Kandariya Mahadeva Temple and Notre Dame Cathedral built lands apart for cultures and religious purposes have vast similarities. Both religious structures were created with a crucifix shape, short arms, and long naves. On the exterior, the temple and the cathedral, both are adorned with ornate carving of figures. Constructed of stone, both structures have objects that were created on the taller areas to ward off evil spirits. When the parishioner first walks into the temple or cathedral the focus is the alter which is raised higher.…
Perspective is everything! William Barclay shares the following illustration… There is an incident that occurred during the time Sir Christopher Wren was building St. Paul’s Cathedral. On one occasion, he was doing the rounds checking on the work in progress. He came upon a man at work and asked him: “What are you doing?”…
When a coin is tossed into the air one can never accurately predict which side will show its face, we can make predictions and assumptions of the altitude it shall rotate and change its fate but we will never truly know until it lands. This reminds me of the unpredictable reactions in human beings when a difficult situation bares its ugly head. Delve closer on a psychological view and we will see the relationship that the brain has with one’s self, communicating by sending out chemical information from one neuron or nerve cell to another; allowing daily functions such as generating movement, speaking, listening, regulating the systems of the body, thinking and most importantly in this argument; feeling. Sure you can say certain situations evoke selected emotions, emotions enable us to react to situations whether it be with anger, fear, happiness, jealousy and so on but as an…
Alexie and Carver are more or less writing about the same topic, lower class characters going through the struggles of life. Both write about the struggles of love, addiction, poverty and other plights humans face. The two author’s stories even take place in the pacific northwest. However there is something so dramatically different about the two authors.…
Every music genre expresses my sensory experiences in different ways. Music that I use for meditation put me in a relaxed mood even if I hear it and I am not meditating. Other music genres depend on the time that the songs came out, give me different feelings. Music from the 1980s and 1990s give me senses of nostalgia, music from the early 2000s remind me of my prime years in my childhood and immigrating to the United States.…
The Cathedral Museum is located on the garden level of the Noll Catholic Center and is home to several great artifacts from Biblical times. At the small museum, visitors will discover hundreds of religious artifacts, some dating back to time of Jesus Christ and Abraham. The museum also has a book store, where visitors can buy religious books and novels for themselves or gift it to their loved…
The setting plays an extremely central role in that it sets up the tone for the story. The great detail Eggers provides really puts the audience in his eyes where we can see what he is seeing. The descriptive details made me feel like I was watching a movie with extravagant scenery rather than reading words on a white piece of paper. Eggers describes the company's building as, "30 feet high [that] shot through with California light . . . the front hall was as . . .…
Giotto’s work on the Arena Chapel leaves many historians questioning the iconography and placement depicted, and whether or not they were directed by his patron or himself in the final outcome. The famous Italian wall painting is located in Padua, and is suspected to have been created around 1305 or 1306. Since its creation, the work has had to overcome many restorations to be presented to the public. Enrico Scrovegni was the patron in charge of Giotto’s creation, and the piece is theorized to have been a work dedicated to Mary in order to abolish his family’s sin. Depicted in the work is the narrative of Mary and Jesus, as well as the intimidating scene of the Last Judgement.…
The Dome of Florence Cathedral was a problem from the start, causing headaches for former engineers. Brunelleschi took on the challenge in 1419. He was possibly led to his hidden talent in architecture after losing a commision to build a sculpture for a baptistry in Florence. He then shied away from sculpting, although he did not quit and began his career in architecture. Some believe he was inspired by his surroundings in Italy, always visiting the works of art there.…
Bishop Maurice drew a plan on the ground with a stick to show the builders his dream of the cathedral that would rise above Paris and when they told him that there wouldn’t be enough space, he demanded that they pull down the surrounding houses to make room. Bishop Maurice was a rich man, so he paid for the best stonemasons, the most skilled carpenters, and the finest painters to be summoned from all over France. As the walls of Notre Dame rose from the ground, people began to realize how special it was going to be. Like most Gothic cathedrals, the building of Notre dame was done by the entire community, where all of the classes took part. Everybody wanted to make an equal contribution to God and Mary, so everyone did their best to help out.…
The Altarpiece of St. Clare: A Visual Biography The Altarpiece of St. Clare was created by an anonymous artist around 1280. The media used in this piece are tempera paint and wood. This was a common choice among artist during the middle ages.…
Analysis of the “Cathedral” In the story of the “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, there were three elements that were important to the story .The three elements that were important to this story were the point of view, the plot and the theme. The point view was important because it evaluated deep into the character of the narrator in the story. The plot was another way for the narrator to express his thought and attitude toward other main characters, while the theme was the third element that has common and simple messages that a reader can found, such as in any other story.…
The artist I chose to do my paper on is Giovanni Paolo Panini and the name of the work is Interior of St. Peter’s, Rome by Gionanni Paolo Panini. This work is about the interior of the church called St. Peter’s Basilica and it was created in 1731 in Rome, Italy, Europe. This piece of work is a view painting of the interior of St’ Peter’s Basilica and since it is a church it is a religious and symbolic example of the piousness of the people of these times. Giovanni Paolo Pannini was born in 1691 in Piacenza, Italy, eventually Pannini moved to Rome, Italy where he lived the rest of his life until his death in 1765. In Pannini’s younger years he was aiming to have a career in the church and in this process he had learned about art and architecture and had a good understanding of it by the time he had gotten to Rome in 1711 where he continued his artistic training under Benedetto Luti.…
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Located in middle of an African coconut plantation, the world largest basilica of the world seems to be the monument towering the horizon. This article written by Tim McDonnel will give an insight on the history and describe the edifice. From the first paragraph, we can clearly see the purpose of the author to show the location of the largest church in the world and some details about what make it so special. He began by giving a description of the landscape surrounding the Basilica. The author, journalist at “climate desk” wrote this article for the public.…
Today is the day! The group and I have at last touched base in an unknown ancient city located in Turkey to start inspecting the site I discovered a couple of weeks back. My objective of this trip is to figure out how this ancient civilization used to live. This city has numerous captivating locales that will lead me to my disclosures of this ancient human progress. A couple of essential locales in this city that I will be investigating are The Theater, the Bouleuterion, The Temple of Aphrodite, and The Basilica Church.…