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Calorie-free macarons. Vintage Chanel and Hermès handbags for ten euros in every store. A view of the Eiffel Tower from every street corner. And handsome French garçons buying me croissants, vying for my amour. To my simple seventh grade brain, a parent-free Parisian jaunt with my classmates sounded like a perfect oasis, with only a mere five years separating me from my dreams. I’m a planner, there’s no doubt about it. Months before the official itinerary was issued during the spring of my…

renaissance time. Leonardo uses the technique of Sfumato which means “to evaporate like a smoke” in other words by not giving harsh outlines present. The researches had trouble finding the actual date when it is completed. The painting is now in The Louvre museum, Paris since 1797 (Smarthistory 2013). Leonardo started to paint the Mona Lisa in between 1503 until 1507 few years later after he had arrived in Florence. It must have been his favourite painting because he was loath to part with…

the description of “a woman of great allure, according to an Oriental ideal of voluptuousness, with a small waist, large thighs and buttocks and a prominent pubic mound,” (Aldred 182). This can be mostly seen in her torso body made of quartz in the Louvre Museum. However, Nefertiti did not become a famous icon until the discovery of her painted bust in the workshop of Akhenaten’s chief sculptor, Tuthmose in Amarna of 1912 (Dunn). The bust is now an iconic symbol of her beauty, with her…

Impressionism began in the late 1800s in France led by a group of artists who rebelled against the standard artistic teachings of that time period. Specifically, Impressionists rejected the artificiality of painting idealized scenes in studio settings; rather, they preferred painting realistic scenarios from outside in their natural setting, emphasizing the play of light on objects and the utilization of painting techniques that suggested movement and the transitory nature of the scene (Grove).…

Eugene Delacroix was a magnificent painter from the day his first painting strived to when his life ended, he was known for creating the Romantic style but not only was his art beautiful it strived throughout France and he became important. Eugene Delacroix was born April 26, 1798 and was the most important French romantic painters. Delacroix started his education at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. While attending Louis-le-Grand he won many awards for his drawings. Eugene Delacroix kept up with his…

During the French Revolution and Napoleonic era, there were apparent introductions of Roman culture into the artwork and the lifestyles of the French people. Many of these influences on the artwork depicted Roman political struggles and corresponded with current events of Napoleon's reign and the French Revolution, specifically matching Napoleon and King Luis’s government to Roman figures in both a good and bad ways. Three paintings by Jacques-Louis David; Oath of the Horatii, The Lictors…

Leonardo da Vinci was accomplished in many areas -- mathematics, science, architecture, botany, etc., but what he is most known for is being a brilliant artist. As a young child, he received very little education, but his artistic talents, despite any formal training, were apparent very early on. This is what led him, at the age of fourteen, to begin an apprenticeship with Andrea del Verrocchio, a prominent artist at the time, in Florence. When he was twenty years old, da Vinci moved on from…

such as linearity and order. A leading painter of his time, Poussin was one of mostly incorporated Greek or Roman approaches to the subjects in his painting. In St. John Baptizing the People (1630-1639) (Figure 1), which is currently exhibited at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Poussin reflects this stable frieze-like landscape, in a direct reference to ancient roman times, carefully placed and framed within the cloisters of delicately contrasting layers of nature—he derives this creation from the…

1.0 Introduction Natural ventilation is the process of supplying and removing air by means of purpose-provided aperture (such as openable windows, ventilators and shafts) and the natural forces of wind and temperature-difference pressures. In the process, fresh air is introduced and ventilated air is removed from an occupied space. The primary aim is to preserve the qualities of air. (Amit Gupta, 2006). It may also be used to lower the temperature inside an occupied area for thermal comfort.…

In 1701, Hyacinthe Rigaud painted an oil portrait of King Louis XIV. This portrait would soon become one of the most famous portraits of the sun king. All elements of the portrait are meant to show the king’s power and wealth, like the coronation robes, the scepter, and the crown. However, aspects of the portrait ambiguously reflect on Louis XIV’ influence in the fashion industry during the late 17th century. A few examples of this are his wig, his sword and its sheath, and his shoes and…