Ceiling

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a convention as “A way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity” (“Definition of Convention in English”). Conventions appear in every aspect of life, in both the past and the present. Conventions can be simple, such as setting a horror film on a stormy day or portraying women in media as a damsel in distress. Conventions tend to be more complex, and therefore more overlooked by the general public, in works of art…

People have enjoyed the beauty of art. Art is all around us and it has made a huge impact in our lives and throughout history. Art is expressed in many different way some created by man and some created by machine. Most agree that some of two greatest artist of all time are Leonardo Davinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Leonardo Davinci was born on April 15, 1452. His mother was a peasant named Caterina and his father was a public notary in the city of Florence his name was Ser Piero Da Vinci.…

Was it life or intelligence? I’ll introduce a third theory. Of the more than 300 figures painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, none is more controversial than the "Creation of Adam" (1510). This is the fourth central story in the nine stories of Genesis. In Genesis 1:27 from the Old Testament in the Bible, it states, "God created man in His own image…

Women’s activist Marilyn Loden derived the phrase “glass ceiling” in 1978. A metaphor for the barrier that keeps women from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy, this phrase served as an inspiration for women apart of the second and third wave feminism movements. In particular, women experience a glass ceiling within the workplace, as women are unable to achieve higher-up positions within their specific field of work. Even further, those who do manage to secure a rank equal to their male…

In Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. Around the age of 13, da Vinci’s family moved to Florence.Young Leonardo received a poor formal education that did not exceed that of basic reading, writing and mathematics. While his formal education was lacking, Leonardo’s artistic abilities shown through very early in life. Around the age of 14, da Vinci began a long-lasting apprenticeship with Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. He learned an extensive span of technical skills…

are still used today. Some artists, such as Michelangelo, specialized in all artistic fields, specifically architecture, painting, and sculpture. By working in almost all fields, he could handle any job thrown at him, such as the SIstine Chapel ceiling. Others concentrated on one subject, like constructing new buildings with a never used before style. The flexibility…

The article, The Glass Ceiling Is Breaking, Now What, by Candace Steele, explores different factors that influence the progression of Gen X women’s careers. Gender-related barriers of women getting promoted still exist today and it is essential to assess how women can move past such barriers. Women in this study showed that women predominantly viewed their occupation development in a multidimensional approach. This study shows that Gen X women represent 47% of the labor force in the United…

For several people, the ideas of death and god are very mystifying since many people believe once you’re dead you’re just dead that the idea of the afterlife is something we created to cope with the thought of death. The thought of the dead is very terrifying, however, people rely on their faith to help them conquer the ideas of death. Since the beginning of time, people have a lien on their faith and believing in a higher power will help people overcome devastation, grief, despair, and…

‘terminates in the powerful thrown-back head’, its influence is also apparent in the positioning and structuring of the bodies of the various ignudi and prophets, such as the Prophet Jonah, with his gaping mouth and reclining form, stippling the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel…

The divinity is imagining an artist, black mind when, in an instant and from nothing, conceived a concept, a theme or a motive with which you can build all of a painting, or any other work of art. Now imagine that this master of the art is so skilled that, once it concludes its work, despite the diverse range of emotions, styles, containing, if one examines it closely, you will find a topic and the same idea. Inspiration is just another idea emerged at the head of the artist, but it is a…