To the Virgins

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Virgin of the Rocks” and Mary Cassatt’s “After the Bath” are two pieces of art I will be comparing and contrasting. [HELP] “Virgin of the Rocks”, also known as, “Madonna of the Rocks” are two pieces of art composed by Leonardo da Vinci, who was a Renaissance artist. They were created in return for a commission by the Fraternity of Immaculate Conception on April 25th, 1483. This painting was going to be in the Church of San Francesco Grande for an altarpiece that would hang…

resented that the Virgin of Guadalupe was this unrealistic role model. She even referred to la Lupe as, “nothing but a goody two shoes meant to doom me to a life of unhappiness” (48). She resented that all the girls and women had to follow Guadalupe, but the boys didn’t have to follow Jesus. Growing up Cisneros felt ashamed and ignorant of her body. She felt that there was a blur and vagueness about her body due to her religion and culture, which leads to learning about the Virgin Guadalupe. Her…

Stephen Crane characterized the characters of the novel through their actions and interactions with other characters during the story. Such as Jimmie, from the opening scene it was obvious he was violent and did not care much for rules and even his own safety. In the opening fight scene Stephen Crane wrote,“In the yells of the whirling mob of Devil’s Row children there were notes of joy like songs of triumphant savagery. The little boys seemed to leer gloatingly at the blood upon the other…

beautiful lady in a sky-blue hooded cloak descending from a coach…. Her eyes were the green of the Connemara marble on the steps of the pulpit in Carna Church” (O’Connor 53). The “sky-blue” cloak alludes to Lady Verity’s divine nature and her role as a Virgin Mary figure. This aspect of her becomes apparent as she is descending from the coach in her sky-blue dress as though as she were descending from heaven. Furthermore, the color green is associated “…with vegetation, but also with death and…

a. Jeffrey Eugenides and Sylvia Plath both carefully create characters that exist to exhibit the lives of teenage girls, and their inherit suffering during adolescent. The lives of these teenage girls in The Virgin Suicides and The Bell Jar are shaped by mental illness and isolation, stemming from a withdrawal from society and any kind of community thereafter. The Lisbon Sisters and Esther Greenwood are more often than not, forced to interact with communities and families that prove to be…

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Fig. 1) was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci on 1510. The painting depicted St. Anna, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Roma Pietà (Fig. 2) was created on around 1499. The sculpture depicted the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. Mary and Jesus are shown in both of these two artworks but in a different period of their life. Christ is shown sliding off his mother’s knee and…

Virgin Mary is meant to symbolize purity and divinity. For that reason, Michelangelo’s decision to depict Mary as a youthful woman despite her old age served to effectively portray her essence. Being such integral part of the Christian religion, she is meant to represent someone of utmost divinity. She should not resemble the average human being, therefore, if the sculptor had chosen to portray her as an elderly woman, it would have detracted from the beauty of the piece. It has the effect that…

After cleaning her wounds, giving her multivitamins and handing her parasite medication she looked up at me with her cavity filled mouth smiling the biggest smile I had ever seen. She reached her arms out in front of her tiny body with her hands together and pointed them towards me. A translator whispered behind my shoulder that this was a sign of ultimate and saintlike respect. Her magnitude of gratefulness made me instantly humbled. With tears in her eyes, we hugged. Little did this…

1. The "Raising of Lazarus" was created by Duccio di Buoninsegna in 1308-1311. It is made of tempera and gold on wood and measures 43.5 X 46.4 cm. It is located in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. 2. Within the image there are 27 people. Jesus stands at the front center of the crowd. He wears a red and blue robe and His right hand is extended outwards towards Lazarus. There is a golden halo around Jesus's head. To his right is one of Lazarus's sisters, either Mary or Martha. She…

Kathryn Patterson, ARTH 100: Visual Analysis, Essay 1, February 25, 2016 “Gazing Eyes: The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Angels” The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Angels, painted by Giovanni Martino Spanzotti is a piece of artwork that has directional lines, implied lines, balance, and one point linear perspective woven within the strokes to provide meaning to the viewers, while implying the importance of the child present. The painting uses these techniques to provide the…