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He is known to be one of the most famous artists still known to this day. He created images like no other that could not be replicated ever again. He is known world wide by people of all ages. Even being deceased for many generations, his legacy of being one of the greatest artists known to man still lives on with great strength. He was specifically known for creating portraits of people in a rather vintage look. One of the most famous paintings were created by him, the Mona Lisa and the Last…

Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France; and he grew to be an influential artist throughout the world. At a young age, he showed his talent and wanted to become an artist. Degas went to school at Lyee Louis-Le-Grand. He went to that school for a year and then he decided to take time off and travel while painting and studying in Italy. Edgar came from a musically talented family his mother was an opera singer and his father was a composer. This is how he got interested in the arts…

most vividly when Micromega questioned them about the nature of the soul. The peripatetic stated that "the soul is an actuality and rationality, in virtue of which is has the power to be what it is; as Aristotle expressly declare on page 633 of the louvre edition of his works." The Peripatetic then quoted the passage. The group then stated what they could they thought the soul was. Two of them, the giant and the mite, stated they did not understand Greek. The Sirian ask them why they would…

The Renaissance is perhaps known most for its extraordinary art. This was certainly unlike the Middle Ages, were there exists little documentation. On the contrary, the most artistic figures lived during this time. Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the artistic icons during this time. He is the artist that made the great statue of David. According to the textbook, this great structure was built between 1501 and 1504 (Benton et al 22) and a stands at 13’5” long (23). In addition, it was not only…

Kimberly Bittings Death and Dying: SIS 2229 Dr. Vera Jakoby 03 December 2014 Genealogy Project: Suicide in Catholicism and Islamic Religions Suicide has always been look down upon, especially in Catholicism and Islamic Religions. For years it has been considered a sin to commit suicide, but many of these religions have been lenient. For Catholicism, suicide has always been the highest sin anyone could commit if you were Catholic. Suicide in Islamic Religions has been sin unless you die an…

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Do you know what impressionism means? A lot of artists are Impressionists, which developed in the 1960s in Paris. It is a style of painting mainly with French artist. Impressionist painting seeks to recreate the artist’s or viewer’s observation of a scene. It characterized by outlines from small brushstrokes of different colors. In impressionist paintings, pastel colors are frequently used. One of a popular impressionist painter is Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who is best known…

“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love.” ---Monet. Actually, Monet did change the way people think and feel about the painting. He is one of the most famous artists in the word, and his contribution has been huge in the modern art history. And Monet’s experience also can give us the power to try our best to fight with the difficulty we faced. Monet, Claude was born on Nov. 14, 1840 in Paris. When he was five…

chose that name for him because while she was standing in from of a portrait of Da Vinci’s her son kicked for the first time. Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous painting is the Mona Lisa. The painting became famous after the painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. According to a face-recognition software, Mona Lisa is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry. Another fun fact about Da Vinci is that he is left handed. Other left handed celebrities include: Napoleon, Michelangelo,…

The extensive collection of impressionist paintings and post-impressionists, the largest outside of the Louvre in Paris. It is so powerful, it could stay there for hours. It is located between the presentations more significant of the paintings and sculptures European. It is including more than 3,500 works from the twelfth century until the twentieth century A sunday afternoon on the island of la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat is the most famous piece in the collection of the Art Institute…

People think they don’t have any “courage” inside them. But, what does it mean to have courage? You’ll find out how these heroes explain in action of what it means to be courageous. Sometimes, courage means to be brave and never give up. In source 1 “An act of courage,” it states that Rosa Parks was on a Montgomery bus back when segregation was legal. A white man wanted Rosa Park’s seat, but she didn’t budge. The bus driver called the police and she got arrested. This act of courage and…