Elegance

Dosso Dossi (Waterhouse, Correggio). During his art career, Correggio visited Rome, where he learned the nuances and spirit of the Renaissance culture. Filled with the poetic charm and soft elegance, Correggio's works inaugurate the composition of new artistic principles. The playful lightness and decorative elegance of his paintings in the Monastery of San Paolo are smoothly replaced by the expressive dynamism…

Didot. Just the word, the name, conjures visions of elegance and propriety in the heads of typographers. A go-to font for many, it has been used on magazine covers to TV shows and even chosen by CBS to be shown next to their iconic eye logo. Didot has been around since it creation in the eighteenth century by a Frenchman by the name of Firmin Didot. It is a very structured font, with an attitude all its own. The bold strokes and thin serifs give Didot is timeless look, a look that has survived…

Eurasia that lasted from 1922-1991). All of these events had an effect on the fashion. Throughout the 1950s there were a variety of national events that have shaped up the United States today. What if everyday, you would dress up with class and elegance? Would you want to wear dresses or a skirt everyday? Fashion during the 1950s involved these…

Gatsby feels like this in his relationship with daisy but in the end this is not reality. In the end, Daisy does not leave Tom to be with him and Gastby ends up dead. For instance, Gastbyś suit shows elegance because it is pink and only rich people wear pink suits. This shows his wealth and that he is trying to impress Daisy with his material goods. Daisy continues to lead Gatsby on and Gatsby continues to do all these things for Daisy. Daisy says ¨I´d…

The Great Depression Two sides of fashion • Poor vs very rich • Economic depression of Western world vs • 1930’s elegance, clothing trends determined by very wealthy, movie stars, celebrities, Hollywood • Combination: Simplicity & elegance The Great Depression on women’s fashion • Modesty both economically and culturally/fashionably • People felt less frivolous and adventurous with their clothing when enduring hard times; practical garments for daily wear • "Thrift is the spirit of the day.…

events that have no purpose. Life in the 1920s seems glamorous and wonderful; however, it is the underlying corruption and deception that causes the eye to only see the glamor. One of Fitzgerald’s main characters, Daisy Buchanan, is depicted with the elegance and glamor that she should have; however, she is as corrupt and desperate as the rest of society. Due to Daisy’s behavior, her character…

confidence, the words laced with an threat but spoken with no emotion “tell me what you cherish most, give me the pleasure of taking it away.”, I loved it. He never once let his guard down from the people around him and moved with an absolute elegance. Elegance to him was the unnatural of course. It was in the long white hair that flowed to the knees, feline green eyes that held nothing but power and strength -- he wore nothing but black, a cape that billowed behind him like the ebony stained…

It is possible for Gatsby to repeat the past. It is obvious in the novel that Daisy and Gatsby still share the same love they felt in the past. In their first encounter after several years they share many intimate moments and seem as close as couples that have been together for years and continuously meet several times a week afterwards. Daisy’s husband, Tom Buchanan, is having an affair with another woman in the novel. Not only is he having an affair, but he is making it obvious to Daisy…

Throughout the world, there are several influential figures that have done good in the fields that they are in. Whether it be doctors discovering cures for new diseases, leaders of different nations striving to better their people, or even as small as a teacher or professor of a school or college making an impact in the lives of their students. In deciding who should have a monument of them added to the national mall, I took the approach and found someone in the field that I am a part of who has…

On April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy, Raffaello Sanzio was born to Giovanni Santi, a painter by trade. Raphael learned the rudimentary painting tactics form his father, and after his death, took over the family workshop, where he gained reputation as "one of the finest painters in town." Soon he caught the interest of Pietro Vannucci (Perugino) who enlisted him as an apprentice ("Raphael"). Four years later, with new skills and a style of his own, he moved to Florence, where he first experienced…