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In the eery evening of October 16, 1834, a huge fireball blew up through the roof of The Houses of Parliament. Creating an enormous blaze, to the horror of passerbys, it caught the attention of Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner rushing to Parliament Square with his sketch pad, sketched the inferno as it blazed through…

The three stages of Cubism with examples It is very clear when you look at these three images, how Cubism developed toward Abstraction. Carefully look at the first image, then follow on to the next and then look at the last one. See how the picture space opens out completely in the last one and…

The arts refer to various disciplines whereby the artist aims to express himself. Each discipline has its own unique characteristics and means of expression. Painting is the art of applying a medium like paint, coal and other pigments unto a surface such as wood or canvass. Techniques of execution in painting include oil, fresco, goache…

Coldplay recently won a Grammy award for Parachutes for Best Alternative Album. The only thing wrong with that is that Parachutes deserved to be nominated for Best Album. All of the quartet attended the University College of London. All four had been playing instruments since their early teens and been influenced by likes of Bob…

Shakespeare wrote the play ‘Romeo and Juliet in the early 1600s, when it would have shocked the audience watching its performances because of the dramatic effect created by the social context of those times. It is often considered to be one of the most tragic love stories of all time, and in my opinion it…

The society depicted in the poem “Beowulf” depended on two basic characteristics of its people. Loyalty and generosity are the two characteristics that bound this culture together. Throughout the poem, the people must depend on the loyalty and generosity of Beowulf and his warriors to defend them from evil. Society as described in Beowulf, was…

Art eludes all possible definitions and characterizations. Postmodern thought has come to characterize the very ways in and through which we view and think about the world, life and reality. Art, that is, the realm of the beautiful, faces the same predicament. It is in this line of thought that we shift our attention from…

Anna Pavlova, a celebrated Russian concert dance terpsichorean best known for altering the ideals for concert dance terpsichoreans, was the first to do concert dance popular in America and the remainder of the universe. Her love for classical concert dance, finding to execute her love for the humanistic disciplines, influences and gusto can still be…

Essay, Research Paper Two Time periods of Buddhist Art in India Less than 1% of the population of modern India is Buddhist. Therefore, it is sensible to state that India’s importance for Buddhism and its art is chiefly its historical influence. Not merely is India the state where the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, lived and taught,…

Throughout history, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Picasso have been revered as exceptional artists. However, it is Rembrandt van Rijn who surpasses them all with his unparalleled technical prowess in painting and etching, exemplifying the artistic mastery of the 17th century. Rembrandt’s extensive body of work encompasses various genres, including a multitude of portraits. Among…