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    O’Connor and Qi (Mary) Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) is famous for her short stories. Her writing style coming from the grotesque, She believed that “should face all the truth down to the worst of it” (O’Connor, 1953). From her unique literary technique, such as irony, foreshadowing, she creates her great literary works. She likes using cold humor in the characters. One of her most famous stories are “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (1953), and the short story “The life you save may be your own”…

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    that was still much debated in this time. In Italy he modeled some drawings on the linear skills of the mastery such as Leonardo. However, he acknowledged the techniques of the more famous painters and his talent of drawing and painting advances overtime. Degas make unique artwork in Paris art gallery the 19th century the make classical painting of daily life almost guilty imitating by other professional artist in his field of work who was the leading of lyrical color in the century and…

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    Michael and St.George, and also The Three Graces. When Raphael was in Florence, he was admiring many artists, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and also Fra Bartolmmeo. He combined all the techniques and skills that he has earned and made it into his own personal design. During this period, his paintings were La Madonna del Granduca, Madonna del Giardino, Holy Family with the…

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    experienced in the senses of the beholder. The same painting, movie or piece of music can evoke a wide array of emotions in many different people, or even in one person alone. The desire to express ourselves thorough our creativity is a characteristic shared by most people. Letting our imaginations run free to create, manipulate, and incorporate our vision into something that lasts caries deep meaning. The word ‘Art’ itself encompasses so many mediums; paintings, drawings, sculptures, music…

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    into his own. He was hired by Vincenzo Gonzaga to recreate Renaissance paintings, mostly of beautiful women of the court. After the end of one year of travel throughout Italy and Spain, Rubens had a portfolio of his works that expanded sixteenth century Italian art. In 1601, Rubens was asked to paint three large pieces for St Helena’s chapel, which became his first major influence. Two years later, he was sent to deliver paintings for King Philip III. At this time, Rubens painted his first…

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    Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. He is known as the “Renaissance man.” Today he is best known for his art, including a couple of paintings that are still a few of the world’s most famous and admired, The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art, da Vinci believed, was connected with science and nature. Self-educated, he filled dozens of secret notebooks with inventions, observations and theories. The concepts expressed in his…

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    artist to reveal his art, he must know how to conceal it, or perhaps conceal himself in it. So, Many artists use many different ways and techniques to help them conceal the truth and yet reveal it. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is a painting that always have been centered around supposed concealed or hidden messages and hints found within his painting. Not to mention that Leonardo da Vinci did a great job at including a lot of symbols…

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    country of Alhakere, hence, all her paintings were set in that area of Utopia in the Northern Territory where it is located. Growing up in an Aboriginal community, Kngwarreye learned about dances, dreamtime stories and grew close to the land, her culture and her clan, justifying the inclusion of such in her subject matter. Her career evolved from the painting of ochre on the skin of her relatives to eventually painting with synthetic paint on canvas. When painting her thousands of artworks,…

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    In four years, Menzies had recreated the canals of Venice, casinos of Paris, British India, the Old South and Victorian London, and the designs were alle received with true admiration. But this was just the beginning, and Menzies’ next project would be the successful one that would kickstart his career and make him the most influential art director of Hollywood. 
Douglas Fairbanks, known for his energetic, high-concept period pieces, which were recognized by size and splendor, and that were the…

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    Royal Court. A lot of his works criticized social and political problems of the time.( "Francisco De Goya." Bio.com) Francisco was the son of a guilder, in his early youth he spent most of his time in Saragossa, Spain. He began doing his first paintings at the tender age of 14. His teacher Jose Luzan Martinez was inspirational to Goya although at first he learned by imitating other artists and great masters such as Velazquez and…

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