Art History 153 Compare and Contrast Raft of the Medusa vs. Le Dejeuner sur L’Herbe In “The Raft of the Medusa” by Theodore Gericault there was use of the Baroque treatment of light in this painting. There is a physically powerful contrast between the spread-out group of survivors to the movement of the raft itself. There is a sharp contrast of light and dark colors of dynamic poses. There is a black man at the top of the survivors that is waving a rag or piece of cloth
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5 More Brilliant Film-Makers and their Brilliant Muses Recently we had a look at 5 Brilliant Film-Makers and their Brilliant Muses‚ which spotlit the magical pairings of Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti‚ Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina‚ Quentin Tarantino & Uma Thurman‚ Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz as well as Tim Burton & Johnny Depp. Here we explore five more film-makers and their muses. Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich An Austrian-American film-maker‚ Sternberg is best remembered
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John Agard’s ‘Checking out me history’ is written in dialectical non-standard English‚ where he has tried to input the natural sounds and phrases of a Caribbean dialect. This is important because one of the major themes of the poem is that of his personal identity; this use of language really highlights his different background and puts emphasis on his differences. His use of repetition‚ especially of the phrase “dem tell me” gives a sense of repetition and exaggerates the amount of things he was
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Shunned and shut out because of her pride‚ Medusa ’s tale can assuredly be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith. Medusa was a very beautiful mortal‚ who had many suitors‚ although‚ she was very prideful about her appearance. Later on‚ Medusa got turned into a hideous monster by Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war. Her story ended in a great deal of tragedy and she was full of regret. The story of Medusa can be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith for many
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Raft of the Medusa‚ by Theodore Gericault. As time progressed people became more politically aware and involved and generations of art portrayed this. Pablo Picasso’s Guernica‚ created in 1937‚ is a great example of how modern times soon saw a peak in the occurrence of allegorical and politically packed artworks. Gericault’s The Raft of the Medusa and Picasso’s Guernica are both horrifying accounts of the nature of men that aimed to alter a viewer’s political perception The Raft of Medusa‚ also known
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Compare and Contrast ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ with Parmigianino’s ‘Madonna of the Long Neck’ Benevuto Cellini’s statue of ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ (Figure 1) and Parmigianino’s painting ‘Madonna of the long neck’ (Figure 2) are both prime examples of Mannerist art. The Mannerists sought to weave a refined‚ idealized and graceful visual style with arcane‚ complicated iconography to create artworks of complexity and elegance. This essay will discuss hoe both artists differ
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The use of juxtapositions in “Musée des Beaux Arts” ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’ is a poem with many juxtapositions‚ which is used by Auden as a narrative technique. The first juxtaposition is ‘suffering’ alongside the mundane activities carried out by any regular person: ‘eating’‚ ‘opening a window’‚ and ‘walking dully along’. This particular contrast is significant as it reflects how suffering is inevitable and often it occurs amid terrestrial routines which take place without much thought emphasising
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Compare and Contrast how both stories use a Gothic Convention Intro: In the two gothic tales‚ “the red room” and “the tell tale heart”‚ there are various similarities and differences. Both were written in the Victorian era as at the time many people believed in such things as ghosts and curses. In this essay I will explore and identify the different ways that the author implies fear and suspense‚ linking to gothic conventions. Both stories‚ “the red room” and “the tell tale heart”‚ use gothic
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Annotated Bibliography for Sylvia Plath’s Poem Daddy Put in introduction here of all 3 bibliographies 1) De Nervaux‚ L. (2007). The Freudian Muse: Psychoanalysis and the problem of self-revelation in Sylvia Plath’s “daddy” and “medusa”. E-Rea : Revue Électronique D’Études Sur Le Monde Anglophone‚ (1). Retrieved from: http://erea.revues.org/186 Laure De Nervaux is working on her PhD dissertation at the University of Paris. Currently Ms. De Nervaux’s research is on poetry autobiographies and the
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normal horse. Infact‚ his parents weren’t even horse. His were Poseidon‚ god of the seas and one of the three Gorgons‚ Medusa (“Pegasus”‚ GreekMythology). During Medusa’s decapitation by Perseus‚ a Greek monster slayer‚ Pegasus was born with his brother Chrysaor (“Pegasus”‚ GreekMythology). From here on out‚ the majestic story of the
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