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"The Da Vinci Code" - Controversy

not only capture attention but also influence others to believe what is not irrefutable. Having the courage - or is it stupidity?...

European Art of the Medieval Period

of fresco (painting on wet plaster) painting, but hand copied manuscripts also became small jewels of painting, called "illuminati...

Rewrting Western Civilization and Artistic Liberty of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' and 'Das Liebeskonzil'

construct of war from one in which emotions such as love have the power to overwhelm the realities of death and dying which surrou...

The Historical Jesus in 3 Views

the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospe...

Henry James's 19th Century Critique of John S. Sargent's 'Lady with the Rose' Painting

lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...

Parallels of Fact and Fiction in the Immigrant Experiences of Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land

In five pages this paper discusses Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land from an Asian immigrant cultural perspective. Three sourc...

Love of Worker Bees, a Critical Perspective

But there are even deeper meanings as well. Given the era in which this story takes place, there are plenty of political overtone...

Neolithic Period to Tang Dynasty Chinese Paintings

were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...

Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Arts and Crafts

As Ruskin stated, all cast from the machine is bad, as work it is dishonest" (The Arts and Crafts Movement in the American Midwest...

Van Der Weyden/Art

connection between the three central figures. St. Luke, while he is painting the Virgin and child, does not appear to be looking ...

Meso American Civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca

In six pages this essay contrasts and compares these early Meso American civilizations in terms of organizational, agricultural, r...

Comparative Artistic Analysis of 'Entombment' and 'Venus of Urbino'

hues. Jacopo Pontormos "Entombment" echoed the stylistic principles of early Mannerism. A strong shift from the direction ...

Nicolas Poussin's Summer Painting Explication

In three pages this essay presents a review of the painting and explores the painter's utilization of color, story, dimension, and...

Alexander the Great's Images

In five pages this essay considers two artistic images of Alexander the Great a woodcut print from the 16th century, 'The Three Go...

Knowledge and the Roles of Beauty and Art

in a commercial seed catalog. I thought they were great, Hickey enthuses. Those paintings were the opposite of anything anybody ...

Comparative Analysis of French Modernism and French Impressionism Art

led the way to new forms of automatic and purely abstract painting (Stuckey, 36). If the Impressionists opened the door for new t...

3 Articles on Homosexuality

In five pages three articles featuring the topic of homosexuality are summarized and analyzed. They are Christopher Hewitt's 'Hom...

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Its Artistic Representations

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which drawings, paintings, and pictures function within the course of the novel in...

The Finding of the Vulcan on Lemos Analyzed

appears that they had been engaged in conversation. One wears a dress and balances a basket of flowers, or plant matter, on top of...

Sistine Madonna by Raphael

In five pages Raphael's life is considered in a brief biographical profile but the focus is an artistic analysis of the painting w...

The Life and Art of Armando Morales

life. According to a biography at LatinArt.com (2001), he then moved on to combine "figurative elements with broad abstract forms....

"Pearl Harbor": A Critique of the Historical Accuracy of this Popular Movie

would become a primary target of that vengeance. For the United States to incur a direct attack on its shores was perceived as sa...

Impressionism Crisis Impact Upon the Art of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin

with Monet perhaps remaining the one true Impressionist for much of its popularity (Abbeville Press). Gauguin and Van Gogh In t...

Life and Concepts of Karl Marx

that created a chasm between the haves and the "have nots." With people working for the government, and each getting an equal stip...

Destruction of Worldwide Economic Boundaries and the Role of IBM

In fifteen pages this research paper examines the role of IBM in destroying historical global economic barriers with references ma...

Francois Boucher's The Toilet of Venus and Edgar Degas' Nude Woman Having Her Hair Combed Paintings Comparison

Quite frankly, both Venus and the nameless woman seem equally as fair, yet because of her godly status, Venus is entitled to so mu...

William Merritt Case's At the Seaside Painting and Winslow Homer's The Gulf Stream Painting

our lives" homer-dr.htm). He further illustrates that "Homers painting - in its composition and technique shows that we can feel t...

Vincent van Gogh's The Night Cafe in Arles

pure. But, the red is introduced halfway up the walls and carries up to the ceiling, where the vivid green is present. The red and...

Manet's The 'Kearsarge' at Boulogne and J.M.W. Turner's Europa and the Bull Paintings Compared

a smooth, detailed technique....he later experimented with more radical techniques and evolved a highly original style that influe...

Poppies Painting by Henri Matisse

lines of the baseboards. In essence, there is almost every geometrical line or direction represented in this painting. And, it see...