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Caravaggio - Bold and Wonderful .
(5 pp) Few artists in history have exercised as
extraordinary an influence as this tempestuous and
short-lived painter. Caravaggio was destined to
turn a large part of European art away from the
ideal viewpoint of the Renaissance, to the...
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Donatello: Madonna of the Clouds.
(9 pp) We are fortunate to be able to view this
unique work of Donatello,(1386-1466), The Madonna
of the Clouds (1425-35) at the Boston Museum of
Fine Arts. This small bas relief was a gift of
Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy A. Shaw Jr.,...
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John Pawson: The Comfort of Exactness
(25pp) Is it any wonder that the artist/
architect, who according to legend, claims that
"there are fifty shades of white," would speak of
his own work in crystalline form? The crystal
itself, in all its own unique purity could well be
a...
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Chihuahua Cathedral
A twelve page paper which looks at the history and architecture of the cathedral at Chihuahua and the ways in which it reflects the spiritual and cultural life of the community which it serves, both historically and in the present day.
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The Psychology of Art
5 pages in length. Why do we always smile
when we are asked to draw? This has much to do with the
psychology of enjoyment since art is almost universally accepted
as something enjoyable to do. Within these pages we will look at
the psychology...
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The "Greek" and "Roman" Parthenon.
(2 pp) The Parthenon, crowing the hill of the
Acropolis in Athens, is the greatest symbol of
Classical Greece. No other architectural monument
of this period has been as admired, or studied so
closely, for it represents the ultimate...
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Audience Reaction and the Realism of Cinema
A 5 page discussion of the impact of realism on audience passivity or action when viewing a film. Notes that audiences are the targets of cinematic production, production which combines both audio and video into a medium which require the human...
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The Work of Lee Krasner.
(6 pp). "The key is what is within the artist.
The artist can only paint what she or he is
about." Lee Krasner (1979). Krasner, like a lot
of us has molded her personal history into what
she wanted it to be, often for the sake of the...
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Old Age as Depicted in Shakespeare's "King Lear" and Rembrandt's Self Portrait
A 5 page observation that old age is a subject which can be presented quite differently by different forms of art and artists. While the graphic arts have the capability of best illustrating the physical effects of old age, literature can be...
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The Puritan Legacy in Art
A 5 page essay that analyzes Robert Hughes' comments on America's Puritan legacy. According to art critic Robert Hughes, American culture owes a great deal to the country's Puritan forefathers. Hughes states that there are numerous ways in which the...
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John Baskerville: Biography and Works
A 6 page paper which discusses the
professional history, biography, and works of John Baskerville. The paper also discusses
what were seen to be his significant contributions to his field of lettering, or type design.
Bibliography lists 4...
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Theatrical Production: A Discussion of Realism, Expressionism, Absurdism, and Postmodernism
A 7 page observation on the definition and classification of theatrical production. Defines realism, expressionism, absurdism, and postmodernism and provides examples of each. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cob Construction: An Ancient Form of Housing
A 5 page paper which discusses the
art of cob construction for housing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Sublime Venus de Milo.
(5 pp) Though among the most famous of ancient
Greek Sculptures, the Venus de Milo still has not
been accurately dated. This type of sculpture can
be dated back to the fourth century BC, the
curving body and sensuous form have caused many...
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Ethnography --
This 11 page report discusses
ethnography and serves as an ethnographic report of the unique
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