Prix de Rome

about 1600 and ending at approximately 1750. The Baroque was a reformation of both the art and architectural worlds, being that the focus turned to a more exaggerated, clear, and easily interpreted view of artistic pieces. The Baroque started in Rome around 1600 and before it ended, it had spread all across the European continent. The style that the Baroque brought to Europe was influenced by the Roman Catholic Church and the Council of Trent; in large part as an attempt to respond to the…

with empathy towards the West, China’s leaderships or rulers were sending a strong message that China was on a higher pedestal on matters of development and the capacity to meet the needs of their subjects. Chinese believed that the West was less powerful and had to submit to them. In light of that, they had to preserve their power, which was manifest in their goods. They had had a lot of power evident in the abundance of goods and resources. Allowing trade with the West would erode the…

Since the early 1200s, there are many forms of architecture, sculpture, and architecture that are important bodies of work that present elements of the past and the future. Personally, the visually pleasing works of art are seen in paintings, from Berlinghieri, Bosh, Raphael, Caraccai, Tinteretto, and Michaelangelo. Each artist are influenced by the previous style period and have concepts that influence the following period. Firstly, in the early 1200s, the Proto-Renaissance shows the…

In 476 C.E., the Roman Empire collapsed due to barbarians establishing their kingdoms on Roman territory. The Roman Empire expanded so largely that it was difficult to rule the land, causing lack of communication throughout the land, in addition to internal conflict. The once Roman Empire split into 2 parts: Eastern and Western Europe. Between 476 and 1200 C.E. in Europe, the Eastern Empire started to slowly thrive and flourish due to the access of trading routes, whereas Western Europe…

Our world, once divided by the vastness of its oceans, has become connected more so than ever through globalization. International transport, communication, and commerce are results of this development. While globalization has its benefits, it instills regional and global competition between cities. Some cities have flourished, becoming world cities. Others struggle to maintain or catch up. To better understand this sense of competition, indexes have conceptualized universal characteristics of…

Ambrogio Lorenzetti Frescos Allegory of Good and Bad Government Art has always been an expression of the emotion of mankind. Artwork gives us the viewer genuine insight of what it was like for people throughout history. One of the most influential pieces that were made during the late medieval period was the piece created by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Three different fresco pieces that were created but are all tied into one thought and idea. These three fresco pieces included Allegory of Good…

In the poem, “To Autumn”, Keats signifies the notion of life and death. He uses sequences of autumn to symbolize the undeniable truth of death. In the poem, each stanza contains its own individual moment of autumn. The first stanza emphasizes the season’s beginning stage; the stanza contains various figurative languages and rhetorical devices in which formulate how fruits are abundant and how crops are being grown. The abundant and plentitude supply suggest that autumn is a season of development…

Introduction Leonardo Da Vinci was an illegitimate son of a notary named Ser Piero and a peasant girl Caterina Leonardo. He was born on April, 15 1452, in Vinci, Italy which was just outside Florence. After spending his short life with his mother, Leonardo’s custody was given to his father as his mother married someone in the neighboring town. As his parents lived separate life, they gifted him with 17 half sisters and brothers. Leonardo’s love and connection with paintings started in small age…

1. Introduction The Bruges Madonna is placed slightly above the eye level in the central baroque style niche located on the right of the main altar of the Church of the Lady in Bruges, Belgium. This sculpture was done by Michelangelo when he was around 28 -29 years old and was in the city of Florence. The statue was rumored to be initially commissioned for Pope Piccolomini altar in Siena but was later secretly sold to the Mouscrons for a better offer, if it were so it would be placed nine…

Arenas bring together a vast diversity of people, all for a single purpose: to entertain. Arenas attract people of all different cultures, genders, and socioeconomic classes, as well as from various different walks of life. Arenas during the Roman era, as well as today, are gathering places where people of all different backgrounds go to partake in an event. However, modern day sports arenas serve a wider variety of purposes than Roman arenas, and, due to modern technologies, have various…