Sentences with phrase «from classical histories»

The term history painting was introduced in the seventeenth century to describe paintings with subject matter drawn from classical history...

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Instead, where the classical theologian begins with the actions of the three persons in history, Whitehead sets out from a specification of the single (though dipolar) essence of God.

J. Kittagawa, a colleague of Eliade, admits that a theological history of religions is legitimate and admissible but it should be kept distinct from the «humanistic» History of Religions, which develop sufficient understanding of classical forms of religious phehistory of religions is legitimate and admissible but it should be kept distinct from the «humanistic» History of Religions, which develop sufficient understanding of classical forms of religious pheHistory of Religions, which develop sufficient understanding of classical forms of religious phenomena.

The exceptional powers of sympathetic imagination and of literary expression possessed by this evangelist make his work the most effective of all as a human and, so to speak, secular approach to the «Jesus of History,» but it does not lie on the main classical line of development from the apostolic Preaching.

The modern dimension of this wager is that our time is so obviously divorced from the time of Jesus, or, at least, our world and history is clearly estranged from the classical world of Christendom, with the consequence that to choose the traditional form of Christ is either to set oneself against the contemporary world or to decide that the actuality of one's time and situation can have no bearing upon one's faith in Christ.

With their new classical names, and their insights into history and literature, their attitudes stretched all the way from a lampooning of the gullible piety of the masses to a more philosophical agnosticism or a mysticism, which stood apart from ecclesiastical authority.

Discover Greek history from the Palaeolithic age, through the Bronze and Iron Ages and the Classical, Roman and Byzantine years to the 1821 revolution.

Its early history is little known, but by the start of the Classical Period Sparta was one of Chnlove Anti-Scam Campaign, protecting you from potential scams both on - line and off, and educate the public on how to escape internet dating scams in

The couple referenced in that passage is Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan), a gifted classical violinist in her 20s from an upper - class family, and Edward Mayhew (Billy Howle), a London history student of much more modest background.

Todd earned a B.A. in Greek, Classical Literature, and History from Ball State University.

With The Model Introduction, It Evoked All Thoughts And Impressions From A Classical Era Of Automotive Design To Include The Great Jaguar E Type, With This New Jaguar Offering Clients A High Level Of Refinement With The Power That Would Make Other Manufacturers Take Note Of Jaguar's Past And Successful Racing History.

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I am a graduate in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology from the University of Nottingham.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in Classical History and a minor in Biology from Tulane.

This well - rounded training from a knowledgeable and talented team emphasizes the elements of classical yoga, including study of the ancient texts, yoga history and theory, and asana (postures), pranayama (breath energy), and meditation.

Taking influence from classical portraiture, Egyptian hieroglyphs and Japanese woodblock prints, as well as public signage, information boards, and traffic signs, the artist connects the clean visual language of modern life, with the fundamentals of art history.

He has also superimposed his trademark females on famous nudes from art history and classical mythology.

Infusing her work with the themes and motifs from Classical Greek art and literature that have been explored throughout the canon of Western art history, Brown situates her female protagonists as the main lead and erases men's presence all together.

Her work stems from her long study of art history and the classical genres of portraiture, landscape, and still like.

In a statement, Thomas's newest dealer described her rhinestone - embellished works thus: «Drawing from a long study of art history and the classical genres of portraiture, landscape and still life, Thomas» political and pop - culturally infused imagery explores constructed notions of identity and the self.

Paolini's belief that a work of art is not just reflective of the «here and now» but is also resonant of earlier traditions, has led him to investigate art's relation to the past, creating intriguing installations deeply rooted in art history from the Renaissance to today - from plaster casts of classical sculptures shattered on the ground, to photographs of iconic paintings by Northern Italian Renaissance painter, Lorenzo Lotto, or inquiries into the construction of the image.

Attuned to the history of his medium — and its resolute physicality — and inspired by classical American landscape photographs, Brandt traverses the West, photographing and collecting material samples from nature and cities.

Her lexicon was derived from an immersion in the history of images from Egypt, classical antiquity, prehistory and contemporary news media.

In a focused manner, Maunz's work mines the history of classical art, architectural structures abstracted from memory, particular aspects of the artist's past, and family and childhood psychological theory.

Gardner ties in imagery from classical painting to open up the historical perspectives while simultaneously asserting his contemporary identity into the history of art.

No longer setting a stage for a dystopian lifestyle borne by the delusions and failures of the Soviet system, the paintings on view are referencing Soviet visual representation and its history by juxtaposing, in fragments, hypothetical subjects from Soviet life and classical or baroque mythology.

Her work stems from her long study of art history and the classical genres of portraiture, landscape, and still life.

Drawing influence from classical portraiture, Egyptian hieroglyphs and Japanese woodblock prints, as well as public signage, information boards and traffic signs, the artist connects the clean visual language of modern life, with the fundamentals of art history.

Although her work results from deep observations of the history of painting — from Velasquez, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Cezanne among others — her personal vision transcends classical notions of genre and narrative as she invites viewers into a delicious domain of confident brush strokes with a new aesthetic.

Thomas's work grows from a long study of art history, drawing inspiration from the classical genres of portraiture, landscape, and still life, as well as from contemporary popular culture, the imagery of which she uses to explore issues of identity and race, as well as beauty and the self.

Basquiat drew his subjects from his own Caribbean heritage — his father was Haitian and his mother of Puerto Rican descent — and a convergence of African - American, African, and Aztec cultural histories with Classical themes and contemporary heroes like athletes and musicians.

His subjects range from the everyday to the classical tradition embedded in Italian history.

Her oeuvre stems from her long study of art history and the classical genres of portraiture, landscape, and still life.

The three works selected for Soundtracks are Sphere Packing: Mozart (2014; white polymer, 565 audio channels), Sphere Packing: Wagner (2013; glazed porcelain, 110 audio channels), and Sphere Packing: Cage (2014; plastic, 269 audio channels)-- an abridged walk through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.2 The series as a whole, featuring seventeen composers, constitutes nothing less than a broad history of classical music, with surprising insights in terms of productivity, ranging from seventeen compositions (by Claudio Monteverdi) to 1,128 (by Johann Sebastian Bach).

«Sexualization of the human body has been an ongoing theme throughout art history, from breast imagery in churches to classical female archetypes,» explains Ysabel Pinyol, curator of the exhibition and Curatorial Director of Mana Contemporary.

Katy Grannan's Deanna, Allentown, PA channels classical portrait compositions from art history, while Mickalene Thomas» female subjects assertively challenge the viewer with their sexuality.

Monkman reinstates these lost dandies into his landscapes, where they act as observers of reinterpreted classical Western allegories and imagined scenes from North American colonial history.

Rooted in the craft of sculpture and paint, it rises from intertwining everyday objects in all possible and surprising ways, but still with a formal reference to the history and tradition of classical art.

Deeply informed by the history of sculpture — from mystical prehistoric sources up to the present moment — her ambiguous, figurative forms disrupt entrenched notions of the classical ideal.

Inviting the viewer to enter a space charged with symbolic elements, from the more obvious to the more covert, that configure the multiple realities and readings which give life to the artist's personal universe, «Something old, something new, something borrowed» essentially speaks of personal records and comforts, of the past and the present, of what was and what is — a series of reflections that convey a repertoire of emotions, interests, and stories particularly important to the author: distant family recollections, but also recent intimate memories; pleasant re-connections with domesticity after long periods of travel in the real world, but also disconnections and ironic provocations with the virtual world of social media; a long relationship with the universe of animation and video games, but also another with themes of classical representation from the history of art.

Tate's renowned collection of historic, modern, and contemporary art includes paintings ranging from late 19th century Victorian depictions of classical mythology and history, to present - day politicized representations of the artist's own body.

Drawing Room, London Curated by Shanay Jhaveri This exhibition explores how Indian classical music has inspired modern and contemporary artists, traces a long history, from early Indian miniature paintings (Ragamalas) through to drawings, animations and video works from the present day.

Virginia Jaramillo's meticulously formed abstract pulp paintings draw on a rich variety of sources spanning history and crossing cultures, from pre-Hispanic civilisation to classical geometry.

Ordinary Things locates Lucas» works firmly in this history, with the works pointing to the canon of sculpture, ranging from third century Italian votives, Bernini's classical statuary, the figures of Henry Moore and the natural materials of Barbara Hepworth, to the Arte Povera strategies of Mario Merz and the found objects of Robert Filliou.

In The Meatgrinder Madrigal, the artist spins a dense and complex web of narrative, allusion and dark humour to create a new mythos, making classical works from art history serve as her «found objects».

From the classical portraits of Irving Penn, Richard Avedon and Timothy Greenfield Sanders, to symbolic portraits by Patti Smith and John Coplans, and those that tell stories by Adrian Peper and Carrie Mae Weems, Aspects of Portraiture: Photographs from the Wadsworth Atheneum examines social history, identity and race, and nostalgia for the traditional portraits that once defined photograFrom the classical portraits of Irving Penn, Richard Avedon and Timothy Greenfield Sanders, to symbolic portraits by Patti Smith and John Coplans, and those that tell stories by Adrian Peper and Carrie Mae Weems, Aspects of Portraiture: Photographs from the Wadsworth Atheneum examines social history, identity and race, and nostalgia for the traditional portraits that once defined photografrom the Wadsworth Atheneum examines social history, identity and race, and nostalgia for the traditional portraits that once defined photography.

Adding additional market power to this print is the bust on the right: its placement in this print, made in 1933, echoes the position of a cubo - classical bust that Picasso included in a painting from the year before, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, which made history in 2010 when it sold for $ 106.5 million at Christie's, a record for the artist.

Analyzing the history of sculpture from an unusual angle, Margaret Sheffield tackles the character and function of «edge» in sculptural line, from classical Greece to the present.

Thomas's work stems from her study of art history and the classical genres of portraiture, landscape, and still life, and is inspired by a wide range of sources, from Hudson River School landscapes to Henri Matisse's nudes and Romare Bearden's collages.

Perhaps the waning of the modern humanist subject is best captured in Desiderio's mural - sized Un» Istoria (an ironic take on Alberti's Renaissance concept of istoria which laid the foundation for Western history painting).6 Parodying figures from a classical white marble frieze in this mid-20th-century scene, a line of mental asylum patients wearing white hospital gowns stroll through the park.