Florence Ballard

The Early Medieval period can be understood as the period lying between the ancient and the medieval. This era like the ‘Ancient’ and the ‘Modern’ has a personality of its own because it was not merely a period of time between the 4th-5th century and the 12th century but one that marked the transition between the ancient and modern world. The early medieval age in India was an era which showed immense transition, developments in the society’s social, economic and political field and drastic…

Duccio and Giotto paint, arguably, their most influential pieces during the first decade of the twelfth century . Giotto is commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni in Padua to fresco the Arena Chapel to reconcile himself with God over the sins of his father’s usury. In contrast, Duccio is commissioned by the Church fathers of Sienna to paint a panel altarpiece for the Duomo . Giotto utilizes his private patronage to develop new principles of dramatic narrative while Duccio sticks to the Bible stories…

Tyler Morrison Ceramics 1 11/15/2017 Research Paper: Bernard Leach Widely regarded as one of the most influential potters of the 20th century, Bernard Leach helped popularize British studio pottery. Leach developed a style of pottery and ceramics that is a combination of the styles from Japan, China, Korea, and England. Many of his works are functional, yet highly decorated pieces. Bernard Leach was born on January 5, 1887 in Hong Kong. Though his mother died while giving birth to him, Leach…

Day and Night: Escher’s Turning Point Tegan Sorensen V00885279 AHVS 260 Due: November 21st, 2017 M. C. Escher is an iconic artist, but more iconic than the artist is his art. From detailed landscapes to mind-boggling impossibilities, he worked in woodcuts, wood engravings, and lithographs. These allowed for extreme contrasts and impeccable detail. While many of his works could be named as iconic, Day and Night marked a significant change in Escher’s artistic journey. From its context and…

The Impact of Machiavelli’s The Prince on Modern Day Politics Over the course of the last five centuries, Niccolo Machiavelli has been considered by many scholars as one of the most controversial historical figures of the Renaissance period. As a keen observer of the Italian oligarchy, he saw that the “Italian city-states were ruled by men whose authority rested solely on their cunning and effective use of force, which was witnessed as a new phenomenon” (Perry, 186). Additionally, Machiavelli…

Payten Endicott Mr.Horn Disclosure essay December ,8th.,2017 Beauty Truly What is beauty? Is beauty a belief , a act of kindness, appearance? Beauty can be derived from many things. For example people or artwork or just simply the way something is. “It hasn’t been the nights my hair stayed intact,body dressed attractively,or skin shined flawlessly.” -Lexi Herrick. Her quote is similar to my own personal beliefs about what beauty truly is. I believe beauty does not revolve around appearance i…

Philosophy For this formal analysis I am continuing my focus on one of a four-panel series by Raphael Sanzio called Philosophy. This five-hundred-year-old fresco reside on a wall in a room known as the Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The frescoes were commissioned to Raphael in 1509 by Pope Julius II and were completed in 1511. Raphael’s Philosophy panel is a depiction of the greatest scholars of the world, gathering together to share and exchange knowledge and…

Thomas Moran and Jules Tavernier were genius painters of their times. Their artworks displayed unrivaled ingenuity in proposition to invaluable and interesting subject matters, their paintings represented, albeit different. Words are inadequate in depicting the weirdness and awe-inspiring grandeur that blend to strike the percipient with immense conviction of genius that so truthfully depict wondrous lineaments of the landscape. Indeed, Moran and Tavernier remain great painters and are still…

The setting of the novel, Ball Don’t Lie, by Matt de la Pena, is set in Venice, California. Venice is near the large city of Los Angeles. The time period was around the 1990’s. This novel has a lot of sad feelings. First off Sticky’s mom died when he was a young boy, she died of cancer. After that all the way to the age of 17 he jumped from foster home to foster home. This character once said “‘ It’s the best place in L.A. to ball… one court houses the homeless and the other accommodates…

The Renaissance was the rebirth of European culture, occurring between the 14th and 16th centuries. This time period was the bridge between the medical ages and modern history. During the Renaissance the prince, nobility and citizenry all had different expectations of what their roles and responsibilities in the Italian State were. Each class had to partake in their role in order to keep society at peace and moving forward. Whether it was to serve their king or protect sovereignty of the state,…