PZ ARHI 51C.1 FA12 Professor Bill Anthes Jackie Yongqing Fei 26.Oct.2012 Realism in “The Milkmaid” by Johannes Vermeer “The Milkmaid” is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer painted in the 17th century. It is mostly considered as a Baroque styled painting of the Dutch golden age, an era comes/comes at the same time with the general European period of Baroque painting but also inherited the highly realism character from Early Netherlandish paintings. Like a lot of other paintings by Vermeer that show his favor in depicting real-life scenes, “The Milkmaid” is a portrait of a milkmaid pouring milk from a milk pot into a Dutch oven. In this piece of artwork, the woman's head scarf (or cap), blue apron and pushed up sleeves suggested her identity as a milkmaid. The basket with bread in it, the broken pieces of bread scattered on the table and the basket hanging on the wall next to the window all tell the viewer where the scene is taking place is a kitchen.
The painting served as the central painting of the year by representing the central theme: “Birth of a new nation”. This painting was donated courtesy of the New-York Historical Society; it was given by Charles T. Harbeck and chosen by U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein to be displayed at the presidential luncheon. The subject of the painting, Yosemite Valley, represents an important but often overlooked event from Lincoln's presidency. It was chosen because of its connection with the scene of Lincoln's 1864 Yosemite Grant signing, which set aside Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias as a public reserve and was the first time the federal government protected park lands for public use. The choice of this painting at the Obama luncheon was meant as a nod to the new era of exploration, begun by Abraham Lincoln, and emphasizes the dawn of a new era as represented by Barack
Somehow I had never connected Mrs. Flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people. There must have been an outhouse, too, but my mind never recorded it. The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door” (Angelou, 1969). This eloquent remembrance of her encounter gives one the illusion of walking into a home and taking in the air that is rich with aromas of fresh baked food laced with vanilla.
The Morse Museum The Morse Museum was founded by Jeanette Genius McKean in 1942 and named for her grandfather. The museum contains many of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s works. Some of these objects came from Tiffany’s New York mansion, including leaded glass windows, blown glass and pottery and historical photos and architectural plans. It also has a collection of American arts pottery and a collection of late 19th and early 20th century American painting and decorative arts. The Morse museum’s new wing features the recently restored Daffodil Terrace and approximately 250 objects from or relate to Tiffany’s mansion.
Second the quote implies he earned his medals from drinking milk. He earned his medals from determination, dedication, and practice. Third the question-what makes me indestructible and the answer being milk is a flat fallacy. Milk does not make a person indestructible; furthermore no one is ever indestructible in life. The words “Miracle Maker” that are under the milk glass are also misleading.
Her make up seems to be going to the more natural direction, in that there aren’t that many colors, just something simple any person can wear on a day to day basis. Also on her face, on top of her smirking upper lip is the famous white milk mustache. Her left arm is bent at an angle with her hand on her hip emphasizing her small waist. On her right hand she has a milk glass in a shape similar to an hour glass. Right under the glass there is a statement from Kelly stating how from going to functions
The first crusade by Western European feudal patrician knights had established the short-time kingdom, Jerusalem, which only lasted for eighty-eight years, but the Crusades brought severe disaster to the Mediterranean countries' people including Jews, Eastern Christians and Muslims. Several major military activities caused hundreds of thousands of the crusaders' death that was a great loss for the Western Europe people. Nevertheless, the Vatican and feudal lord had made a lot of wealth, which made the eastern Islamic world and the western Christian world mutually opposite more serious. On the other hand, Europe fell in the dark ages due to the destruction of the western Roman Empire. The Crusades brought back a lot of Oriental progressive civilization, which caused a lot of serfs to remove the relations of dependence, becoming freemen.
This gradual decrease in power slowly sucked the life out of the city of Brugge until it reached a point of desperation and poorness in the 18th century (Lonely Planet). The fall of Brugge happened due to three things; the silting of the Zwin canal around 1500, the rise of Antwerp as a successful maritime trader in 1510, and the Protestant Reformation in 1580. These events forced Brugge to step into the shadows of surrounding cities and become a shell of great trading and information city it once was. Of all the causes of Brugge’s downfall, the silting of the Zwin canal was the most influential. The Zwin canal was Brugge’s lifeline, being that it was Brugge’s connection to the sea.
These works are from public collection, but we are also treated with some pieces from his private collection as well. This man in his own creative way combines his textual images, abstract paintings and his black board paintings which have become quite the catch. Michael Aupin, the Modern’s chief curator says, “ The show is a revealing look at a body of work that represents an especially interesting moment in contemporary art history in the late 1970’s - a time when the legacies of Pop Art and Conceptual Art created a unique hybrid between painting and installation, inspiring narratives derived from juxtapositions of language and vernacular imagery. The subtitle “K-Mart” Conceptualism refers to Fishers’ interest
First, the War of Austrian Succession 1740 to 1748, then Seven Years War which lasted from 1756 to 1763 and caused France to lose huge amounts of overseas territory due to its defeat. It also intervened in the American War of Independence from 1778 to 1783 which cost approximately 1066 million livres. Most of the cost for War was supported through the loans Necker raised, which gave the lenders lack of confidence due to lack of elected parliament to guarantee the loans. Another reason for France’s financial problems was the tax system in France. The tax farming system was ineffective and chaotic - Farmers-General paid the State an agreed sum and kept for themselves any extra amount.