apparent through their work. There were three particular paintings that depicted those dark times and they are: Eugene Delacroix‚ Liberty Leading the People c. 1830‚ Ernest Meissonier‚ Memory of Civil War (The Barricades) c. 1849‚ and Gustave Courbet‚ Burial at Ornans‚ c. 1849. Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People c. 1830 This detailed painting depicts a battle which took place during the Revolution in July 1830. The painting is very realistic. In Paris
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Construction of The Eiffel Tower Introduction The Eiffel Tower is a freestanding framework tower (lattice tower) located on the Champ de Mars in Paris‚ France. It was named after it’s Chief Designer/Engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and is the most-visited paid monument in the world with several millions ascending each year. Why was the tower built? The plan to build a tower 300 meters high was conceived as part of preparations for the World Exhibition Fair‚ which would be held in 1889
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submitted to the journal‚ but “one was unanimously chosen” (Mills‚ 2008). It was the work of Gustave Eiffel‚ a French structural engineer and entrepreneur‚ from whom the tower eventually got its name. But he alone did not deserve all the credit. Eiffel designed the tower with the help of engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and architect Stephen Sauvestre. Before the construction of the tower‚ Gustave Eiffel was already an experienced engineer. Locally‚ he built several other structures
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the base pieces being the first. There were rods in cement in the ground to help plant the tower in place. In all there were 18‚038 pieces joined by two and a half million rivets. B. Architect: Gustav Eiffel The man behind the Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel‚ known from his revolutionary bridge building techniques‚ as employed in the great viaduct at Garabit in 1884. These techniques would form the basis for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. He was also known for the construction of the Statue
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to have a square base that was 125 meters on each side and 300 meters high (190) there were One Hundred and Seven people wanting to compete in this competition. Between One Hundred and Seven people the top four people chosen included entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel‚ engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and architect Stephen Sauvestre (192). When unveiled at the Paris World’s Fair‚ the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man made structure in the world. When constructing the Tower‚ fifty engineers and
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Jupiter and Semele 19th century French painter Gustave Moreau was an artist highly regarded for his intricate use of images based on myth and legends to create very symbolic and often haunting paintings. Moreau was quoted saying: "I love my art so much that I shall only be happy when I can practice it for myself alone." In a time when many artists choose to paint classical mythological subjects as if it were a proper education in Greek and Latin‚ Moreau was developing his own unusual and personal
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WAS ADMISSION CHARGED‚ NO ATTITUDE OF STAFF: They are helpful the guy that helped me he was really funny. TITLE OF ARTWORK YOU CHOSE (if not titled‚ say Untitled and use italics): Paris Street: Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. ARTIST’S NAME (if name not indicated‚ say so): Gustave Caillebotte MEDIA USED BY THE ARTIST: Oil on canvas ART IS TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONAL: two dimensional COLOR PALETTE: manly gray‚ black‚ but he included some yellow‚ red and green but not to much FULL AND
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Monsieur Gustave How does Anderson characterise Gustave? Very fast paced Straight forward Stern Sense of humour Peculiar Lonely Posh but crude Uses a lot of vernacular In what way does Gustave reflect the world that he lives in? The world he lives is depicted as almost cartoonish and unreal. The colours are very bright and a lot of contrast is used. The setting of the film as well as the directing‚ makes the film seem quite peculiar and strange. The setting in the hotel lobby‚ in particular
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Attention gather:“Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe‚ it is one of the most remarkable of our modern national genius” so said by Gustave Eiffel in the his book Tour of Eiffel (1902). Tie to the audience: Gustave Eiffel was referring to the Eiffel tower‚ his new marvel created‚ as the entrance arch to the 1889 World ’s Fair Credibility: Although have not yet reach there‚ I have been interested seen Eiffel tower design
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the French Revolution and the birth of democracy. The fair held a contest for the most impressive monument to honor France’s greatness. Lots of designs were submitted but the commissioners already had their eyes on the work of the famous architect‚ Gustave Eiffel. However‚ due to controversies about safety due to the design’s mathematical calculations and so over three hundred people signed a protest petition. In addition‚ others feared that it might overshadow France’s many other landmark such as the
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