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Ishita Kapur Professor Melissa Ragona Contemporary Art History, 60206 15 April, 2009 Opera for a Small Room “Opera for a Small Room” is a time-based mixed-media installation by Canadian artists, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The mixed media includes sound, record players, records and synchronized lighting. It is exhibited in “a small room”, 2….

The Egyptians and Greeks were both influential civilizations in history, making significant contributions to art. While there are similarities between Greek and Egyptian art, there are also noticeable differences. The main contrast lies in their artistic principles and freedoms. Egyptian art was mainly influenced by religion, with pharaohs commissioning symbolic or ceremonial artwork that adhered…

An analysis of Pieter Bruegel’s Landscape and the Fall of Icarus. W. H. Auden’s Musee des Beaux Arts” Pieter Brueghel was a 16th-century Dutch Renaissance painter whose paintings have allegorical meanings. Compared to his contemporaries, who usually depicted religious images, Brueghel is well known for his depictions of landscape images. According to Della Fish (1998),…

The Maitreya Altarpiece and the Standing Buddha represent two of the most magnificent pieces of art that have come out of China (Dept. of Asian Art). They exude a radiance and power that evoke awe and reverence for the imagination of the artists that conceived them. These two sculptures both find their origins in the…

Jean-Honore Fragonard presents a theme of raw passion that reaches extreme highs in his 1766 Oil on Canvas painting, The Swing. Similarly, Gian Lorenzo Bernini describes a loving relationship between two entities through his 1647-1652 sculpture, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. However, the two artists’ works differ significantly in various aspects. For example, the kinds of…

Giles’ original translation of The Art of War serves as this paper’s reference point due to the fact that Griffith’s rendition only adds insightful commentary and minor revisions regarding the choice of words used in Giles’ work. This paper will briefly discuss The Art of War’s significance regarding the meanings and effects that the document…

Paraphrasing “On the Art of Living with Others” Paragraph one is asking why people don’t get along. It also states that there are no “epics” about real life because people would find it boring. Paragraph two is saying that no two people get along perfectly but it always helps if you put effort into maintaining…

Claus Sluter was the most creative and powerful sculptor of the late middle ages. This Netherlandish master worked in the services of the Dukes of Burgundy. His artwork of a genius created art objects that are still seen today in Dijon, France, and his greatest creation the Well of Moses. A artist at the Court…

Introduction The use of art in the modern era has turned from the classical narrative of religions being the dominant focal point to media and mass production.  With this shift of venue, the artists who make up Pop art and realistic art have incorporated into their pieces the idea of mass produced art, or at…

In the Medieval to the Renaissance periods, religious figures and events dominate the art scene.  The Merode Altarpiece is one of those paintings that hold many symbolism that relate to Catholicism.  While the painting is clearly that of Annunciation, there are other meanings that could be derived from the three-part work of Flemish artist Robert…