In Jacopo Tintoretto's "The Last supper", located on page 301 of the text, plate number 432, he conveys a sense of emotional force, portraying this deeply religious event in a highly supernatural rendition. ... "The Last Supper" and this statue of David are two adequate examples of implied tension in art. ... In "The Last Supper" the disciples use their physical mannerisms as reactions to the supernatural angels abovehead, while in the case of David, he is poised in motion, ready to fling his stone at the unseen target that menaces him. ... "The Last Supper" is composed upon an oil canv...

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Her first heir Sir Patrick, who threw parties so extravagant that "not a man could stand after supper but Sir Patrick himself" (pg. 9), readers are shown how vices and temptations can corrupt, and ultimately destroy power. ... Ultimately, in her last and most obvious example of this, Sir Condy, has the entire state taken from underneath him by Jason, one of his financial advisors. ...

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During the Italian Renaissance, social and humanistic values started to be expressed in many forms: literature and architecture but most importantly sculptors and paintings. The thought that the world was now a desirable place impacted many paintings and sculptors. This was quite different from th...

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Paul undeniably amended the face of Christianity as he bought about large changes in the early years of the Church, influenced the work of many others as Christianity developed and continues to have an ever-growing effect on faith today. As Neal Shusterman's quote implies, growth is continuos and ha...

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Upon entering the facility, I had noticed the bright surroundings and hustle bustle of the staff to get the residents to the dining area for supper. Many residents are waiting in the hallway for their medication prior to supper. ... He let the ladies know that he was delighted when he was here last because they had spent some quality time together in the recreation room doing some arts and crafts. ...

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That it is intended as 'prophecy' is supported by several ominous incidents that occurred prior to departure and that Keenan presents as foreshadowing; namely, the dinner referred to as 'the Last Supper', the exchange of shirts, the lonely bus ride, etc The image of the fish used in the piece is visually striking and can be interpreted as representing Christianity or rather, humanity which has been 'gutted' or destroyed leaving a waste land where the 'ghosts' have become 'masters of the light'. ...

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In the case of Raphael, there was an ongoing debate in regards to the ceremony of the Eucharist, in which believers of Christ partake in the reenactment of the Last Supper by eating a piece of bread and taking a sip of wine. ...

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Yancey quotes several modern authors on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper and first communion with his disciples, and Judas's betrayal of Jesus; Jesus' personal struggle in the garden of Gethsemane and the disciples' failure to support him; his questioning before Herod and Pontius Pilate; his crucifixion at Calvary; and finally his resurrection from the dead. ...

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The Italian Renaissance was called the beginning of the modern age. The word Renaissance itself is derived from the Latin word rinascere, which means to be reborn. The Renaissance was a rebirth of culture, to put it simply. Many dramatic changes occurred during this time in the fields of philosophy,...

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The Renaissance Period Perhaps one of the most famous Renaissance paintings is the Mona Lisa, painted by Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. It is a typical Renaissance painting. It is famous for her haunting, inexplicable smile. The Renaissance/Early Modern Peri...

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After researching Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, for example, Derek Haylock "finds that the famous opening 'motto' appears not only in the first and last bars (bar 601 before the Coda) but also exactly at the golden mean point 0.618 of the way through the symphony (bar 372)." ...

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Within a faith tradition, historical personas help to define, or at the very least provide a general understanding of acceptable and intolerable behavior within that tradition. Such illustrious figures may seem palpable in our day-to-day lives because their legacies have endured throughout the ages and remained very much germane to modern religious dialogue. Since their corporeal existence, however, these personas have been subjected to a multitude of interpretations, necessitating the circumspection with which one must attempt to perceive their true natures and standings within a faith tradit...

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