God the Father in Western art

practically governed every aspect of society. Medieval Europeans viewed the Church as a blessing from God; a humble order which was sent to protect them from the numerous raids and invasions which consequently led to chaos and disorder in society. Europeans that lived during the medieval times were pious and devout Christians. They believed that the road to eternal happiness was to fear their almighty father in the Heavens, to obey His commandments, and to apply bible principles in their…

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) directed by Danny Boyle, and City of God (2002) directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund are both critically acclaimed films that have won multiple awards and changed the scope of the cinematic world. These films are similar in that they follow storylines set in incredibly poor areas of the world-the Juhu slums in Mumbai, and the housing projects outside Rio de Janeiro- and follow the protagonist’s escape from their desolate communities. However, while both films…

Beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th was the Renaissance period, which was a movement that happened in Europe according to the production of literature and art. The word Renaissance itself means the rebirth of visualizing art, architecture, politics, science, literature, in one word, culture. This movement started in Italy and later showed itself all over Europe. From this period of time a lot of artistes appear with great artwork growing the perspective of this movement. Jan…

Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to his sister the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, "overwhelming, insatiable in battle,…

considered to be the better planned cities and houses and other livable architecture. Indian architecture are classified as temple architecture, fort architecture and housing architecture. There are architectures where the artist were told to make idols of god and goddess and various other stone architecture. The wonders of Indian architecture are found in caves architecture of Ajanta and Ellora and the monumental Sanchi Stupa, Chennakesava Temple at belur, The Hoysaleswara temple at…

Europe. It is characterized by decorative, elegant design and more of a influence for the decorative arts. Rococo design embraced complex, organic patterns, gilding, embellishing painting, and a palette of light, pastel colors. What was a paris salon? It was the official art show of the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748– 1890 it was the best yearly art occasion in the Western world. The Salon was held in the Palace of the Louver in 1725, when it ended up known as Salon or…

movie, band, a t.v. show, song or etc. Therefore, in this paper I will identify the author’s worldview which is modern and I will show how the author, director, artist, and etc. answers any three of the six basic worldview questions in the piece of art. Furthermore, the modern worldview was around the 1500s – 1950s. Therefore, modern worldview emphasis upon individual success and also the idea of being optimistic. Therefore, the answers to these 6 modern worldview is from Descartes who was a…

how the world came to be. Greek mythology has been around for thousands of years and it has shaped many aspects of western society. However, Greek art and mythology has also had a powerful impact on Roman culture. Greek mythology also influences religions such as Christianity. Many stories in the Old Testament are very similar to Greek myths. Greek mythology also impacts literature, art, science, film, and sports. Additionally, Greek mythology is inspiration for modern day fairytales. The…

The Romantic writers of the late eighteen century and early nineteen century later called Romanticism writers borrowed their images and structure from the Christian religious cannon. This is because the Christian religion has influenced the western civilization and swallowed other rival religions (Northrop Frye 2009: 34). Furthermore, most of the Romantic writers that fall into this category are sons and daughters of the clergy and therefore influenced by the Christian religious dogma (Rosen…

newperspectives which prompted innovation in art, philosophy, and politics. The Enlightenment is the inspiration of modern day government, science, mathematics, and civil rights.The enlightenment intensified due to new methods and discoveries achieved in the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Method of observation and experimentation created by Francis Bacon and a testable hypothesis inspired Isaac Newton to make a range of discoveries. Rene Descartes, “The Father of Modern Philosophy” and…