Rococo

John wake ups and decides to make himself a healthy and lean breakfast. John decides that a light potato and spinach quinoa breakfast bowl should be a great way to begin his day. Quinoa, a popular “super food,” that is now available in many US health food stores and supermarkets. To John, it’s a foodstuff recommended by many nutritionists and agricultural specialists, however, it is much more than that. Quinoa is a Peruvian cropped that forever changed the dietary history of the world. John…

When the Industrial Revolution started, it resulted in the world changing at a high pace. So, the people started to desire a simpler, and a more stable time. That’s when the revival of ancient architecture started to form. Each type of revival style was associated with a specific architect, for instance, A.W.N. Pugin was England’s leading Gothic revivalist. The revivals of the ancient architecture influenced the architectural designs of many architects of the time. Two of the most noted…

past. Much of the subject matter of Neoclassical was Roman-inspired. David rejected the frivolous immorality of the Rococo style and felt the arts should be of greater impact and influence during a time of Governmental reform. His austere style was a return of rigid structure exhibited during Greek and Roman domination of art. It firmly did away with the fanciful glee of the Rococo style. David was considered the preeminent painter of the era. In 1784 David painted The…

experiences there and what Columbia has to offer, my excitement at the prospect of attending your university has grown exponentially. Where else but Columbia, could a student, in lieu of reading a dusty textbook detailing the gruesome specifics of the Rococo art period, hop on a bus to the Met to see Water Lilies in person? Where else but Columbia, could a student ignore a Youtube recommendation of a pre-taped Yale economics lesson to attend a live lecture given by Joseph Stiglitz? Where…

There is a quote by Oscar Wilde that says something about life imitating art, but in the case of the art created in France around the time of the French revolution, art was imitating life. The French Revolution played a profound role in shaping what was being put on canvasses by the French artist. The paintings that were created during this time had either a Neoclassical style or a Romantic style. These were the two main styles that came after the Age of Enlightenment. The artist created works…

Baroque cradle, which then spread across Europe to Latin America, with the help of various religious struggles. predominant feature of Baroque art is the excitement of emotions, impossibility and exaggeration. The late Baroque has become entangled with Rococo, with which it has many common elements. The baroque style influenced not only the visual arts but also the music. The greatest achievements of Baroque music include the development of the lyrical theater, the musical genre of the opera and…

In his piece, seen in Figure 1, Hercules and Omphale, sculpted in ivory in 1690, Permoser illustrates torment through the form of penance. According to myth, Hercules accidently caused the death of his friend Iphasis, ridding him with guilt. As punishment for his deeds, Zeus sentenced him to serve as Omphale’s servant for three years. Omphale was the Lydian queen, or queen of the barbarians, making her a suitable master for Hercules to perform his penance. He greatly yearned to be cleansed of…

Moliere’s Tartuffe: Society’s portrait of the Enlightenment Era Moliere’s Tartuffe narrates the paradoxical story of a clever impostor who, pretending religious devotion and friendship, enters into the good graces of Orgon, a foolish wealthy bourgeois, and his mother Pernelle, eager to reestablish their family moral rigor against the widespread corruption of morals. Neither his wife Elmire or other family members, including his brother in law Cléante and the maid Dorine, managed to convince…

The Father’s Curse and The Punished Son Art has been through our lives since the creation of man. Art is a way of expression which humans tend to communicate their ideas, emotions, or in general world views. There’s many types of art that exist in the world but one of the biggest and most famous is the fine arts. A perfect example is the famous painting “The Father’s Curse and The Punished Son” which is one of the greatest masterpieces created by the French painter Jean Baptiste. The artist…

It was our last night in Tokyo. As much as I was sad to leave this intriguing city, I was excited to try one of the best sushi restaurants in the city. The trip ended with one of the most memorable meals of my life. The restaurant was tucked in a tangle of alleyways in a quiet, residential area of Tokyo. Small, welcoming and clean: the restaurant’s exterior represented the delicate and exquisite food that we were about to taste. Two elderly chefs, who were behind the counter, were filleting a…