Classicism

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia in the year 1840. Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky, his father, had served as a lieutenant colonel and engineer in the Department of Mines and managed the Kamsko-Votkinsk Ironworks. Tchaikovsky's mother, Alexandra Andreyevna née d'Assier, was 18 years younger than Ilya and the second of his three wives. Both Ilya and Alexandra were trained in the arts, including music, which was a necessity; living in a remote area of Russia posed a need for…

Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville and was published in 1851. Although it was written in 1851 the book didn’t become famous until the 1940s. In the story of Moby Dick Ishmael seeks to go whaling and ends up in Nantucket, the traditional capital of the whaling industry with Queequeg, a guy he met in New Bradford, Massachusetts. The two end up going on a whaling ship called the Pequod, captained by Ahab. When Ahab makes his first appearance on board he has an artificial leg made from a…

Effects of Humanism on Religion in the Renaissance The Renaissance is a time in history that introduced a vast number of new ideas. People were slowly moving out of the dark ages and embracing new concepts of thought. Also, with the help of new inventions such as the printing press, it had become easier for people to learn how to read and write. This had created a foundation for many Renaissance thinkers to help spread different ideas easily throughout the world. One of the numerous movements…

Romanticism From the late 18th to the mid-19th century, Western civilisation entered an artistic period known as Romanticism. It’s ideas influenced many works of painting, music, architecture and literature. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of Classicism and the ideas of order, harmony, and rationality that characterised it. It focused on the personal, the emotional, and the irrational ("Romanticism | Encyclopædia Britannica”). Creators from the period showed great interest in folk…

10 Most Incredible Churches in Greece 10. Athens Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysus Areopagite This is the seat of the Catholic Church in Greece. The basilica is of the three-aisle form and is a work of Athenian classicism. Twelve giant columns made from green marble from Tinos island support the roof. The floor is made of fine Pentelic marble, and there are 8 impressive vitraux on the windows in the lower part of the church. 9. Church of the Holy Apostles Located on the western area of…

Robert Browning preached a gospel of hope and courage through his poems. He believed in the philosophy of optimism. He had ardent faith in God and he always looked on the bright side of the picture and constantly preached a message of hope and courage. He even glorified failures and believes that our failures in this world would be transformed into success in the next world. According to Browning, “God is in heaven and all’s right with the world.” The failures of life are the stepping stones to…

When I was in my sophomore year of high school, my art teacher Mrs. Samally opened my eyes to many different types of art forms throughout the world. One form of art that particularly caught my eye, was the art of 3-D chalk drawings on street canvasses. The way that these artists can portray depth and realism in their art work just baffles me. They can create masterpieces with chalk that I didn’t even think was ever possible before. The artist who predominantly stood out to me the most is an…

November 21 1982. His parents name were Paula Voit and Béla Bartók. His parents died in August 4, 1888 and his mom died in December 19, 1939.The college that Bartok went to was Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest.The type of music that he does is classicism, and modernism which mean literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome,and…

Food French Art The origins of French art were very much influenced by Flemish art and by Italian art at the time of the Renaissance The 17th century was the period when French painting became prominent and individualised itself through classicism. Louis 14th’s prime minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded in 1648 the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture to protect these artists, and in 1666 he created the still-active French Academy in Rome to have direct relations with Italian…

between the Classic and Romantic Eras, between the old and new. Within the eighteenth century, there existed the quest for a broader vocabulary. Meanwhile, Romanticism promoted the personal and the individual, which completely defy the principles of Classicism. We can see the aspects of the first three movements that definitely belong to the Classical Era; however, the fourth movement seemed to make the earth shake at its debut, luring the piece into the unexplored world of program music, which…