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Images of Witchcraft in Renaissance Culture The witchcraft phenomenon of the Renaissance period was shaped by a wide range of cultural factors; witchcraft was not necessarily subject to a single cohesive idea or concept, and it was often instead a conglomeration of many different societal concerns, concerns which spanned through all spheres of society. Textual evidence from this period provides insight into the way in which witches were conceived, and how witches were dealt with, while visual images

not, though it adheres to many things.” Brecht Durer was a German painter, print maker, and theorist who was born on May 21, 1471 and died on April 6, 1528 in Nuremberg, Germany. His extensive work in printmaking established his reputation in Europe, making him one of the leading artists of the Renaissance period. “A print is a work of art made up of ink on paper and existing in multiple examples.” Durer’s woodcut prints often depicted religious subjects and revealed technical skills that had never

Formal Analysis on Anthony van Dyck’s Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton Titania Andiani Rosari Student ID: 24570745 MCD1280 Art Theory A Essay January 9, 2013 Formal Analysis on Anthony van Dyck’s Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton There are actually two versions of Anthony van Dyck’s painting of the countess of Southampton; Anthony van Dyck, Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton, ca. 1640, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (see fig. 1) and Anthony van Dyck

Lok Durd was a neimoidian general during the Clone Wars. During the war, Durd created the Defoliator, a radioactive weapon that could destroy organic life and leave inorganic material unharmed. Durd did this in hopes of getting a promotion in the Separatist military. In order to test the Defoliator, Durd traveled to the remote planet Maridun, inhabited by a peaceful Lurmen colony where he would test it on the Lurmen themselves. Upon arrival, Durd met up with Tee Watt Kaa, the leader of the lurmen

Albrecht Durer was a German known for his engravings and painting throughout Europe. He lived from 1471-1528 and during that time made a great impact on the world of art. Durer was raised by his father and godfather, who were a goldsmith, and printer/publisher, respectively. From these men he learned his basic art skills such as drawing and woodcutting. His experience with his family as a child lead to his expertise in painting, printmaking, engraving, math, and theology. Durer, also often thought

result, ink is placed into the carved out drawing. Next, the plate is run through a roller press which causes the ink to absorb to the paper. The difference in appearance between a relief print and an intaglio print is because of essentially drawing the image to be created onto the metal plate for an intaglio print. Also cross-hatching, the use of fine parallel lines to create the illusion of shade, allowed for more subtle shading in the engraving. This engraving portrays the melancholy personality

to the old master painters of the museum of fine art, who were never wrong about suffering. The "old masters" understood that people often turned a blind eye to one another's suffering. The Old Masters were artists of the 18th century whose works, masterpieces of the Renaissance, also are called old masters. They often painted classical scenes of pagan Greece and Rome as well as scenes of life and death, like the Fall of Icarus. About suffering they were never wrong, The old Masters: how well

The Myth of Saturn Devouring His Son The myth of Saturn devouring his son is a dark, morbid, and ghoulish story. The Greek Titan, Saturn overthrew is father and married the goddess of fertility. Saturn then learned of a prophecy that one of his sons would overthrow him like he did his father. He then became obsessed with thwarting the prophecy. At the birth of each child, Saturn would devour the infant. Saturn’s wife hid their last child, Zeus, whom fully grown, fulfilled the prophecy and became

And it tormented me, pursued me, disturbed me, angered me’.[vi] In “The Garden of Evil”, Old Mwanza’s concept of truth becomes a reflection of the white master’s influence and also the inept recognition of his inferiority. The truth that he hangs on to is the supremacy of the whites. He even tells his sons not to take so much part in the ongoing

Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters following the conventions of Commedia dell'Arte? by Jessica Hornsey The Servant of Two Masters is a Venetian comedy in the style of Commedia dell'Arte, written by Carlo Goldoni in 1743. In order for a director to portray Truffaldino and Smeraldina's class clearly, a costume designer would need to know the origins of the characters, as well as traditional masks and costume styles and colours. The Servant of Two Masters takes place in Venice when a servant