God the Father in Western art

Professor Debbie Graham HU-2301-391 Interdisciplinary Arts 17 January 2014 Masaccio 's The Tribute Money " The artist who epitomizes the innovative spirit of early-15th-century Florentine painting was Tommaso di ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai, known as Masaccio" (Kleiner 241). The name meant clumsy Tom or hulking Tom. Masaccio 's mother Mona Jacopa di Martinozzo gave birth to him at the Castel San Giovanni, the modern San Giovanni Valdarno on December 21, 1401. Which happens to be located in the

focused culture, most individuals in the early 17th century would have backed down and returned to the norm medieval paradigm of: god centered, authority centered church centered, and otherworldly. The thought process of the majority, revolved around the accepted meanings of scripture and the word of the Catholic Church, “the Roman Catholic Church was all powerful in western Europe. There was no legal alternative”. If the church told them their interpretation was misguided, they accepted the Church’s

In the medieval western Europe times medical knowledge was ascribe to faith and religion. A physician was not a medical practitioner that was highly respected in this particular time era. Contrary, to the knowledge that some physician might have accumulated, some disease could not be cure by the practitioner; therefore, leaving the patients having to reach out to the hagiographical leader for advice and a cure. Using spiritual remedies as medicine was often prescribed for the sick The hagiographical

from the first chapter of A History of God as I felt they were both very strong ideas. The first explains how cultural differences between North Africa and Europe during the Romantic Period affected white society’s failure to realize that Islam indeed worshipped the same deity. The second explains how Delacroix’s audience desired the imagery in the painting because people were, during this time, losing their concept of God. Armstrong explains the three forms God takes throughout the three monotheistic

Ancient Egypt: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom Outline I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions. Their influences are noticeable in art, architecture, and religion. II. The Old Kingdom A. Zoser, the first pharaoh. 1. built the famed Step Pyramid 2. brought unity to Egypt B. Religion 1. creation 2. gods C. Art D. Downfall of the Old Kingdom III. The Middle Kingdom A. Pyramids B. Middle Kingdom religion 1

relation to the viewpoint in traditional mainstream Western culture in the sense that artwork having to do with textiles and sewing have been viewed women-specific

Immaculate Conception The Virgin of Immaculate Conception was created in the late 18th century in most likely “South America, probably Cuzco, Peru” (Dallas Museum of Art). The illustration was formed with oil on a canvas and the artist is unknown. The artwork is currently being displayed at the Dallas Museum of Art within the Latin American Art section. The Virgin of Immaculate Conception belongs to the The Cleofas and Celia de la Garza Collection and was a gift from Mary de la Garza-Hanna and Virginia

Michelangelo and Renaissance Religion Michelangelo Buonarroti lived in a time when the medieval aspects of Christianity were overwhelmed by the upheaval of the Reformation. His art portrays this change in religious philosophy by discerning the major trends and objectives of the Renaissance. "His works show us...the changing world around him" (Richmond 4). In addition, Michelangelo seriously impacted generations of artists to come. "The Renaissance was a rebirth that led to new ways

characteristic of Gothic Art: it represents an Early Gothic and the decorative evolutions of Radiant Gothic and Flamboyant Gothic. Reims cathedral displays a classic harmonic facade containing 4 levels. Its interior elevation defined elevation defined by its soaring heights and narrow dimensions, the r richness of its sculptural work and the quality of workmanship in the materials used, Reims Cathedral features amongst the most beautiful e examples of gothic art still standing

Throughout Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eastern versus Western ideas are constantly being introduced and in turn debated, sometimes violently. This being the case, it would be uncharacteristic of Dostoevsky to include such an extensive account, The Grand Inquisitor, against Christ and there not to be an East versus West theme. Eastern versus Western may be understood as Orthodox versus Roman Catholic although it is not to be restricted only within the scope of religious debates. The