Madonna

works of arts: (1) Leonardo Da Vinci, Madonna of the Rocks, c. 1495-1508. Oil on panel, 75 in. x 47 in. The National Gallery, London, England, and (2) Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes. c. 1625. Oil on canvas, 72 ½ in. x 55 ¾ in. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. These two arts are similar in theme, but differ in styles. There similarities and differences show us why they are important. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Madonna of the Rocks and Artemisia…

Madonna laid her body down on stage to express her distress at the demise of David Bowie To express her distress, Madonna praised David Bowie, as she laid down, during her performance, on the stage and dropped her head in her arms.She declared him a part of her Rebel Heart tour, in Houston, Texas. Bowie’s hit composition ‘Rebel Rebel’ appeared as a picture montage of the late music legend. After her performance on the stage, a dramatic moment came when all of a sudden the Queen of Pop dropped…

“Feyminism:” A New Standard of Feminism for a Nonstandard World Move over, Madonna: feminism has a new poster girl, and her name is Tina Fey! In a time where feminism has been corrupted by the patriarchy into the work of “feminazis,” Fey’s Bossypants proves that feminism is still a rational struggle for equality. Throughout the text, Fey describes obstacles against femininity in her life; readers learn of her struggles grasping womanhood, the subtle sexism on the Chicago comedy circuit, and the…

style of his own, he moved to Florence, where he first experienced the works of renaissance celebrities such as Fra Bartolommeo, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Masaccio ("Raphael"). Inspired by this new style, Raphael began painting series of Madonnas, intricately assimilating his style with others' ("Raphael" encyclopedia).…

differences that makes them exclusive to their culture and era. In this essay we will compare two pieces of artwork from different time periods. The Musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas a mosaic created during the Ancient Greek period and The Madonna and Child with Saint…

these standard have immense influences in women’s lives. Staying “pure” and “innocent” is promoted to be one of the greatest things a woman can achieve. The Madonna/Whore binary is essentially expressing that a woman is either a “Madonna” or a “Whore” who falls on one of the two ends of the spectrum. One side of the spectrum is the “Madonna” who…

Secret Life of Bees, August Boatwright helps reunite her sisters and her community by using the faith in the Black Madonna as a way to improve the quality of their lives. (PS) The faith within the Black Madonna improved Lily Owens’ and the Boatwright’s lives because they had to find a spiritual mother within themselves. (SS) Since August practiced the philosophy of the Black Madonna, she tells Lily, “You have to find a mother inside yourself” (Kidd 288). (SS) She expresses that Lily does not…

worldwide concert in support of Madonna’s thirteenth studio album. It is so embarrassing that I have never listened to her songs before, although Madonna is an icon of popular music. So when I saw she will hold a music concert in Vancouver, I bought the ticket without hesitation and went with my friends together. Because I want to see what kind of performance Madonna is going to present to her fans as an iconic performer of popular music worldwide. It was a two-hour live show, we arrived the…

families trading business alongside his father and uncle. Although most of his travels where in Asia before his death on January 8. 1325 Marco Polo was able to see a large portion of the world. Perhaps he was able to view the portrait of Madonna Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna). Painted around 1310 by Giotto for the Florentine Church of Ognissanti. The painting depicts a woman (Mary) sitting upon a thrown holding a child (Jesus). The pair are surrounded by angels as well as other onlookers. Jesus…

For some, the start of the Renaissance. Some of the most important artist of the time who creates the famous three madonnas. Each Madonna represented the style of these paintors; Cimabue a famous painter, who painted monumental crucifix panels, and other art work in churches. One of its masterpieces is The Virgin Enthroned with Angels (One of the three Madonnas), located at the Louvre in Paris. Which has a sense of realism which characterized his artwork. In this painting, there was no…