A Biography on Klimt From around 1900 until his death in 1918‚ Gustav Klimt dominated the art scene in the capital empire of Austro-Hungary. He was born on July 14‚ 1962 in Baumgarten‚ near Vienna. Gustav Klimt was the second of seven children of a meticulous but poor engraver and carver. His brother Ernest‚ who could have been as talented as Gustav had he not died so young‚ worked with his brother until death. His brother Georg was a talented sculptor‚ carver and designer who made many of
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shape with the fourth dynasty pharaohs of the Old Kingdom. (Fieor‚ 25) The Great Pyramid of Khufu‚ consists of more than two million stone blocks rising to approx. 480 feet and covering a base area of thirteen acres. The chamber walls were painted in fresco and carved in relief with images recreating the pharaoh’s life on earth. Hieroglyphs formed an essential component of pictorial
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Because the Vatican is within this city‚ it is most closely associated with fostering the artistic creativity of Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. A) Vienna B) London C) Paris D) Rome Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): D 2. This artist’s School of Athens reveals his respect for pagan philosophers. A) Raphael B) Leonardo da Vinci C) Titian D) Giorgione Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): A 3. This artist created the magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION As the Philippines has a natural competitive advantage in tourism because of the warmth of its people and its natural wonders that are yet to be fully harnessed‚ the government recognizes tourism as a major contributor to the generation of foreign exchange earnings‚ investments and revenues and to the growth of the country’s output. Global tourism growth has received an increased interest from the public sector‚ private sector‚ NGO’s and the academic world. This growing
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