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Knossos Palace La Parisienne Wall Painting Fragment

In eight pages this paper examines Minoan culture and art in a consideration of the Knossos Palace's La Parisienne wall painting f...

5 Examples of Minoan Art

In 5 pages this research paper discusses 5 Minoan art samples which include the Harvester's Vase, Snake Goddess from Knossos, the ...

Sean Scully/Wall of Light

the formed of "learned communication" (Kuspit). As it is, Scully tries to recreate his lived experience for the viewer by offering...

Real and Metaphorical Staircases

In five pages this paper discusses staircases in terms of symbolism and reality as represented in a chapel in New Mexico's stairs,...

Greece's Knossos Palace

In six pages this paper examines the myth and structure that comprise the Greek Knossos Palace. Seven sources are cited in the bi...

French Artist James Tissot

Although he served in the Franco-Prussian war, he was also accused of being part of the short-lived Paris Commune. Consequently t...

The Wall Art Found in the Etruscan Tombs

This 6 page paper discusses the wall paintings found in Etruscan tombs. Among those discussed are the Tomb of the Baron and the To...

George Stubbs' Painting Displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

In five pages this paper discusses George Stubbs' artistry in a consideration of his paintings' composition and line uses....

A Celebration of Los Angeles

to come to terms with the exoneration of the policemen who beat Rodney Smith during the riots of the early 1990s, but in a complet...

A Critical Look Into The Los Angeles Mass Transit System

thousand riders stepped up to take the car-less journey, significantly cutting back on the amount of vehicle emissions and traffic...

Gardens of Versailles Art History Examination

itself" (Covington, 2001, p. 90). The gardens mirrored the "air of grandeur" that French royalty itself sought to embody (De Nolh...

La Belle Epoch and Decadence in Against Nature by J.K. Huysmans

In six pages this paper examines the novel in a discussion of its portrayal of decadence and its impact upon La Belle Epoch....

Spanglish en Espanol

instrucci?n del vocabulario para los lectores inesperados est? a a) inculca un sentido del encanto y el entusiasmo y b) establece ...

Islamic Influence in Venetian Architecture

In "The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in A World Civilization" Marshal Hodgson (1990)...

An Overview of the Impacts of the Berlin Wall and its Ultimate Destruction

This paper considers the reasons behind the construction of the wall and its ultimate fall. The world profited from the wall’s ult...

Robert Frost: “Mending Wall”

But it also tells of the two neighbors who work to repair the wall together: they set a specific day and time to do so (Frost, 200...

A New England Tradition: Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall”

they are lifting boulders and at others, they only have to worry about shifting small stones (Frost). The main thing is, they are ...

Trend Towards More Load Funds

In five pages a Wall Street Journal article on the disappearance of no load funds from the investment market is reviewed....

Indonesia and Philip Morris Tobacco Company

Marlboro itself is the best-selling brand in the world -- the "Marlboro Man" represents the mystique of the American West, rugged,...

Consciousness in Olympia by Manet

another nude he had done. The fact that Manet was surprised at the reaction to his work, and considering that Manet was consider...

Who Is Mona Lisa?

comprehend it with ease" since Leonardo had captured "all the minutenesses that with subtlety are able to be painted" (Halsall). T...

Nineteenth Century Art and Modernity

During the nineteenth century, all aspects of European culture were affected by the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the ad...

Cold Warrior Combatant John F. Kennedy

In thirty pages this research paper paints a portrait of John F. Kennedy as a Cold War leader whose aggressive position regarding ...

Notre Dame from the Quai de la Tournelle Painting by Dutch Painter Johan-Barthold Jongkind

visionary. The social and political history of mid-nineteenth century France had an enormous impact upon the art that was produce...

Paint and Art

one author that Hubert is "Credited with inventing oil painting" and "was so idolizes for his discovery that his right arm was pre...

How the Storm Helps Readers Understand Ann’s Character in “The Painted Door”

it is in a few words: "The sun was risen above the frost mists now, so keen and hard a glitter on the snow that instead of warmth ...

Jackson Pollock’s Convergence

a harbinger of change in the society. Fine art makes an impact on society in a powerful way and also reflect society. Pollocks Con...

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

him four years (Wikipedia, 2007). "Contrary to popular belief, he painted in a standing position, not lying on his back. According...

Whistler: "Portrait in Black and Gray"

found in the womans tightly clasped hands, in the handkerchief that she is clutching tightly, and in the fact that her hair is cov...

Head of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens and The Seven Acts of Mercy by Caravaggio

while he was running from his crime, were perhaps the most powerful.4 In this work it became obvious that he was dismissing the pa...