Mary Cassatt

Irena was a single mom trying to make ends meet while trying to raise her son, Bogus. Her ex-husband was an alcoholic and would physically abused her when he was drunk, so she divorced him and steered clear of men. Irena’s story sounds like a story of most 21st century women. When a relationship would not work, you would try and get yourself out of it, and then move on to something else. However, back in the days, this kind of behavior was unacceptable. The men were on a worshipping plane field,

Alex Ingles 10/12/2016 Midterm Exam Essay 2 Christians were persecuted, tortured, and enslaved by rulers for many years and it was not considered a religion to be followed by anyone until Constatine became a ruler. Many kept their religious preferences a secret until the Sarcophagus of Janius Bassus was created. At this time Christianity had become very established, and even the the upper class were converting to Christianity. Romans were more interested in one god than in several. One such member

Visual Analysis of an Architectural Space - The Cloisters The Cloisters Museum is unique in the sense that you can walk into different rooms and automatically be in a different realm. It transports locations that would ordinarily be great span away from each other, to, literally, within walking distances. The Fuentidueña Chapel was one of these locations. Suddenly you were no longer in a museum in Fort Tryon Park, but in the apse of a church of San Martin at Fuentidueña in Spain. If the fairly

A critical analysis of “Merciles Beautee” as compared with “To Rosemounde, Hale sterne superne, hale in eterne and Of my lady wel me rejoise I may.” “The courtly lady…possesses a curiously hybrid gender. While maintaining stereotypically female sexuality, she also holds, in principle at least, the status of a feudal lord.” Burns’ statement insinuates a reversal of power dynamics between man and woman in the courtly love lyric, implying that the woman’s stereotypical beauty and sexuality in courtship

1. Introduction The Sagrada Familia is a Catholic temple that expresses Christian faith through its structure and form. It is a building whose importance lies in its nature and divine revelation. It is built in the Glory of God and every aspect of it reflects the divine world. In a way, it can be considered a meeting point between heaven and earth. As Saint Maximus, the Confessor wrote, “it is worthy of admiration that, being so small [the temple], it is similar to the grandness of the world…” Symbols

Our culture today is deeply based on visual perception which shows the fascination humanity has with the power of images. This paper intends to discuss the use and importance of images within the context of Byzantine art. The works of art produced in the service of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which are still employed today, show a remarkable synthesis of beliefs, theology and aesthetics of the Byzantine culture. The majesty of the images emphasize the Glory of God and the spiritual realities of

Wanton hospital is long renowned for its health care which is the best in the country. It’s the very first multispecialty hospital in the district. Being a nurse in this hospital, I have come across lots of experiences where some of them were very rewarding while some of them were just sad. But that is the life of any nurse. When I think of some good experiences, I am reminded of a very peculiar case which took place in the very same hospital. One day a very critical accident case was brought in

Andrea Mantegna is the first fully Renaissance artist of northern Italy who was very talented. He is known for many of his works and is involved in many different artistic periods. His paintings are beautiful and inspiring. Mantegna was born in Italy in 1431 to a woodworker named Biagio Mantegna. He started his mentorship with Francesco Squarcione at age eleven and showed miraculous promise. At age 17 Mantegna left Squarcione because of unfair profiting done by Squarcione on Mantegna’s art. Mantegna

The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd, is a story that follows our narrator, Lily Melissa Owens, who describes events that took place in the summer she turned 14. The story begins in Sylvan, South Carolina, and focuses on Lily as a lonely teenager. Right from the start, we see that she suffers from an unhappy home life, due to struggle within the family and internal struggle within herself. As a young child of 4, Lily lost her mother in an unfortunate accident; during a fight between

Saint Anne is easily identified as the Mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. Saint Anne was Palestinian, but born in Bethlehem (Asselin; The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica). Sacred scripture does not “mention... Mary’s parents”, but “there is not a total lack of information about” them. Some sources believe that Saint Anne could not have children (Asselin; Holweck; “Saint Anne”; The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) . Because of this, she and her husband, Saint Joachim, made many sacrifices