Georges Seurat, Study for “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” c. 1884, Oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 41 in. (70.5 x 104.1 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art The paintings of George Seurat have accompanied me in various ways during my life. In kindergarten, for example, one of the first artworks I remember seeing […]
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¿Hubo influencia del cristianismo del traductor? De acuerdo con la página web Arqueología mexicana, el Popol Vuh es la obra maya más importante que ha llegado a nuestros días y, por su contenido, se puede colocar al lado de obras clásicas como el Ramayana o La Odisea. Efectivamente, el Popol Vuh es una obra que
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En el inmenso reino de la música, el órgano se erige como un monarca indiscutible, «desde siempre y con razón, se considera el rey de los instrumentos musicales» (1). Su presencia imponente y su versatilidad lo posicionan como el epicentro de la música, tanto clásica como contemporánea. Hasta la revolución industrial era la máquina más
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This essay was originally a journal for the elective ART! Art as a Legionary Apostolate. Some editions were made in order to publish on this blog. Sacred architecture was one of my main interests that led me to study an elective course of art as apostolate. If the goal is to use art as a
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Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson El Extranjero es considerada la novela más famosa del escritor francés Albert Camus. En ella se refleja el cambio de paradigma filosófico de la primera mitad del siglo XX, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la antropología, y se exploran ideas propias del existencialismo y absurdismo. La indiferencia, la injusticia
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A comparison between art and music I chose Verdi’s Dies Irae and Martin’s The Great Day of His Wrath for this comparative essay. I shall focus on only two movements of the Requiem: Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum, which are both at the very beginning of the sequence. This Mass was composed in memory of
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Introduction A young sapling grows to become a strong tree only to be cut down. Its wood is used for fuel, building materials, furniture, paper, tools, weapons, and more. This process has existed since the beginning. It is therefore clear that wood plays an essential role in the history of civilization. Throughout history it has
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Image By Frederic Leighton – Art Renewal Center, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1858073 Electra es una de las siete tragedias escritas por Sófocles que aún se conservan. En ella se desarrolla la situación que los hijos de Agamenón viven tras el asesinato de su padre por parte de Egisto, unido en adulterio con Clitemnestra. El drama está
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Rafael Chávez Torres’ Duelo de la Patria and Theodor Axentowicz’s Under the Burden of Adversity: a comparison between art and music Duelo de la Patria is one of Costa Rica’s most important musical works. It is a funeral march composed by Rafael Chávez Torres, director of the country’s military bands, from 1882 on the occasion
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