1. Rococo style was decorative, with asymmetrical designs, curves, with playful scenes depicted on furniture and vases. Gold was very popular in the furniture, churches, porcelain figures and vases. I like the Sevres porcelain potpourri vase (Fiero 58), it has a playful scenes with the cupids, has a lot of gold and wonderful gold throughout it. This piece has all the features of a Rococo vase.…
The following is a compare and contrast of L Raphael's Madonna of the meadow and Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece. Madonna of the Meadow was painted by L Raphael in 1505. This time period is known as the Italian Renaissance. The painting was oil on panel.…
Some of the details that stick out to me about the imagery of the engraving are the dead colonist on the ground that the British happened to slaughter. The picture has a much deeper meaning than just another painting it develops the understanding in others that this was one of the main events that had lead up to the war. The dead bodies on the ground was only the beginning of many more to come that is also why I found that detail of the painting very significant. The chaos that this painting seems to portray is also another given example of the chaos that was soon to come with the beginning of the war.…
Mary Cassatt’s Child Picking a Fruit, painted in 1893, shows an intimate moment between a mother and child. Immediately after seeing this painting you can feel the loving connection between the subjects. A green background supports a mother in a pink dress holding what can be assumed as her nude baby son. The pair stand under the branches of an apple tree. The child is reaching for the fruit as the mother holds down the branch to help.…
rescued and raised by his grandmother who does not hesitate to remind him that he owes her his life. Cholly does not experience any confidence during intimacy because he is unable to bond with his parents, and his grandmother, even though she takes it upon herself to save Cholly and raise him, remains at an emotional distance. Cholly is also disturbed by the fact that he is not his father's namesake. When he asks his grandmother why he isn't named after his own father, his grandmother replies thus: 'He wasn't nowhere around when you was born. Your mama didn't name you nothing.…
The word´s colors First Painting: This painting represents the suffering souls of Juliet and Friar Lawrence, and what happened before this scene through colors and positions. Juliet is resting on Friar Lawrence´s shoulder, and her face isn´t showed; this position shows that she cannot support the truth, so she has to lean on Friar Lawrence to not fall. The Friar is looking to the ground and his face is not turned to Juliet, which shows regret. He is feeling regret, because he was the one that had the idea of faking Juliet´s death. The colors help to emphasize these emotions and thoughts.…
The symbol I feel like was most important is the green light. What the green light represented was hopes and dreams for Gatsby. In the book “The Great Gatsby” Gatsby whole entire life was a lie. Gatsby wanted a female named Daisy. The reason why he couldn't get with Daisy was because of one important reason.…
Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, takes place in a time where books are bad and freedom of speech no longer exists. People are told what to think, what to believe, and hear only what they are wanted to hear. This is a prime example of the recurring theme in this book, censorship, and overcoming a fear to do what you feel is right. There are multiple literary elements such as symbolism, represented strongly through the characters and the events they go through, which help express and solidify the themes in the book. Whether it be a terrified intellectual, a bright fire burning, or a fireman who questions his job, Fahrenheit 451 uses a multitude of symbolism to create a magnificent book of censorship and overcoming a fear to fight for…
In the story “Sonny Blues” James Baldwin uses the main character Sonny as a symbolism of his theme throughout the story. The theme James Baldwin portrays to his audience is that no matter how tough situations get there is also a way to get back up and make things better. This theme can be seen in many different way in the story, including the way Sonny’s relationship changes with his brother as the story goes on, Sonny’s recovery from drugs and prison and Sonny’s finding of a way to express himself through music. The first way Baldwin uses Sonny as a symbol to send the message that there is always a way to improve things in Sonny’s relationship with his brother and how it changes throughout the story.…
When the Nazis took over the Netherlands, they began to deport Jews and discriminate them to scare others into following Nazi Ideals. In the book “Girl in the Blue Coat” by Monica Hesse, main character Hanneke struggles against Nazi Racial discrimination as her friends experience the full blow of the hatred towards non-aryan races, while she is a bystander, being of the Master Race. In Amsterdam during WWII, Nazis were treating anyone that did not fit into the Aryan Race as inferiors and abusing and even killing them, and many Jews especially were targeted in propaganda that demonized them, which scared people into following the Nazi culture. Hesse incorporates figurative language such as a symbol of society, the allusion of the Eye of the Needle in a daunting mission, and the allusion of Job to identify and illustrate the struggle against society’s views of Nazi culture. To begin, in Girl in the Blue Coat, Hesse uses the symbol of an old theatre to depict…
The hand represents the innocent people in the revolution. The hand is orange which symbolizes the heartache and pain they have been through. Around the hand is a golden glow that symbolizes the ideals of the revolution that were strong and aspirations that were free of pain and suffering. The hand is reaching up towards a dove, this symbolizes the hope people had and who were trying to grab ahold of. The blue that is falling symbolizes the the death and tears that came down upon so many people.…
The color blue (irtiu and khesbedj) in ancient Egypt represented the color of royalty. Egyptian jewelry and regalia was usually blue and gold. Synthetic pigments were used to produce dyes and pigments. Blue is associated with the sky, water, prime-evil waters and the heavens. It signified the Nile River and all of it’s associated offerings, fertility, and crops.…
He refused to give into peer pressure and give up on Radio even though the majority was against him. He knew what the right thing to do was, and did it no matter how hard it was. He did not let himself take the easy way out. This attribute can be applied many ways in life. When a fork in the road in life is reached and a path must be chosen between the hard and easy way, obviously the easy path is the most popular choice, even though it may be wrong or go against your morals.…
Everywhere you look in life there are different sorts of symbols and conflicts, especially in literature that’s what makes reading it so interesting, the things these authors can do with words. I have chosen three different works; Survivors by Kim Addonizio, American Gothic by John Stone and, The Blizzard by David Ives. In this paper, I am going to give you some examples of symbols and conflicts in these works and my responses/thoughts on those topics. The Blizzard was written in 2006, in this there were many different conflicts and symbols that made it for an interesting play to read.…
Introduction A- It may be hard to imagine how a material item can affect your personality and life choices. Over a period of time these objects can take over and change the way you act. If this event has not happened to you, consider yourself lucky.…