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Essays 361 - 390
previous times and styles. Nor does it need to be seen as an opposition to the past, and as such it is the concept of originality ...
value but not a supreme one"(Frascina 71, see also Risatti). His belief, counter to others, was that modern art had driven itself ...
were possible under the enforced peace in the Empire under Alexander. Philosophy had in Alexander a supporter and it flourished. T...
that has always, apparently, been associated with the Virgin Mother. One author notes that "The town of Chartres had been a center...
archetypes of the former age. The attention to the spiritual nature of mankind is evident throughout the arts during this time per...
impressionism, a movement in painting that concentrated on the effects of light and color" This was a movement that originated in ...
Age of Mechanical Reproduction...which concentrated upon defining the aura of traditional art before the 20th century, and analyze...
order to provide more accurate representation of the human body. The advances in knowledge made during these years is evide...
one in which her "periods of high enthusiasms, [were] ... short-lived and quickly burned itself out" (PG). In Touched with Fire...
ways of the farmer and those who work with the land. A return to the land and the environment may signal a return to these types o...
to blend into her environment in a very peaceful and bright manner, perhaps a necessary focus for Manet at this time in his life. ...
territory remaining to this young vagabond - America (Contemporary and Modern Art By Important Artists: Peter Max). The images M...
repressed. Sexuality, gender, cultural practice, ideology, and narrativity, among other things are represented within art as appe...
ideas, which had been stifled for decades, sometimes, even centuries, were once again embraced. Throughout the Middle Ages, most ...
Crete ("Barbarians," 1999). The region was very peaceful. In fact, there has been only scant evidence of a military force ("Barbar...
of the connection between dissenting forces inherent in this kind of simplicity. Rather than creating a facade of art, one that i...
is characterized by a way of seeing-by the attempt to capture the fleeting effects of light by applying paint in small, quick stro...
cast down. When we understand that they are listening to music we see this is a picture that may well depict a sense of respect an...
It is aligned with the rights of people in most democratic societies. In Cuba, there is debate as to whether or not artists are fr...
with Monet perhaps remaining the one true Impressionist for much of its popularity (Abbeville Press). Gauguin and Van Gogh In t...
reporter investigating this issue and interviewing the various people who new Kane. From the newsreel, the audience learns that ...
In this paper, well present sources that prove that Mr. Greenbergs philosophies are little more than elitist snobbery and that art...
observers of Indian culture more, the implications of homosexuality inherent in the berdache tradition or the idea that individual...
Huaguxi Opera, also known as "Flower Drum" opera was first seen in Chinas Hunan province, with the first mention of it in 1695 (Ch...
It is a painting that "attests to the artists pure virtuosity of paint handling. One can trace his rhythmic movements in the long ...
(Pioch, 2002). The fact that only the faces are visible is interesting (its uncertain as to whether the couple is clothed or not),...
of interests, which included mathematics, music, science, and artistic design (Craven 85). When his lawyer father showed his sons...
Marisols father moved the entire family to safer climes. These tumultuous times had to have made an impact on the impressionable t...
It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...
"These sketches will . . . will include every person of literary note in America; and will investigate carefully, and with rigorou...