Prix de Rome

The seventeenth century was a period where kings and queens were viewed as semi-divine and the camera was not yet invented. This allowed artists like Anthony Van Dyck to produce a sense of likeness and flattery to their portraits, to display the ruler’s status. Anthony Van Dyck was a Flemish baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England; his most famous painting is King Charles I at the Hunt. King Charles is standing casually dressed next to a man and a horse, showing a bit of a…

The culture of Italy is very interesting to me because both my mom and my dad have ancestry there. The towns are very small and most people know each other. They also have many festivals and hundreds of people crowd the streets and have a great time. They also are big on religion they are Roman Catholic they believe in one god. The nation of Italy has very nice landscape as an example Sicily has rugged mountains one of the biggest ones is Mount Etna it is very well known. Many houses are…

Although this is only the second week, it should be said, that as this course continues to progress from one week to another it has really has been an exciting learning experience. The objectives thus far for this course continue to force one to look deeper into what one might have thought about art and its history, to really the many variations of it and in reality changing ones perspectives as it relates to art. Last week, it was thought that understanding the history of art and its ability to…

Interesting facts about Crown Moulding Installation A beautiful decorative form that is attached to the ceiling of a room is known as crown moulding. In order to bring more elegance to the beauty of the room, crown moulding installation is one of the most wonderful things added to make a home look amazing and beautiful. In the earlier times, it was generally made out from wood but now fiber, plaster, polyurethane, as well as other synthetic materials, are used for the process. Amazing facts…

Venice was a diverse metropolis for its day and age full of powerful families and merchants desperately searching to make their mark. The social hierarchy, education systems, and charitable institutions were grounded in the humanism of the renaissance. While Venice was a political example for the rest of Italy in democratic style, nobility who clung to their aristocratic roots, created a diverse and integrated community, who clung to their religious morals in dealings with their community. The…

Italy is a place where a lot of people live and visit because of it’s famous artwork and food. Italy has a lot of people living in famous cities and that means that it is densely populated. Italy birth rate / death rate shows a big difference between then and now. Italy had an impact on their country that affects their people and it was a disease. Italy’s demographics are so different compared to all the other countries in so many ways. Italy’s population is densely populated and that…

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore, also known as Duomo, is a massive Gothic structure, known for its distinguishing Renaissance dome,that symbolized Florence's growing importance in Italy. The basilica church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, who greatly expanded the size of the Duomo structure that was to replace an earlier cathedral. Construction commenced in 1296 but came to a halt when the dome covering the crossing space posed architectural difficulty. Filippo Brunelleschi, was…

construction under the emperor Vespasian in 72 A.D and was completed around 80 A.D. by his son and successor Titus. The Colosseum is the greatest known amphitheater that was ever built and to this day remains one of the most impressive building in Rome. The Colosseum was built mostly out of concrete which enabled it to be completed in less than ten years. The Colosseum was a feat of architecture and engineering. It measured 620 by 513 feet with the arena inside measuring 287 by 179 feet.…

win because what Grace told her. “‘I had Barbara,’ she said, and began to move ahead of Mrs. Slade” (Bowldy 38). Barbara’s father was Mrs.Slade’s husband. “As the wife of famous corporation lawyer…hurried dashes on legal business to London, Paris, Rome” (Mays 118). She had wealth…

Alex Ingles ART 276: Baroque & Rococo Reading Response 4 2/16/2016 Gian Lorenzo Bernini was probably one of the greatest artists of the Baroque Era. His sculptures and other architectural projects show us he was capable of using different subjects and forms of media to bring his works to life. Warwick’s article discusses the theatrical approach he took in his sculptures and other works of art. His objective was to set a stage and engage the spectators viewing the art as if they were in a…