The Oath Of The Horatii By Jacques-Louis David

The scene it portrays shows a woman holding an infant while she stands on a chariot drawn by two lions. Surrounding her in the air and around her feet are sixteen angels or

Overall this painting could be interpreted in multiple different ways. There are many possible interpretations and ideas to this painting’s hidden meaning that I did not touch on, and possibly some I have yet to discover. The Surrender by Joseph

The halo looks to have been carved into the wood and then painted with a little bit of sun gold to heighten its appearance. The lesser portion of the painting has a dark brown color which might have being painted or made from a different type of wood. The base on which the painting stands is painted in dark brown and looks very firm. On the left and right of the arch there are blue colors meant to depict the skies filled with yellow stars. This depiction of the skies is said to be where God the Father resides. In the painting, there are three life like images that are clearly visible. The first one as illustrated in order of importance is God the Father who sits on his thrown that of a chair made from gold. His hair is long down to his shoulders; and he his fully garbed in a mixture of red, white and black being the dominant color. His garments are lined with gold colors and matches his long beard. God the Father hands are partially extended in front of him holding up a wooden cross which displays God the Son.

From a young age, I remember starting a school day by standing, facing the American flag with my right hand placed over my heart, and reciting the pledge of allegiance. The pledge was as follows, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”, however, that was not always how it was worded. The Pledge of Allegiance that many Americans know today has been rewritten many times, by the United States' government. Moreover, the language of the Pledge was changed in a straightforward way for American citizens to show their patriotism for America.

​On July 2nd of 1776 one of the most famous documents to be written and was approved by Congress days later on July 4th of 177, and was eventually signed on August 2nd, 1776, this document was known as the Declaration of Independence, the main three people who signed it was Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, the two others were Hancock and Rutledge. a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” Thomas Jefferson was a very good writer and he was truly remarkable with how he wrote and they way he wrote. He was born in 1743 into the British colony which is now known as the state of Virginia.

In “Is Diogenes on your Campus?” Karen Bleeker states that Community colleges must prize integrity to reinforce the behaviors of the honest students. First of all, studies shows that this widespread problem and one that may be accelerating. Both objective studies of academic dishonesty and anecdotal evidence from professors and administrators seem to show that students are cheating more often that in the past. If this continues, not only will the integrity of the academic process be threatened, but we will be raising a generation of students who think such behavior is normal. In addition, allowing such cheating to continue hurts and angers honest students. They choose not to cheat for a variety

The first sentence of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence is one of the most famous lines written in American history. It was the official document that separated us from the British Crown, and gave the American people a model for their government's behavior in terms of the rights of citizens. From that, one may conclude that the introductory sentence of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence is more compelling than the opening sentence of the Constitution’s Preamble due to the Declaration’s applicability to today’s societal issues.

Pilgrims, the tall hat wearing thanksgiving founders are known all thought the world. They first landed in America in 1620. These people fled to America to flee from religious persecution. The sailed over on the mayflower. They wrote a document, the may flower compact. Which is like an agreement. These people, the pilgrims are the fundamentals of freedom. They made a compact that everyone agreed on. They followed God even in the cold nights of winter. They started the best government that the rest of the world now copies. The pilgrims represent freedom.

Feudalism was a dominant social system in the medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection. It lasted for many centuries, and was introduced after William I defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. William was known as William the Conqueror. He was known for his defeation over the Enlgish army. He wanted to be the king of England, but before he could become the king he had to take over all of England.

While the definition of historiography has been slightly amended over time, ‘the study of the way history has been and is written’ appears to be the approved meaning.1 Essentially, from my understanding, historiography is the evaluation of interpretations by historians over time. For example, Geoffrey de Villehardouin’s Memoirs of the Fourth Crusades stands out as a prominent historical foundation, as very few written accounts of the Crusades describe the political, economic, religious and military events preceding up to, and subsequently succeeding, from a [the] first person standpoint.2 Memoirs of the Fourth Crusade is thus reviewed as a uniquely distinguishable, primary source that affords historians with an incomparable written record

In the case of the second painting, the femininity of the Bride of Giovanni Arnolfini is one of the central themes of the painting. The core compositional element of Oath of the Horatii is the triangle, which involves the with the brothers on the left side, the female to the right. The central position is occupied by Horatius. The apex is formed by the up-raised swords in the hands of Horatius. One more triangle is formed by the exaggerated posture of Horatius and the brothers, who hold the spear. This triangle is located left of center and it is inverted. While looking at the picture, these two compositions (triangular ones) attract the major attention. In addition, it is possible to notice the contradicting horizontal lines on the foreground marble floor and the strong vertical lines, created by the Doric columns and the curvilinear archways, which are located at the background part (Gutwirth

The two main characters in the painting display elegant mannered poses and all the figures appear arranged in rather unnatural poses. There is a small scene at the foot of the Saint Catherine and Christ figures. This is thought to be the Christ child with the Virgin Mary and grandmother, Saint Anne. Below these two scenes are three smaller bordered scenes. The central one depicts two enemies reconciled by an archangel and the outer ones show Saints Michael and Margaret fighting demons. All these images show the triumph of good over evil, with the middle characters shedding their weapons and embracing. All these small pictures support that the painting was commissioned by Arigoi di Nero Arighetti to celebrate the end of a feud.

During this semester in Humanities I have learned about several visual representations of heroism in artworks such as Michelangelo’s David, Durer’s Knight, Death, and the Devil, and Wright’s Experiment with an Air Pump. Each piece of art shows heroism differently and in their own unique ways. The painting that stood out to me the most was David’s Oath of the Horatii because of the heroism behind the work and many different techniques used in this specific artwork. Jacques-Louis David, the French artist who painted Oath of the Horatii in the year of 1789. Oath of the Horatii is a historical painting from the ancient history of Rome and was actually painted before the French Revolution and was authorized by the government of Louis XVI.

The first painting, “Intervention of the Sabine Women” by Jacques-Louis David, depicts a sort of panoramic view of a battlefield between some soldiers that appear to be wearing helmets and gear reminiscent of the Spartans and/or romans. All of the figures are naked and they are fighting and they all appear to be very closely bunched up. Among the soldiers are a few clothed women and some children that appear to be going about themselves amongst the chaos, with the exception of a few characters that appear to be affected by the chaos. There are a few women at the center with some children that appear to be attempting to break up the battle. Based on the style and details of the painting, it most likely represents the era of ancient Rome and

Oath of the Horatii is life size oil on canvas painting that is about thirteen feet wide by