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What is Love? An Answer Through Art
Br. Mauricio de María Correa Reyes, LC
November 4, 2024
Carlo Cignani, Charity, ca. 1680 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City What is love? Is it a feeling? A physiological reaction? What is love? This question has puzzled poets, philosophers, and artists for centuries. I ...
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Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 and Jan Vermeer’s The Art of Painting
Br. Mauricio de María Correa Reyes, LC
October 15, 2024
For this comparative essay, I chose Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 and Jan Vermeer’s The Art of Painting (c. 1666-1668). Firstly, Vermeer’s painting is meticulous. The artwork presents an ...
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Sandro Boticelli, Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Br. Mauricio de María Correa Reyes, LC
September 30, 2024
Sandro Botticelli, Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1500. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. At the Renaissance Gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, there is a masterpiece that caught my ...
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El Primado Del Logos. Un Acercamiento A La Relación Fides Et Ratio En El Pensamiento De Joseph Ratzinger – Benedicto XVI
Br. Sebastián Camacho Chavarría, LC
July 31, 2024
Introducción El presente trabajo de investigación ofrece una reflexión bibliográfica sobre las principales intervenciones de Joseph Ratzinger sobre el tema de la relación entre fe y razón, tanto en su labor teológica como en su ...
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Cambios en la arquitectura sagrada del siglo XX en dos iglesias de Costa Rica después del Concilio Vaticano II: Análisis Comparativo
Br. Sebastián Camacho Chavarría, LC
July 31, 2024
Introducción El siglo XX fue una época de cambios significativos en las artes, la arquitectura y en lo interno de la Iglesia Católica. El Concilio Vaticano II, que fue el 21º concilio ecuménico de la ...
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Homage to the Square Yellow Echo, 1957.
Br. Omar Forero, LC
May 30, 2024
This painting “Homage to the Square Yellow Echo” really caught my attention because of its simplicity “like saying: Yes, this is also good art”, but at the same time its capacity of bringing up messages ...
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La violencia familiar en La Ruta de su Evasión, de Yolanda Oreamuno
Br. Sebastián Camacho Chavarría, LC
May 25, 2024
By Rodrigo Fernandez – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17649932 La Ruta de su Evasión es una novela de la escritora costarricense Yolanda Oreamuno. Fue publicada en 1949 y es considerada una de las mejores ...
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Positive Influence of «Captain America» on American Society as Propaganda during World War II (1941-1945)
Br. Angel Manuel Soto Castilla, LC
May 22, 2024
Introduction A strong culture must be built upon solid principles, clear ideals, and ambitious horizons. A nation’s history plays a crucial role in acquiring these elements. Once a country has this combination of history and ...
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