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“The arts and humanities are more essential than ever to the endurance of our democratic values of tolerance, pluralism and freedom. At a time when so much is happening to change the way we work and live, the way we relate to one another and the way we relate to the rest of the world,…

The Roaring Twenties was a time of exuberance like none other, where people and America’s society focused on self-indulgence and happiness like never before. The Great Gatsby, written by F, Scott Fitzgerald, is the ideal portrayal to this time era. In a time shortly after war, this novel captures the audience, forcing them to participate…

A sea of an aromatic royal blue is what first caught my eye in the Museum of Fine Arts. A color so captivating it was almost calling my name. Luca Della Robbia’s sculpture “Virgin and Child with Lilies ? is what I choose to describe. Out of all of Della Robbia’s sculptures, why did I…

For my secondary findings I decided to do some research on Hieroglyphics. Although this a writing form, the egyptians used art as a way of expression. Whats interesting is that the ancient Greeks first used the term hieroglyph (meaning “sacred carving”) to describe ornamental characters carved on Egyptian monuments. The term is now used to…

The transition from the 19th century to the 20th century brought with it many big changes to world, especially within the western sphere. People became faced with a new reality, unimaginable one hundred year prior. Advancements in transportation such as the airplane and the first mass produced cars transformed the way people lived their lives….

During the 17th century, Dutch genre painting flourished, appealing to middle class patrons by depicting everyday life with charm and often a moral. Jan Steen was among the most successful genre painters, weaving witty commentary into his pictures of merriment. Rhetoricians at a Window, c. 1661-1666 (oil on canvas, 29 7/8 x 23 1/16 inches)…

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. It was started on 1503 and completed on 1517. It is the greatest painting of the renaissance times. Right now is sitting behind bullet-proof glass at the MusA©e du Louvre in Paris, France. The small portrait attracts around six million visitors per…

Photography has become the catalyst for social and cultural memory and a tool for scientific advancement. The world owes a great deal to the early inventors of the latent image for their patience and skill, for without photography one might consider the world an unmemorable place. The first step in photography’s dissemination into the world…

Most assume that selfishness is both wrong and unhealthy. But is this true’selfishness means acting in one’s best self-interest Contrary to popular opinion, all healthy individuals do have some levels of selfishness. Dry. Issues displays a clear picture of selfishness through his Story The Loran. Likewise Hoses Griffith also does the same through his poem…

Visual Arts Like Sculpting, Painting, And Filming In Ecuador’s Culture And History Ecuador, a small country located on the north west coast of South America, is home to part of the Amazon Forest and the motherland of the Galapagos Islands. While it has many natural wonders, it also holds a strong culture, one which its…