Arts & Humanities Essays and Term Papers

Rembrandt was Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher of the 17th century, a giant in the history of art. Rembrandt was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, the Netherlands. He died in Amsterdam on October 4, 1669. His father was a miller…

Fact or Fiction? Are today’s corporate diversity programs truly effective? The concept of diversity goes well beyond the historical employment equity legislation enacted in both federal and local jurisdictions. Diversity calls for the recognition of…

addresses many main issues relevant to today’s society. These issues are demonstrated in the play, by John Proctor and Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale is considered to be, and considers himself, an expert on witchcraft. He is initially summoned to determin…

masterpieces. However, no play depicts the drama of unanswered love as well as his major play, “The Seagull.” In this play, many tangled cases of unrequited love exist in the lives of characters. Masha adores Treplev and looks for any…

find personal relevance. It is something which an audience can relate to. A great drama should having meaning to audiences for multiple generations. Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" successfully related to its audience and left us with messages that still…

play written by Shakespeare. It is highly characteristic of Shakespeare, bringing several subplots into one masterful story. I have seen this play presented in a classical format and I found it thoroughly entertaining. Directed by Robin McKee, UNL’s…

a great deal of symbolism along with legal function. Done in 1434, it was done with oil on wood and is actually only 2'8" by 1'11". The piece was a wedding portait and displays Van Eycks love of detail. Details such as hair had to be done with…

bracelets, ear rings, tearas, and many other forms. The most beautiful of these forms of jewelry, in my opinion, are daggers and swords. There are many different jewel encrusted, gilded weapons, all very beautiful, like the Indian morghuls dagger.…

its title; it is a course about art, but not only standard art, it also includes aspects of visual culture. Culture has many definitions listed in Encarta Dictionary, one of which is the set of shared beliefs, customs, and attitudes of a group of people…

by canvases filled with swirling, bright colors depicting people and nature is the essence of Vincent Van Gogh's extremely prolific but tragically short career. Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Holland,…