all over France‚ from Paris to Mont Saint Michel‚ along the South of France‚ and even to Switzerland! I visited places I usually saw on the television screen. I even climbed 627 steps on the world famous Eiffel Tower. I truly enjoyed visiting the Louvre Museum. It is so big that people say it takes about one whole month to go through the entire museum. That visit was very educational and interesting‚ especially when I finally got to see the most famous painting in history‚ The Mona Lisa. This once
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Critical Analysis: Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) By: Kelsie Ford Art Appreciation ART 1113V1 September 24‚ 2014 Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Italy. Born out of wedlock‚ the love child of a respected notary and a young peasant woman‚ he was raised by his father‚ Ser Piero‚ and his stepmothers. At the age of 14‚ da Vinci began apprenticing with the artist Verrocchio. For six years‚ he learned a wide breadth of technical skills‚ including metalworking‚ leather arts‚
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We went and toured the Notre Dame but unfortunately could not clime to the top due to the cold rainy weather conditions outside. When we arrived at the Louvre our tour guide informed us it was originally the Palais du Louvre which housed the royal estate until Louis XIV felt it was not good enough and built the Palace of Versailles. The Louvre museum was enormous with many different eras and types of art to view. We had a unanimous vote‚ however‚ that seeing the “Mona Lisa” was by the far the best
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A Family Vacation The ways how to spend your vacation may vary. Many young people prefer to spend their vacation with friends. Young people feel uncomfortable seeing their parents every day. The society think parents need to rest without children and children do the same thing without their parents. However‚ some families like spending their vacation together. Some families lose this tradition when their children grow up‚ but some families retain it. My family did not lose this tradition and
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size‚ it stands 203 cm high and is currently at the Louvre Museum in Paris. This statue was created in the Hellenistic period‚ but the form of the statue. Some have said that the sculpture has Classical style characteristics. One of the characteristics of Hellenistic is the carving of the cloth draped around the waist of the sculpture. The Winged Victory of Samothrace Artist Unknown 3rd Century B.C. This sculpture is at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is a sculpture of a woman on the
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shadow allowing artists of this period to explore their subjects from different unique points of view without completely abandoning the Classical Greek concepts. Formal Analysis: As the sculptures of Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace (c. 190 BCE‚ Louvre‚ Paris) and Aphrodite‚ Pan‚ and Eros (c. 100 BCE‚ National Archaeological Museum‚ Athens) are two of the most prominent works of art from the Hellenistic period of the ancient Greek times‚ each contained a new style that were introduced during
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not like to go in a group with a guide is because there is little flexibility as to time. If you are part of a tour group‚ you are subject to their time schedule and time restrictions. For instance‚ imagine you are touring Paris and stop in at the Louvre Museum. The guide will usually take you to the more famous pieces of art and give you only moments to look around on your own. However‚ what if you want to take your time and look around for a while? That would be impossible because otherwise you
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as La Giocondo‚ she was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. This painting was done in oil paints on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci from the year 1503 to 1506. The dimensions of this painting are 76.2 x 53.3 cm. The painting is now in the Musee du Louvre in Paris. The Mona Lisa is a painting of a woman‚ dressed in a dark green dress with her hands overlapping. The background of the painting is a mountainous landscape. The whole painting is a remarkable example of Leonardo’s sfumato technique of painting
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way‚ we had a really good conversation with our driver; he was very nice and helpful with his funny French accent. At the hotel we decided to take a nap to relax and recover before our excursion start. The first thing that we visited‚ it was the Louvre Museum it was very big that we have not been able to go through the entire place ‚ it was very educational and interesting ‚so I had a chance to see the beautiful Mona Lisa‚ which is one of the biggest paint in the history . After we climbed 627
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(1748-1825) Oil‚ 629 x 979 cm‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris 19th Century Art: Neo-classicism 19th Century Art: Romanticism Emphasis on emotional and spiritual themes Also focus on landscape‚ nature‚ and the human figure Artists believed in spontaneity and freedom from boundaries and rules “The Cornfield” (1826) by John Constable (1776-1837)‚ Oil‚ 143 × 122 cm “The Turkish Bath” (1862) by Ingres (1780-1867) Oil‚ diameter 108 cm‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris 2 19th Century Art: Romanticism
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