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Essays 1831 - 1860

Significance of the Magdeburg Ivory

the Great Exhibition, 2002). The Magdeburg Ivory is considered to be among the most famous of ivory carvings to emerge...

Tang Dynasty Artists and the Silk Road's Cultural Influences

its open access was that of the Tang Dynasty from 618-907 A.D. In addition to the Silk Road land routes, many scholars also includ...

Pompeii Public and Private Life by Zanker

A synopsis of this text with the focus being on the social significance of art is assessed in five pages. There are no other sour...

Voice Music Pedagogy and Baritones

In five pages the scientific singing art is explored particularly as it relates to the range of baritone and considers voice in te...

Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau

In eight pages this paper examines the political writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau in a consideration of On the Social Contract, T...

Poetry and Different Romantic Modes of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and Lord Byron

In eight pages this research paper discusses the romantic modes featured by Shelley's 'Platonic love,' Keats' 'doctrine of art,' a...

Computers and Typography

In five pages this paper examines how computers have influenced the art of typology. Two sources are listed in the bibliography....

Christ's Charge to Peter Drawing by Raphael

In seven pages this origin of this drawing is examines as Raphael's background in terms of what religious and social influences im...

Chinese Cookery and its History

In five pages this paper examines Chinese cookery from the development of chopsticks to the present day with such influences as Co...

Minoan Society and its Artful Definitions

later Roman cities. In addition, Minoans had indoor plumbing and a system of efficient waste removal. They built great palaces who...

Artistic and Cinematic Postmodernism

In five pages this research paper examines postmodernism as it is reflected in cinema and art. Seven sources are cited in the bib...

Early Christian and Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic Medieval Art

This is exactly what happened during the early Christian visual transition. The full body shapes of the classical (pagan) world w...

Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

In four pages the Parisian modernity period is examined in a consideration of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec's art and his influence. ...

Fifteenth Century Religious Art in France and Russia

the quality of lace. The faces and hands of these icons appear almost as burnished leather, but that may be due either to the age...

Rimbaud and Verlaine as Symbolist Poets

In six pages this paper analyzes Rimbaud's 'The Sleeper in the Valley' and Verlaine's 'The Art of Poetry' in terms of how each rep...

Art Aesthetics and Sigmund Freud

In five pages this paper examines how Freud conceptualized art in a discussion of what he believed to be the aesthetic significanc...

British Film and Art Cinema

In five pages the British movie When in London is used in a discussion of the definitions and elements of art cinema. Ten sources...

Botticelli, Humanism and Renaissance Art

for aesthetic as well a religious purposes, and expressed the mythological subjects favored by the humanists, who enjoyed their hi...

Evolution of Art During the Enlightenment

In five pages this paper discusses how classical art and its balance, simplicity, and order evolved during the Enlightenment era. ...

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Their Lasting Contributions to Civilization

In ten pages this paper examines the ancient Greeks and Romans in terms of their enduring contributions to Western civilization ar...

African American Artist Charles White

In fourteen pages this research paper discusses the life and work of artist Charles White and how his art reflects his commitment ...

The Art of Alice Neel

and the paintbrush she holds. Small touches of red in her face and in the shadows of her neck and legs, punch up the contrast of ...

The Fifth Discipline and Application Premises

In twelve pages the historical developments of BMW, Toyota Lexus, Ford Mustang and Chrysler minivans are examined within the conte...

Life and Art of Michelangelo

In five pages this Italian Renaissance artist is examined in terms of his art including the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, and David, ...

Joseph Mallord William Turner's 'Grand Tour'

In ten pages this paper examines the 'Grand Tour' concept in an analysis of the art of J.M.W. Turner. Eight sources are cited in ...

Chinese Disabled Culture and Art Therapy

The ways in which mentally disabled and deaf women in Chinese culture can benefit from art therapy in such areas as interpersonal ...

4th Century A.D. Religious and Political Influences Upon the Art and Architecture of Rome

of German and Roman culture just as there had been a blending of Roman cultures with the other cultures which she engaged in warfa...

Slapstick Masters Woody Allen and Charles Chaplin

machine. The idea is that this feeding machine will cut down on the time needed for lunch breaks and, thereby, make the factory mo...

Art and Life of Ernest Hemingway

in Europe. He was seriously wounded in Italy, and incurred nearly a dozen operations to restore complete function to his knee, whi...

Computer Aided Graphic Design

foci) is constant. The parabola is a set of points in a plane that are equal distances from a given line (the directrix) and a gi...