Prix de Rome

Boulevard Gastronomic. Centro Historico has the most picturesque architecture, with the Palace and the Basilica de San Francisco located there. Santiago,…

This sculpture represents a man caring a calf and is part of the Archaic Greek period. The sculpture was most likely requested as a token to remember the occasion; making a sacrificial offering to a god or goddess. The condition of the statue is poor, as pieces appear broken or missing, such as the legs, hands, and chin. It is identifiable as an Archaic Greek statue by its date (560 BCE), it’s style and composition. The sculpture shows a cloaked male who appears to be holding a calf over his…

Ashley Saven Professor Abramovich ARHS 1010 April 12, 2018 Object Essay: The Tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun The Cathedral of Saint-Lazare located in Autun, France is an example of a medieval sculpture during the period of 1120-1135. People who went to visit this cathedral came to learn more about a unique story through images of different texts, such as on the tympanum. The different images that were sculptured on the tympanum tell a unique story about Christ. The tympanum, a vertical,…

The subject of this next SLP will be the statue of David. While researching Bernini and the Baroque era, I discovered that he too, had sculpted a statue of David and that it was considered a ground breaking piece. Through my readings I discovered that aside from Michelangelo and Bernini, that Donatello had rendered his own version of David also. Donatello and Michelangelo were both Renaissance artists and their statues were of course influenced by the style of the period. My focus is going to be…

Visual Arts Visual art in the baroque, specifically paintings, differed from that of the renaissance. According to Baroque Visual art, Baroque painting originally came from Italy and it spread to the north. Baroque art came about as a response against the formulaic Mannerism, which is a period of European art that emerged from the late years of the high Italian renaissance. Baroque art is simpler, more realistic and more emotionally moving than Mannerist art. Some characteristics that…

In the context of European history, the period from 1585 to 1700-1730 is often called the Baroque era. The word “baroque”, as Erwin Panofsky says in his book Three Essays on style, signifies everything wildly abstruse, obscure, fanciful, and useless. The other derivation of the term from Latin verruca and Spanish barueca meaning a wart and by extension an irregular shaped pearl. Eighteenth century critics were the first to apply the term to the art of the 17th century. It was not a term of…

Imagine sitting on a boat in the middle of Venice looking out in the distance at the cities of Italy as the crystal blue waters glide beneath of your boat. Italy is a boot like shaped peninsula located by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Adriatic. Italy has a population of 60.6 million and the language they speak is Italian. Some of the landmarks located in Italy are The colosseum,The Roman Forum, Rialto Bridge in Venice, Dolomites, Ponte Vecchio, and the Milan Cathedral. Italy is one of the most…

1. For what purpose did Napoleon begin trading? He began trading because the farm was low in supplies, he said he was going to get the money the animals needed for items. 2. Why did the pigs say they had to move into the house? They said they needed to move into the house to have a quiet place to work. 3. Who did Napoleon blame for the windmill disaster? He blamed Snowball. 4. Why did the hens have to give up their eggs? Napoleon needed something to sell to get money for food for the animals,…

Hiding Secrets “Roman Fever,” written by Edith Wharton, is a short story that starts with two old friends, Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade, visiting Rome with their daughters, Barbara Ansley and Jenny Slade. The two ladies sit at a restaurant of their hotel and enjoy the beautiful view of Rome. While the daughters play with each other, Ansley and Slade reflect back to their youth years, and compare each other’s daughter. Alida Slade brings up a situation that Grace had done in the past. Alida knows…

The word baroque came from the Portuguese word “barroco.” Baroque music had been used in western European music from 1600 to 1750. The baroque era includes spirit, opera and its components, cantata and oratorio, concerto, and instrumental music. The greatest example I choose from our book for late baroque period music is an Antonio Vivaldi work, “Spring, from the Four seasons la primavera, from le quattro stgioni), op. 8 1 I.” Spring music is a good example of baroque period because it is…