God the Father in Western art

the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements of the Kufu’s Pyramid, such as highly complex shafts remain a mystery. Art Deco With the onset of the 20th century, systematic archeology exploration led to spectacular discoveries. Several royal tombs, such as King Tut’s, yielded treasures of jewelry…

truths of the universe. Historically, Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was a time filled with great advancements in thought and culture. Despite the influence and impacts of the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, throughout the western world, the Catholic tradition still held immense control over most of the people’s lives in Europe. Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist and intellectual challenged one of the core teachings of the Catholic Church with his observations of…

after having his dream of being an artist was crushed. This began what most will call one of the largest scale genocides in history. Hitler successfully eliminated over eleven million people. After attempting to follow a career in art, he was denied entry into the art school of his choice, therefore, he went into politics and had the vision to one day rule the world. Using political strategies, Adolf Hitler was able to manipulate an entire nation in order to start the genocide against…

There were contributions to the evolution of western civilization. Aristotle influenced so much more than a few books and teachings. He was a coined a philosopher. The student turned teacher even after death. Today’s western civilizations were not possible if not for the many influential ancient scholars. Vital to the emergence of civilization was growth through either movements that involved: religion, education, greed, or technological advances. In ancient Greece, Aristotle surfaced and would…

Nwoye’s Identity One day, a stranger that speaks in a foreign tongue wears different clothing, and has a religion based on only one god, walks into town. One must decide whether to accept and make peace with the foreigner or to drive him out of town. In the book Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe presents this situation, as a group of white men bring in western ideas into Ibo society, causing a cultural collision. The cultural collision has positive and negative aspects. For instance, it brings…

Introduction: Charlemagne was the King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 until his death in 814. He expanded his kingdom to an empire, uniting most of west Europe. The Carolingian Renaissance is associated with his reign, a time when art and culture was revived through the Catholic Church, which encouraged a common European identity. Chapter 1 who is Charlemagne? He is the King of Franks; he was the greatest ruler in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.…

humans evolve more than anything ever has. There are many different religions and types of religions practiced throughout our world. The most common religion practiced is Christianity; especially throughout western society in modern day United States. The guidelines set by the founding fathers of North America for the citizens were based off Christianity and have conditioned a majority of Americans overtime to the follow basic values of the religion. But as time has gone by the materialistic…

Divine Liturgy began with an itinerant priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The priest was Father Demetrios Cassis; he was from…

foundation of the Renaissance Florentine art (“Michelangelo.org). He has such an amazing artistic ability and eye for detail. The detail he put in to the Sistine Chapel is incredible. It is a flawless remarkable work of art. He labored hard exhausting years into painting the chapel. The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous and inspiring works of art in the fifteenth century. Before Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel he did other beautiful works of art. First Michelangelo di…

Maya Gods: Shaping a Civilization The Maya civilization was initially established during the Pre-Classic period (c. 2000 BC to AD 250), however, most Maya cities reached their highest potential during the Classic period (c. AD 250 to 900), and continued into the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish. Known for their art, architecture, calendar, and complex society, the Maya was a Mesoamerican civilization centered in Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and western El Salvador. The Maya…