Arts & Humanities Essays and Term Papers

Under the study of Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, Leonardo da Vinci was able to use his skills in creating a very detailed piece of art which is located in Santa Maria delle Grazie. He created characters with amazing individuality. His portrayal…

painting of Birth of Venus, the Italian Renaissance had begun; Italians were intrigued with the classical Greek and Roman mythology as well as its works of art. The story of Venus goes back thousands of years to Greek mythology concerning the sky…

review is Dick Whittington and his cat by Mark Clements. The production was held at Derby playhouse and ran from 26/11/02 to 18/01/03. Cast (In alphabetical order.) Alderman Fitzwarren/Sultan Of MoroccoJohn Branwell Dick WhittingtonAlison Carter …

known for his many famous paintings. Born in Florence around 1447, Botticelli was raised by his father Mariano Filipepi, and after the completion of his schooling he was apprenticed to a goldsmith. This is where the name Botticelli was derived…

technical expansion during the political, social and economic crisis that followed the First World War and the Russian and German Revolutions is no coincidence. Meyer Schapiro says 'the older categories of art were translated into the language of modern…

by Barry Kyle Of all the plays I have attended this semester, The Shape of Things, was the one in which I enjoyed most. I felt like the director was incredibly apprehensive about the way the audience would absorb this play, because I have seen this…

the architecture of Western Europe. It originated in northern France in the twelfth century, and spread rapidly across England and the Continent, invading the old Viking empire of Scandinavia. It confronted the Byzantine provinces of Central Europe…

or perceiving the beautiful. Beauty, if it can be defined simply, means whatever captures your heart for that moment in time that you have been blessed. We are always told that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I think it is the perspective of…

obvious and popular interpretation of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man is that the song is about drugs. This makes sense, as it was against the law to write songs about drugs in the 1960s when 'Mr. Tambourine Man' was composed. The metaphors are simple:…

essay I have chosen the painting "Sunrise" by Claude Monet. Claude Monet is an impressionist who painted with stress on color and light. Monet painted the "Sunrise" in 1872. This is during the time where impressionism was at its most potent. …