As I gaze at Monet’s Olympia‚ all that comes to mind is the vulgarity. I am appalled at the painter’s intentions‚ for what could possess a man to paint such indecency? The painting illustrates a women lying in bed as her Negro servant brings her flowers. Her skin is sickly pale‚ she is fairly thin and her body appears underdeveloped equal to that of a girl not of a woman. The detail in this work suggest Olympia to be a demimondaine. Even the name Olympia is an association of prostitution‚ is it not
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The subject for my abstract is the statue of Zeus in Olympia. The statue was fashioned by Phidias and occupied half the width of the aisle of the large temple built to house it. "It seems that if Zeus were to stand up‚" the geographer Strabo said in the 1st century BC‚ "he would sunroof the temple.” The statue was a chryselephantine sculpture‚ made with ivory and gold panels on a wooden substructure. No copy in marble or bronze has lasted this long‚ though that can be recognized by only certain kinds
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Aphrodite vs. Birth of Venus Throughout the history of art the human form has captured artisans and their audiences. While the human form has always been acceptable in art‚ the nude female form continues to stir up controversy. Praxiteles was a famous artist during the Greek late classical period who sculpted and created controversy on the island of Knidos when he made Aphrodite of Knidos (350-340 B.C.). This new idea of a nude goddess made the island famous‚ putting it on the map as a
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Olympia movie review Olympia an award winning documentary made by leni Riefenstahl is beautifully captured‚ capturing the true life of the berlin Olympics. Riefenstahl uses techniques in which we still use nowadays and creates art in her films Riefenstahl and her staff didn’t uses very professional camera angles ‚ only to improvise with telephoto lenses; though the results are often more dramatically impressive than the up-close-and-personal approach taken by contemporary TV cameramen. Riefenstahl
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Your Name April 21‚ 2013 Venus de Willendorf VS The Barbie Doll Who are they today? Venus de Willendorf and Barbie are two very different representations of women and their beauty. Both are man-made and inspirational‚ both from two very different times. Venus by the homosapiens millions of years ago and Barbie a mere fifty years ago by a woman and mother looking for a doll her daughter could play and grow with. In looking at Venus de Willendorf and the Barbie doll‚ they seem to be related in
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Introduction: The purpose of the analysis is to see what updates need to be made to the company’s sexual harassment policy and program as a result of the new information being arisen in the case of Silvera vs Olympia Jewellery Corporation. This paper will illustrate the different laws under the Human Rights Code and how the company should try to deal with a situation involving sexual harassment. This paper will also illustrate the changes that need to be made in the sexual harassment policy to reduce
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first I will begin with a historical background of the artist as well as the context of the artwork. The intentional aspect shall be the last thing to be discussed then the conclusion of the essay. I have decided to analyse Riefenstahl’s documentary Olympia for this essay‚ but the opening sequence is what shall be focused on. My analysis is going to be based on my own opinion but will be encouraged by Thompson. Leni Riefenstahl‚ born 1902‚ was a German film director. She was widely recognised for her
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Where is the action taking place? What is happening? a. The novel opens in the residence of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour‚ who had committed suicide because he feared growing old. The characters are Dr. Juvenal Urbino‚ the deceased‚ a police inspector‚ and a medical student. The scene begins with Dr. Urbino making observations about the room in which they found the body and then briefly observing the body as well. He quickly decides that there will be no need for an autopsy because cyanide leaves behind an
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Marin 1 Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 08 March‚ 2013 Draft One MLA format Word Count: 1400 Marin 2 Ever wondered who was behind the paintbrush for paintings like “Sistine Cherubs” or “The School of Athens”? Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was this famous Italian artist. He was admired by how much clarity was in his paintings as well as visual achievement. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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The site of Olympia was located at the intersection of two rivers‚ the Alpheus and the Kladeos‚ this would have enabled people from Greek colonies to easily reach Olympia from the Mediterranean (see source 1) to participate or watch the games. As the ancient games were always held here the athletes had the chance to become accustomed to the site and train here. The site consisted of temples‚ altars‚ athletic facilities and civic buildings (see source 2). The religious buildings were at the center
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