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    obese and silly is portrayed by Homer Simpson in the show. In a given community stereotype can bring about bullying of people and living lives driven by hate and vengeance. In the show other kids bully Bart because they see him different from them so his sister Lisa defends him. Lisa helps Bart from bullies

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    Analysis of the Mona Lisa Amy Bone Art History 101 Shanna Fliegel November 4, 2014 Bone 1 The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a woman painted by Leonardo Da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. Leonardo Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy and died May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France. He painted the Mona Lisa using oil on White Lombardy Poplar panel. (“Mona Lisa“) The finished size of the Mona Lisa is 30 ¼” x 21”. He painted the Mona Lisa in Florence, Italy and it is now

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    museum was showing the elegant Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci for a one night show. Jack was there with his assistant, Jon Johnson, a tall, 17-year old, with broad shoulders, and sandy blonde hair, to make sure no trouble happened. It had finally hit 8:30 p.m. Mr. Collins, the museum owner, a stout man who was clearly old, due to his graying goatee, slowly stepped out from behind the curtains. “I am sure many of you are very elated and exited to see the Mona Lisa… Well here it is” he exclaimed as

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    of the Last Supper and Mona Lisa. It is reported that Da Vinci's notebooks "reveal a scientific inquiry and a mechanical prowess that were centuries ahead of their time." (Bio True Story, 2012) It is reported of Da Vinci that he believed that sight ""¦was man's highest sense because it alone conveyed the facts of experience immediately, correctly, and with certainty. Hence, every phenomenon perceived became an object of knowledge, and saper vedere ("knowing how to see") became the great theme of

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    limited to royal and religious figures, nor were they over idealized portrayals. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exemplifies this trend. Working with the new medium of oil and his mastery of light, contrast, and sfumato, da Vinci created the most famous painting in the world; a work where subject and background compliment each other to form a perfect union. One of the aspects that make the Mona Lisa such a masterpiece is da Vinci’s use of oil as a medium. As the movie The Mystery of Jon van Eyck explains

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    early age interested in almost all the sciences, but his real passion was a drawing. He was also a sculpture and architecture, his father was also a very educated man, and he directed the science of his capable son. Why does the Mona Lisa smile? What is the secret of her mysterious smile? Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 year in the town of Vinci located 35 km from Florence in Tuscany, Italy. illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a successful notary, and a peasant woman

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    thoughts start to stray towards Lisa. Lisa is a petite blonde that amazes me with her intelligence. I find myself thinking about her more and more often as I serve out this time on house arrest. She has a flawless complexion and her curves make her seem older than her 15 years. I guess we could call my feelings toward her lustful.      Finally, it’s 3:00 on a Friday

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    The one art work that stood out to me in course semester was Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, a philosopher and a scientist. Leonardo grew up in a very rich environment because his father was a successful government official. Leonardo's father Ser Piero da Vinci was a great help to Leonardo and his art. He also gave him some money to pay for a teacher of the fine arts. Leonardo's mother was a peasant working for Ser Piero da Vinci, her name was Catarina da

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    The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci during the years 1503 to 1505 in Florence, Italy. It is one of the most famous painting’s in the world at this time. The Mona Lisa represents the height of the Italian Renaissance because of how differently it could be interpreted by each person who looked at it. This piece of art, was able to revolutionize how portraits were painted, so that they included life and movement in ways that were new during that time. During the time that it was created,

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    by two great artist. One is called “Girl with Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer a Dutch artist and painted on 1665. The other is “Mona Lisa” painted by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. In both painting, the women gives a different meaning on their concept of beauty, but both are appealing subject to see on a canvas. In Johannes Vermeer’s work, you can see the center of attention is a girl with her pearl earring. This masterpiece painted with incredible detail and use of light around the subject

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