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Hace 4 días · The Byzantine contribution to art, and especially to painting, was original and reached a degree of expressiveness that can rarely be compared with any other. Byzantine art continues to be influential and is still discussed today mainly because of its abstract character and rich, earthy colors. Its influence is most evident in Italy.
Hace 1 día · Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea.Italy comprises some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. At its broad top stand the Alps, which are among the world’s most rugged mountains.Italy’s highest points are along Monte Rosa, which peaks in Switzerland, and ...
Hace 3 días · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (/ ˈ r ɛ m b r æ n t, ˈ r ɛ m b r ɑː n t /, Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a ...
Hace 2 días · Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ ˈ r æ z m ə s /; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːriʏs eˈrɑsmʏs]; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October c.1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.Through his vast number of translations, books, essays, prayers and letters, he is considered ...
Hace 3 días · The Arnolfini Portrait is as enigmatic as it is iconic. Painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, it spawns a lot of speculation – over half a millennium later, we are left with many unanswered questions. Even though we may not know the exact story behind this painting (as often happens in art history) we can look into the interesting elements it is made of.
Hace 2 días · The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the beginning of Protestantism and in turn resulted in a major ...
Hace 4 días · Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet.Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, euphony and ...
