Nudity

The story of Judith slaying Holofernes is widely interpreted in many paintings. The story comes from the Book of Judith. Judith was a wealthy, young, and beautiful widow. She decided to travel to the Assyrian commander in chief, Holofernes, to seduce him into leaving Bethulia. She dressed in her finest clothes and jewelry and entered the Assyrian encampment. She charmed Holofernes over the next few days. Once she gained his trust she got him drunk. Before he could attempt any sexual advances she…

While it is easy to criticize the new medium of film for lack of substance—Aichele and Walsh wrote that “one does not expect especially valuable insights from [film]—it is clear that audiences can learn from the morals and values taught in biblical movies CITATION (Screening Scripture p.viii). Parallel narrative techniques used by biblical filmmakers represent an excellent example of a novel format through which religious teachings could be conveyed to mass audiences; through direct, immersive…

throughout the years. On television today, there are so millions of channels either shown through cable networks and satellite networks, and a lot of them are aimed for adults. Even the programming for these channels has advanced so much that sex and nudity is easily shown on channels such as HBO and Showtime. In today’s society, television has become easily accessible either through television sets, smartphones, video gaming counsels, and computers screens. A child is easily able to get their…

The panel is supposed to be read from right to left by the observer and is separated into three sections. The section on the far right showcases several silhouettes rejoicing after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. Figures are dancing, a male figure is performing a musical tribute on his trumpet, and several figures are throwing their hands in the air, celebrating the freedoms that were finally being delivered to them. One of the prominent concentric circles encapsulates a piece…

Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) offers a newer, fresh take on the typical 1940s film noir. Chinatown preserves so many of the conventions of film noir, while also putting a completely different spin on them. By 1974, movies were no longer following the production code and Chinatown took advantage of the new MPAA rating system by adding more complex, realistic issues and scenes that the previous code would not have allowed. Chinatown has become the poster child for neo-noir films due to…

stations shouldn’t show the video out of consideration to the grieving families. There are already restrictions from the FCC on what can or can’t be shown on the news. For example, there are decency standards that restrict news outlets from showing nudity, cursing, etc. Many times, news agencies will issue a warning before showing disturbing content that might offend some viewers. Even with new technology, videos similar to the Virginia shooting video probably can’t be completely removed from…

this practically perfect piece of art can imagine themselves in David’s place, with their own slingshot and rocks in their hands ready to battle. Many onlookers during the time that Michelangelo released the statue related to it heavily despite its nudity. That’s why it was so important and powerful to Florence, it held immense political and religious connotation to it. Florence was a cultural hub of various art forms like Classical art, thanks to the Medici family. Michelangelo was raised among…

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In film, a genre is a way of putting movies into categories where they share similar narrative elements. Auteurism, as previously mentioned, is when a filmmaker’s distinctive style and personal vision is reflected in their work. In the New Hollywood era genre and auteurism started to intersect due to the fact that auteurs were able to make their mark in genre films. They were able to put their personal spin on a formulaic genre film. Coppola did a lot of what we would call genre films over the…

There are four statues of David. Each by a different person and each have a different history. The four statues artists were Michelangelo, Donatello, Bernini, and Verrocchio. All these statues are great; they have their similarities and their differences. Michelangelo’s David is a seventeen foot tall statue. It is made entirely of white marble. The sculpture is of a man that is naked. He is standing and looking left. He has his left arm up by his head and he is holding something. What he is…