To discuss the influence of Jesuit missionaries on South American music, it is first necessary to give a little background information on whom the Jesuits were/are and why they came to South America. The term “Jesuit” refers to someone belonging to the Society of Jesus (abbreviated S.J.), an order in the Roman Catholic Church. The Jesuits are the largest order in the Roman Catholic Church with an estimated 18,000 members as of 2013. The current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is
The seventeenth century English architect Sir Christopher Wren understood the baroque style in England and dictated English architecture for the next 50 years. His most important work is St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England. Wren was born on October 20, 1632, in Wiltshire, England. While in school, Wren was considered a prodigy, excelling in many subjects. As a student, Christopher Wren read a book about architecture written by a Roman architect who lived in the first century AD. As a result
A big influence on the kind of person you are is your sourondings. Inorder to understand a piece of art you must understand the era it came from, what was socialy acceptiabl and what the artist them self had been through and experiensed. Inorder to fully understand Artemisa Gentileschis and her painting this paper will cover the baroque era in general, women being acepted in the artistic world, Artemisa Gentileschis life works and her life, her insperations and her most famous works of art in detail
absolutely extraordinary and implies influences Velázquez has had, especially Flemish and Baroque realism. Velázquez had a deeper purpose in his mind when creating this masterpiece. He wanted to earn the title that can ensure him a high position in society. So, Velázquez had this desire for an aristocratic title better than any other single court positions he could get. Diego Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain. In the childhood, he already showed his talent in art and was sent to learn more from Francisco
the grief from his life and turn it into beautiful works of art and I think thats amazing to see because people rarely do that today. In 1901, Picasso fell into a state of depression after he learned of the suicide of his close friend Carlos Casagemas. Thus, his paintings were done predominantly in different shades of blue, where most of his pictures of commoners were born. This to me seems to have been one of his most famous periods of art and came to be known as Picasso’s Blue Period. In 1937, following
Abstract: This endeavor is to present a unique combination of visual art with literature. Visual art in literature is commonly referred to as “Ekphraisis”*, or as Horace coined his famous dictum “Ut picture poesis”*. Several other writers have rejected the idea of Ekphraisis, based on the fact that language is linear while visual art is spatial. I suggest that our ancients were correct in instituting a relation between the words and art. I feel that one can accomplish a greater understanding of the two
bronze statue Mercury is an example of the Mannerist style of sculpture and how great and brilliant Giambologna was with bronze-casting. The original that Giambologna casted was made so many other times but smaller as for conversation pieces and great art enthusiasts. Giambologna used many figures to symbolize certain things as to the offer from the Medici family to the Holy Roman Emperor’s family. Giambologna positioned Mercury’s hand and arm up while pointing his index finger toward the sky to indicate
patronage can accomplish. Its completion was no single-handed feat, but involved the collaboration of several great artists, gardeners and architects of the time. Theatrical, lavish and magnificent, the Palace of Versailles is the epitome of French Baroque art and architecture. Louis XIV ascended to the throne in 1643, when he was only five years old. His mother, Anne of Austria, and Cardinal Mazarin ruled as regents until 1661, when he assumed his role as sovereign. His absolutist regime sponsored trade
they are not something other than the outside, but precisely the inside of the outside.” Deleuze. One of Deleuzes models for the fold is “St Marie de la Tourette” by Le Corbusier, he focused on the similarities between the chapel and the monade, Baroque inspired Le Corbusier .Gilles Deleuze added that the fold is not considered as a dimensional alteration but one that can work as a level of expansion and modifications. Even its antonym ‘unfolding’ is not to be assumed as the contrary of “fold” as
Jean-Baptiste Lully was born in Florence on November 28th, 1632. While he had little general education, his musical talent began to shine when he learned basic guitar techniques from the Franciscan Friar of Florence. Music did not become his initial career, as he was sent to France to converse with in Italian and also be a chamber boy for Mademoiselle de Montpensier. He might have further improved on his musical talent by working with Mademoiselle's household musicians and with other musical composers