In the Hosios Loukas‚ Saint Irene (fig. 1) is shown in conjecture with other saints. The narthex at Hosios Lukas shows a collection of female saints in mosaic‚ who are arranged in groups of six and occupy space in the arched recess and lunette. These saints appear as both standing figures and as busts in roundels
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3. 3. Hosios Loukas Monastery within the system of monasticism Since Christianity has been established as the official religion of the Greek state there have been distinctions between the State‚ the Church and of course the Monasteries (Troianos and Poulis 2002‚ 60-68‚ 79-81 and 109-119; Venizelos 2000‚ 55-61‚ 76-84 and 91-93; Stathopoulos 2000‚ 59-70; on the side of the Church: Ramiotis 1997‚ 80 and 89-92; Apostolakis 2002‚ 9-12 and 17-22; Apostolakis 2003‚ 11-18 and 23-32). The state and the
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the book he holds‚ his size‚ and the mandorla around him. The iconography is not unique to this painting. There are many works like The Transfiguration of Jesus in the monastery of Saint Catherine‚ the fresco on the dome of the Katholikon in Hosios Loukas‚ and the Pantokrator‚ Theotokos‚ and Child‚ Angels‚ and Saints in Monreale‚ Italy that have the same iconography. The purpose of these works is to familiarize the community with the teachings from the Bible. The major
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The San Marco bowl is a Byzantine vessel made of purple and red glass embellished with bright polychrome and enamel paint. It is seventeen centimeters high and deep‚ and 33 centimeters wide. The bowl became the property of the Treasury of San Marco after the Fourth Crusade from the Venetian booty of Constantinople and is one of the most prized glass objects of the Byzantine period (The MET). Although despite its significance to Byzantine fine art‚ the bowl’s origins‚ significance‚ and date of creation
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ARMS AND THE MAN: ACT 2 ‘ EXTRACT 1 - page30 Nicola:” Be warned in time‚ Louka: mend your manners………… Nicola:……………...But you’re young: you’re young!” 1. What does Nicola warn Louka about? It’s a fine spring morning‚ Nicola‚ the manservant and Louka‚ the maidservant of the Petkoffs are talking to each other. Louka‚ smoking a cigarette is standing‚ between the table (the table that was laid in the garden) and the house‚ turning her back with contempt on the manservant who is chastising her for her
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She is a "romantic" and had romantic notions of love and war. Catherine Petkoff Catherine Petkoff‚ Raina’s mother‚ is a middle-aged affected woman‚ who wishes to pass off as a Viennese lady. She is "imperiously energetic" and good-looking. Louka Louka‚ a servant girl in the Petkoff household‚ is proud and looks down on servility. She is ambitious and wishes to rise in life. Nicola wishes to marry her but she has other plans. Major Petkoff Major Petkoff has acquired his position in the army
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this very moment‚ the maid‚ Louka‚ rushes in with the news that the Serbs are being chased through the streets and that it is necessary to lock up the house and all of the windows. Raina promises to do so later‚ and Louka leaves. But as Raina is reading in bed‚ shots are heard‚ there is a noise at the balcony window‚ and a bedraggled enemy soldier with a gun appears and threatens to kill her if she makes a sound. After the soldier and Raina exchange some words‚ Louka calls from outside the door;
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writers choose to focus study on characters analyzing of the players in Arms and the Man play written by Bernard Shaw. C) Purpose of the Study To describe every character that is played in this drama from sources. They are Rheina‚ Catherine‚ Louka‚ Major Petkoff‚ Sergious‚ Bluntschli‚ and Nicola. CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE A) Definition of Character According to Brooks (2008:33) in his book Understanding Drama‚ character is that which reveals moral purpose‚ showing what
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ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
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Play analysis "Arms and the Man" By Bernard Shaw "Arms and the Man" starts with gunfire on a dark street in a small town. The romantic and willful Raina is about to begin her true-life adventure by sheltering the handsome fugitive Bluntschli‚ enemy of her equally handsome fiancé Sergius The setting of the play is in war-torn Bulgaria‚ and focuses not only on the romance between the young people of the play‚ but the atrocities that go on during war times and the ability of people not so very
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