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Amanda Wong ART 213 Dr. Wendy Slatkin May 31, 2016 The Mocking of Christ The painting I chose to research from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is Gerrit van Honthorst’s The Mocking of Christ. Honthorst was a Dutch painter from a Catholic family in Utrecht. He was the son of a painter and trained by his father and Abraham Bolemaert, the leading artist of his town. Upon completing his education, Honthorst traveled to Rome in 1616. He was one of the many artists from Utrecht drawn by the world

Fresno County is one of the most populated and diverse counties in California having more than seventy ethnic groups in the metropolitan area. It is ranked first nation for agricultural production with annual sales of $3 billion. Within the county there are fifteen incorporated cities, Fresno being one of them. Fresno was founded by Central Pacific Railroad Company in 1872. Today, Fresno has an estimated population of 522,053 (QuickFacts Fresno City, California) about 49.6 percent is white, 46.9

According to the California Association of Realtors’ president, Chris Kutzkey the reasons are “Solid job growth and favorable interest rates will drive a strong demand for housing next year.” While expensive markets such as San Francisco and Los Angeles may continue to experience housing shortages, less expensive markets will continue to have housing stock available because of improved job markets in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and transportation. This means that For Sale by Owner (FSBO)

Director of Fine Arts for Katy ISD in 2000, emphasises the importance of utilizing art in schools’ curriculums: “The arts are what make us most human, most complete as people. The arts cannot be learned through occasional or random exposure any more than math or science can” (Bryant). Art is a way of expression and leads to acquiring a deeper understanding of the details in life. The first day of preschool, teachers teach through the help of art. This is due to the fact that art is the foundation

Art Appreciation Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South and Madonna Enthroned are very similar images that were produced by very different cultures. Both images were produced during the 13th Century. The image of Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South was produced in Tibet during an interesting period of the country’s religious history. The branch of Tibetan Buddhism is led by a religious and sometimes political leader called the Dalai Lama. It was during the 13th

parts of Italy, while those that settled on the east coast were from the southern parts of Italy. Once arriving in California, the Italians settled in the North Beach area of San Francisco, Monterey, and southern California between the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. The immigration of Italians to California came in three main waves with the first wave arriving between “the mid-19th century until shortly before World War II, and were driven by poverty and struggle,” (Yollin) while the second

information that I could use to help support my essay. 4. Anything else you can think of? Overall I really liked the amount of time we were able to have to prepare for our final draft of the essay. The Academic Value of Art Bob Bryant, the Executive Director of Fine Arts for Katy ISD,

Brooklyn College, considered to be the best-looking campus in the borough, is located in south-central Flatbush. The 96-acre Holy Cross Cemetery, founded in 1849, is located in north-central Flatbush, which is at the exact geographical center of Kings County. The Erasmus Hall High School, founded in 1903, is located on Flatbush Avenue just south of Church Avenue. The school's founders included Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and its long list of alumni includes such notables as Neil Diamond, Joseph

Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana the daughter of Betty Degeneres (née Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance agent. She has one brother, Vance, a musician and producer. She is of French, English, German, and Irish descent. She was raised as a Christian scientist until age 13. In 1973, her parents filed for separation and were divorced the following year. Shortly after, Ellen 's mother married Roy Gruessendorf, a salesman

Garret Lee Mrs. Miller English 12 January 8, 2015 The Ancestry of Birds The debate over the origin of birds has been a heated and controversial topic among not only paleontologists but also geneticists, biologists, and even scholars of religion. The proposal that perhaps birds find their ancestors among the infamous dinosaurs is one that has ample support from various sources of evidence. This highly contested topic is beginning to come to a resolution as the hypothesis that birds evolved from dinosaurs