Apelles

The Aphrodite is an intergalactic Space ship, equipped with some of the most advanced technology money can buy. Since it is a peace vessel the Aphrodite’s only weapons are a handful of anti-asteroid lasers. Though it may not be armed to the teeth the Aphrodite plays host to many very important individuals and to keep its passengers safe it is equipped with the most advanced hyper drive in the galaxy as well as a state of the art shield generator that is capable of withstanding the wrath of even the deadliest weapons in the galaxy. Though the technology that keeps the Aphrodite’s passages safe might be impressive the real reason the Aphrodite is so famous is what lies under the hall. The interior of the Aphrodite is home to just about a little bit of everything. Some of the popular areas aboard the ship include the water park, ballroom, and of course the many five-star restaurants and clubs that litter the decks of this luxuries space craft. While these attractions might attract the newly wed coupld or a group of friends looking to have some fun, the true life changing experience aboard the Aphrodite takes place in the part of the ship known as Aphrodite’s heart. Tucked right into the helm of Aphrodite is the gem that has made the Aphrodite so popular amongst high rollers. While the rest of the ship might let guests mingle with other passengers and have a good time, only in Aphrodite’s harts will guests be taken care of by the escorts, highly trained professionals who make…

Mary in general was portrayed as reading but Botticelli chose to display her writing in a book expressing the Humanist belief that imply the worth of writers and human expression (Schibanoff, p.1). There are various other allusions and symbols such as the lily on the throne, which is a symbol of the Virgin as well as many others. Botticelli was known for his use of contemporary landscapes to portray a religious events like this one. It is believed that Botticelli displayed influence of Dutch…

The Physician’s Tale is a moral allegory centered around a knight named Virginius, his daughter Virginia, and a powerful judge named Appius. The tale starts with a detailed analysis on the beauty of Virginia, describing has as fair and in “excellent beauty”, as well as claiming that Nature had “Moulded her to so great an excellence”. Her beauty is put into perspective when several allusions to the great ancient artists of Pygmalion, Apelles, and Zeuxis are made: “Behold now, I, Nature,/Thus can…

Bridge between the “Dark Ages” was what Giotto di Bondone was referred to as during his life time around the Renaissance age. Giotto di Bondone born in Mugello Vally near Florence from, 1267-1337. Florence the city that was center around the new Renaissance culture. Throughout Giotto life, he received many feedback from famous admires. Like Boccaccio, an ardent admirer of ancient Rome, said Giotto “brought the art of painting out of medieval darkness into daylight.” Giotto was compared to more…

typically shown in pairs during the Renaissance: Heraclitus, the "weeping" philosopher, and Democritus, the "laughing" philosopher. 3: unknown (believed to be Raphael)[14] 4: Boethius or Anaximander or Empedocles? 5: Averroes 6: Pythagoras 7: Alcibiades or Alexander the Great? 8: Antisthenes or Xenophon or Timon? 9: Raphael,[14][15][16] Fornarina as a personification of Love[17] or Francesco Maria Della Revere? 10: Aeschines o Xenophon? 11: Parménides? (Leonardo da Vinci) 12: Sócrates 13:…

Titian’s rough strokes and says that Van Mander did not encourage young people to draw roughly, indicating the hardness of rough painting. Then the author cites Van Hoogstraten’s conception of rough paintings as unfinished sketches and argues that Hals’s finished paintings are sketchy by giving similarities in Hals’s paintings and the studies of Goltzius and Van Dyck. Altkins shows Hals’s focus on head instead of body and his visible traces of reworking, which make his paintings seem to be…

language can reflect the values of their group and cultural identity, for example a Billboard advertisement of Surf Life Saving have used language to associate themselves as “a can-do movement. Optimistic at every turn”. The age long requirement of groups to be distinct can be achieved through the use of Jargon. From the time when Australia was first settled, convicts used ‘flash language’ to separate them from the officials and soldiers. Even now, “there is a tendency for people…to develop a…

self-portraits. The lines drawn to resemble his thumb, or his chin, wrist, etc., made his portrait more real and animated. Durer also keeps to the traditional style and central interest in portraiture, which are the face and the hands, but he leaves the rest of the body out and takes away any indication of the surrounding area (Koerner, 1997). In his famous Self-Portrait (1500), Durer uses a plain dark background instead of picturing a landscape or room (Panofsky, 1945). He also reduces the…

classical Rome. They attempted to incorporate aspects of the fallen empire’s culture into the present, learning from their mistakes and replicating their successes. “The major classical historians nevertheless retained their popularity throughout the Renaissance, especially if they were read as curriculum authors or their works could be interpreted on different levels of meaning.” Aspects of classical Greek culture have endured partially due to the Renaissance. Many artists incorporated…

been raised to believe that white people are superior to people of colour, he does not necessarily do this consciously but his language and actions do show that he believes white people are dominant. Marnus position in society becomes clear through his actions towards Chrisjan. Do to Chrisjan being a man of colour and Marnus being white he treats him with no respect. Marnus treatment to Christian is not the same way in which he would treat an elder whom were white. “I shout at him.” (Behr164)…