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Classical Art Essays and Term Papers
Erasmus' Influence on More's Utopia. To be or not to be a humanist.More was born on February 7, 1478, in London, which, if not yet the chief city of the world, was at least one of the most important commercial centres of Europe, in which the tendencies of the new mode of production were sharply and clearly defined.
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Ludwig van BeethovenCole Tucker
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770. He died in 1827 at the age of 56. He grew up during the classical age, which was the new style that had western ideas about arts and music. This period of time was from 1750 - 1830. This is why his music is ...
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Life On MichelangeloLife of Michelangelo Michelangelo (1475-1564), arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries ...
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Michelangelo(1475-1564), arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general.
A ...
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JazzWhen it comes to music, most people don't say they like it. People say
they like heavy metal, pop, rhythm and blues, or any other type of music,
since they have their own preference to what type of music they like, not
just enjoying the broad area of music. One of those types of music which
many ...
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Pierre Auguste Renoirwas born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. In 1845, his father, a tailor by trade, moved his family to Paris in hopes of finding his fortunes in the capital. They moved into a small apartment building which has been part of a sixteenth century housing complex for the Palace Guard. He ...
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RubensPeter Paul is considered one of the most important Flemish painters of the 17th century. His style became an international definition of the animated, exuberantly sensuous aspects of baroque painting. Combining the bold brushwork, luminous color, and shimmering light of the Venetian school with ...
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Of Castles And Kings (chess)Chess, which is believed to have originated in India, has come a long way since it’s earliest record and perhaps violent history. Since it’s origin, chess has undergone a few changes. One of the biggest changes in chess is the switch from classical openings to a new style referred to as ...
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Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band AroundDave Matthews Band is a unique, musically gifted band. Its combination of sounds of folk, jazz, rock, world beat, and reggae give it its originality and musicality that extends the bounds of music. The five members of the band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, and Carter ...
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William ShakespeareThe English dramatist and poet was the author of the most widely
admired and influential body of literature by any individual in the history of Western
civilization. His work includes 36 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems. Knowledge
of Shakespeare is derived from two sources: his works and ...
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Byzantium, Islam, and Carolingian EuropeAs the Roman Empire started declining due to the unsustainable growth in territory and population, three other civilizations emerged during the Early Middle Ages in Europe and the Mediterranean. The Byzantine, Islamic and Carolingian Empires boosted the intellectual progress of Europe in an ...
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Byron’s Influence in Stoppard’s ArcadiaByron's influence in Stoppard's "Arcadia"
Tom Stoppard's plays are famous for their status not simply as enjoyable works of drama, but also for the philosophical and historical introspection they provoke in the viewer. They can be read on two levels, both as dramas and as tracts. In ...
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Chopin And RavelChopinˇ¦s Ballade is described as a story ˇ§carried forward by its own momentum, leaping ahead or lingering over some details but never backtracking.ˇ¨ While Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso is a wild Spanish dance filled with leaps, twirls and excitement.
Frederic Chopin (1810 ˇV 1849) and Maurice ...
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OmerosDerek Walcott’s is an epic story which fits well into the classical tradition. Its numerous echoes of Homeric writing combined with the use of characters’ names from Homer’s stories are clear evidence to the fact that there is a major parallel to Homer’s Iliad and ...
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Gustave Courbet's Reclining NudeIn the Philadelphia Museum of Art are five paintings by Gustave Courbet;
of all of these I found Reclining Nude (1868, Oil on canvas, The Louis &
Stern Collection, 63-81-20) the most interesting. It depicts a nude woman
lying on the beach beneath a billowing canopy. A dark, but tranquil sea ...
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David SculpturesDavid, who was destined to be the second king of Israel, destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However, the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its ...
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Chopin And RavelChopinˇ¦s Ballade is described as a story ˇ§carried forward by its own momentum, leaping ahead or lingering over some details but never backtracking.ˇ¨ While Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso is a wild Spanish dance filled with leaps, twirls and excitement.
Frederic Chopin (1810 ˇV 1849) and Maurice ...
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Abstract ExpressionismEssay Title
What would you judge to be the most significant decade or era in fine art or design in the 20th century and why?
Abstract Expressionism - 1940 – 1950
Contents Page
1. Essay Title
2. Contents Page
3. List of Illustrations
4. Introduction (Beginning of essay)
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Donatello (1386-1466) was a master of sculpture in bronze and marble and was considered one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists of his time. There is much more to know about him, though then the name alone. He has created some of the greatest works of art, not only in the Italian ...
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Music In The Romantic PeriodThe Romantic Period, lasting from about 1825 to 1900, saw the beginning of great individualism in music styles. The era consisted of great contrasts in both musical literature and musical esthetics, the branch of philosophy that deals with beauty and taste. The Romantic Era was the period marked ...
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