exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Bernini in Italy. Major composers include Vivaldi‚ Bach‚ and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists.” (Bing Dictionary)
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Bernini‚ who wasn’t trained as an architect‚ took credit for the work he did at St. Peter’s where he had heavily relied on Borromini’s technical genius to solve structural problems. This enraged Borromini and sparked the rivalry between the two architects. Bernini and Borromini were instrumental in the creation of the Baroque style of architecture‚ where the Roman Catholic Church expressed its buoyancy after the Counter Reformation. Bernini created a visual spectacle of
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1) The song Gandalf’s Fall was composed by Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. It was created to accompany the scene were one of the lead characters‚ Gandalf the Grey‚ dies. It is one of the saddest and most moving songs I have ever heard. Even without having any context for the song‚ one can listen to it by itself and easily understand that it signifies loss and sorrow. Unfortunately‚ the full version of Gandalf’s Fall was not included in the motion picture
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Both Baroque and Rococo endeavored to appear and rouse very passionate impacts in their works‚ buildings. Baroque structures are greatly magnificent and delight and show up in all their superbness the same as Rococo developments. They stun everybody with extravagance and exquisiteness of their enormous space‚ rich design and forcing glory. Then again‚ the birthplaces of these two styles are distinctive. Baroque style was established in Italy in 1500’s‚ while Rococo style starts its history in France
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Assignment #3 1. (20points) How does Carravaggio use naturalism in the “Calling of St. Matthew”? Caravaggio’s Calling of St. Matthew‚ paints a vivid picture of religion without making it completely obvious that it is based on religion through elements of naturalism. The men around Matthew are dressed in fine clothing and the other two subjects walking through the door are not. However‚ viewers can see that the figure with the light beaming over his head as he is pointing and the thin gold line
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art. The works date from the time of Lorenzo de Medici whom Machiavelli called "the greatest patron of art and literature that any prince has ever been". The Florentine government also transferred the responsibility for artistic projects to individual guilds.
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English. It is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome‚ Italy. This fountain is at the junction of three roads. And that is why we call it ‘Trevi Fountain’. In 1629 Pope Urban VIII‚ found the earlier fountain not attractive enough‚ then asked Gian Lorenzo Bernini to renovate it. But when the Pope died‚ the project was abandoned. In 1730‚ Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi initially lost to Alessandro Galilei. But due to the outcry in Rome over the fact that a Florentine won
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sketching‚ and studying art for hours each day (Nelson‚ page 5). Here‚ he admired many of the works of Giotto and applied his simplistic yet powerful style onto his canvas‚ copying the artist’s figures in an extremely accurate manner (Ripley‚ page 8). Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ known as the Magnificent for his artistic gift and riches‚ approached Michelangelo one day. Shortly after‚ he moved to Lorenzo’s palace and began to enjoy his happy life. In the monastery of San Spirito‚ there was a hospital that young
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The Ganges (English pronunciation: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez)‚ also called the Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा Hindi: गंगा Urdu: گنگا Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gônga)‚ is the second largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. Ganges river is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographists to Historians and Mythologists regard Ganges as the heart of Indian culture‚ tradition and living. Geography[change | change source] The government declared that the Ganges river between
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Renaissance architecture is split into three periods: Early Renaissance (ca. 1400-1500)‚ High Renaissance (ca. 1500-1525)‚ and Late Renaissance (ca.1525-1600). Renaissance architects moved away from the intricacy and verticality of the Gothic architecture style in favor of the simplicity and balanced proportions of classicism. The classical orders were revived‚ including rounded arches and domes; this was done through observation of Roman ruins and study of the treatise Ten Books on Architecture
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