… painting of The Holy Family with the infant St. John the Baptist catches my eye more so than Jan van Eyck’s Madonna in the Church. These two paintings differ in many aspects because they come from two different periods of time. Renaissance paintings…

… system is the ratings. “RIAA labeling is self-rated by the producers of the album and not a third party,” (Holland 5) which means different albums are held to different standards. This leads to kids being able to access albums with explicit…

… on a big dipper--it feels interminable, and leaves you feeling shaken. "Clearly signposted from both the M1 and the M6" says the brochure. But it doesn't tell you that it takes over an hour through Staffordshire countryside, which isn't much fun…

… Lisa. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a real flesh-and-blood woman named Lisa Gheradini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. The Mona Lisa was painted in oil, on wood between the years of 1503 and 1507 by Leonardo…

… affected architecture. The war between the Greek city-states and Persia (499-480 BCE) interrupted almost all temple building for a generation while the Greeks concentrated on restoring their defensive walls, civic buildings, and the fleet. Athens…

… his work, I would have to say yes and that would be saying it in the least. All of Michelangelo’s work was based on his life from childhood up to six days before his death. Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in the village of Caprese,…

… over a situation or decision. A perfect example of which, is the freedom of choice which all living things have. Alex Colville’s painting, “Horse and Train”, provokes a sense of wonder in the viewer by leaving them guessing what the outcome of…

… a post Byzantine religious icon painter in Crete and was influenced by the Cretian hagiographic school. He eventually abandoned this style. El Greco was a Spanish mannerist painter. In 1566 he went to Venice, Italy, where he remained until 1570 upon…

… complicated words to define. Both of these terms include such a very wide variety of disciplines and areas of study that it is almost impossible to make any conclusions involving all aspects. To write complete definitions of these terms would not…

… the more I love you the more you hide? Is it because you are so sure I will always be here? You say you love my smile,yet all you see are these tears. I gave up everything you asked me to. I changed my ways to assure you. I spend so much time…