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A Moment of Decision Portrayed by Rembrandt
For me, it was a no-brainer to choose Rembrandt as the painter for this museum report. Ever since I first encountered his artwork on the prodigal son and reflected on his life story, I realized ...
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MET Museum Report
“Coming back home after being in The MET Museum I was so impressed because I found myself contemplating some of the paintings that I had been studying in college, or paintings that I have prayed ...
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Only Goya, Only God
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Duchess of Alba, 1797. The Hispanic Museum and Library, New York City A universal saying declares with wisdom: “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved ...
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What is Love? An Answer Through Art
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
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
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
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
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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