Rome

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melodramatic motifs of jealousy, revenge, and treachery.” Gottelieb goes on to say that Rome, Open City, has a certain trend of rejecting and attacking religious images as cherished beliefs as supreme ideals of thought to comply to. This trend is manifested and expressed throughout this cinematic work as shattering the pre-conceived and pre-established clichés tied to the expected norms of femininity and masculinity. Rome, Open City portrays women in a dramatically more negative light than one…

The major characteristic I would like to hone in on during my study abroad program would be my self-confidence and ability to self-advocate. It has been increasingly noticeable that my level of confidence when I am surrounded by new people is lower than I would like it to be. I always second guess myself and try my hardest not to make any confrontation with others. By putting myself in a whole new world I will be exposed to all new people which will allow me to realize that my confidence is…

Born: • Michelangelo di Lodovico Buenarroti Simoni. • 6 March 1474. • Capresse near Arezzo, Republic of Florence, Tuscany. Died: • 18th of February 1564 (Aged 64) • Rome, Papal States Known for: • Sculpture • Painting • Architecture • Poetry Notable Work • David • Pieta • The last judgement • Sistine Chapel ceiling Studies: • In 1488-92 Michelangelo was sent to Florence to study grammar under the humanist Francesco da Urbino. • Michelangelo didn’t care about his studies so he copied…

who attend mega-churches. Mega churches are Protestant churches that have over two thousand people in attendance during a single service. Most mega churches are built in the shape and architectural design of the famous Colosseum that is located in Rome. In the textbook it is noted that religious services were sometimes held in their colosseum as well as other events. One of the most popular and most famous event was the Panhellenic Festival which was started in 776 BCE. (Fiero 42). It is…

In the first and second centuries of Ancient Rome a wave of Stoicism rose to leave a lasting impact, especially through the ideas of Epictetus and Seneca. The two main questions Stoics aimed to answer were; how can one lead a happy and fulfilling life, and how can one be a better human being? These were both believed to be achieved through internal control. Since we are human, we are unable to see what the logos have planned for us, so to have internal control is the most practical and…

well, explains how the church is built on a commonly known Basilica Plan that most churches follow. It contained a narrow pathway to lead to the speaker of the church. Saint Peter was the first pope to have this church built in the Vatican City of Rome. He had gathered many great artists, like Michelangelo, to create his church. An obscure piece of architecture is Frank Lloyd’s Fallingwater that was made in 1938 and captured by Time Magazine, for its imagination aspect upon people. Overall, it…

The sculpture of Calf Bearer found in Athens Greece 560 BCE it is an Ionic classic style probably made of marble. It is a status behalf of Rhimbos. The greeks adopt some of the poses from the early Egyptian and korai style. Using the left foot forward but the greeks demonstrate its elegant and high standard of body proportion, the face and the body are in proportion. His is holding a calf around his neck and I noticed that Calf Bear and the Calf are making the letter “X “ with the calf legs and…

Evaluate the impact of the construction of the Colosseum, otherwise known as the Amphitheatrum Flavium, on the Roman Empire. The Colosseum, or Amphitheatrum Flavium, is the largest amphitheatre in the world, and was constructed from 70-79AD by Emperor Vespasian as a gift to the Roman people, before its completion by his successor and heir Titus in 80AD. Within it, a multitude of games and events were staged for the many days of celebration within the Roman calendar, as well as events for public…

In the baroque era portraits of woman were not as common as portraits of men. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Alessandro Algardi and Guiliano Finelli all attempted sculpting a bust of three different women around the 1630’s, each brought their own unique style to the portrait. Bernini the most famous and renowned artist out the three set a precedent for sculptures and other artists would continually be compared to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Alessandro Algardi and Guiliano Finelli are no exception to this,…