called "Le Café de nuit" which is French for "The Night Café" made by Vincent Van Gogh in 1888. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist whose work was notable for its rough beauty‚ emotional honesty‚ and bold color. The movement that Van Gogh made this painting during the Post Impressionism Movement. Vincent Van Gogh is a unique and outstanding artist who had a dramatic life that affected his paintings. At the age of twenty-seven‚ Van Gogh decided to devote his life for art because he believed in the power
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Mr. Frank vs. Mr Van Daan (Diary of Anne Frank) Do you get along with your family? Well in 1942 during the reign of Adolf Hitler‚ The Frank family and the Van Daan family were forced to not only get along with their own family‚ they had to with another family of three also. Anne and Peter certainly didn’t have the best relationships with their own families. In those times of conflict there has to be a high authority figure to calm things down. Especially in this time‚ that was the man of the house
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Isabelle d’Este by the artist Titian and Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt are two well known portraits that depict women of considerable wealth and beauty in our society. The artists who created these portraits each took special care‚ time‚ and use of technique to illustrate the beauty‚ wealth‚ and power these women held during their time. Portraits can not only contain the artist’s own visions and interpretations‚ but may also display the perceptions of how the commissioners’s see themselves or wish to
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ARCHITECTURAL BOUNDARIES: LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE AND PHILIP JOHNSON Architecture has undergone a rapid and revolutionary transformation in the modern era. Through the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ this essay attempts to chart the transition in architecture from nineteenth century Romanticism and Neoclassicism to High Modernism. Mies van der Rohe redefined architectural boundaries and emphasised the beauty of simple forms‚ the importance of functionality and the versatility of new materials such as
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"Art is a jealous mistress." Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote easily summarizes "The Oval Portrait‚" written by Edgar Allen Poe. It is a chilling tale‚ describing the two different passions of a married couple. The husband‚ a painter‚ requests that the wife let him paint her portrait‚ and in obeying him‚ she meets her doom. As the painting matured‚ her health and spirits declined and yet she remained and‚ without objection‚ she continued to sit for him. His passions increase and after many weeks‚ as the
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Born on December 16‚ 1770 and died on March 26‚ 1827 at age 57. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer during the classical era of music‚ but his compositions led to the end of that period and to the start of the romantic era. He helped greatly to develop tonal music. One of the amazing things about Beethoven was that he was deaf. At his last symphony‚ “Ninth Symphony”‚ he had to turn around and look at the audience to see if they were clapping. He was greatly influenced by the composers Haydn and Bach
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The first painting I will contrast is the most famous Starry Night by the most vnoted Van Gogh although the reason of not denying the popularity of Starry Night‚ it’s also interesting to bring to mind that there is very little known about Vincent’s own feelings toward his work. As studies read Vincent would often discuss specific works in great detail‚ but not so in the case of Starry Night. As it yet difficult to say‚ due to him not expressing the strong feelings for the famous painting
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The tale of Rip Van Winkle has been enjoyed by children of all ages throughout the years‚ however time reveals the truth behind the story. Rip Van Winkle is a story written by Washington Irving under the alias of Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1819. It has kept its popularity through the years because of the morals it teaches to children. The story is a statement about the danger passiveness in society. As children this is incomprehensible‚ yet as adults this becomes tremendously important. Passiveness
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better depict each subject’s individuality to a degree never seen before. The purpose of Roman portraiture is to address the audience and convey specific messages to them. Ea. Roman portrait is an imperial commemorative relief and are representations of each subject’s ideology in ruling. The Roman portraits allegorically communicate these ideologies through the veristic image of the ruler. The portrayals of their emotions are also pragmatic. The way the leader’s image is portrayed‚ (i.e. by
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