Quattrocento: Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture
Quattrocento Architecture
The Quattrocento architectural Renaissance saw the use of traditional building and decorative elements. The round arch, columns and pilasters with the classical orders, barrel vaults decorated with moldings, and domes are used extensively, although with some freedom, especially decorative. Thus, the most complete fantasy reigns in the decoration of grotesques, which merges plant forms, animal, and human. In the facade and the plants, calculations for effects of perfection
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La Dama Boba
La Dama Boba is a swashbuckling comedy known for its urban setting and abundance of comic artifice, including misunderstandings, letters read by unintended recipients, and improbable coincidences.
Nise and Finea are beautiful sisters, but Nise is intelligent, while Finea is considered simple. Laurencio, a poet, prefers Finea for her dowry. Another suitor, Liseo, a nobleman chosen for Finea, is loved by Nise. Love transforms La Dama Boba, though she pretends to remain unchanged. Ultimately,
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Impressionism
Impressionism is linked to a dispersed group of artists who initially had no name. Considered radical and brash, their work was a reaction against revered painters of the past. Their fundamental interest was to record impressions, capture light, and the fleeting sensations of the moment. While the common intention was clear, it was not until 1874, when at a Monet exhibition, the movement took its name from the painting Impression, soleil levant.
To paint in an impressionistic way means
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Shot Types and Their Impact
Shot types are fundamental tools in visual storytelling, each serving a distinct purpose. They can be categorized into three main groups:
- Close-ups: Emphasize a specific action or expression.
- Intermediate Levels: Mimic normal viewing distance.
- Distant Planes: Establish the subject within their environment.
General Shot Types
- General Plan: Quickly indicates the action’s coordinates.
- Midplane: Shows a description of longer duration, distinguishing the subject.
- American Plane: Cuts
XV Century Spanish Literature: Celestina Analysis
XV Century Spanish Literature
Prose in the 15th Century
The 15th century saw the continuation of novels of adventure and chivalry, but also witnessed the emergence of two new genres: the historical novel and the sentimental novel.
Theater
Theatrical activity revived in the second half of the 15th century with pieces by Gomez Manrique. In the late 15th century, a courtier theater arose.
La Celestina
Published in Burgos in 1499, La Celestina consists of 21 acts of varying length and was written by Fernando
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The Spanish Novel After the Civil War
Introduction: The Civil War deeply impacted Spanish literary evolution due to death, exile, and censorship. The Spanish novel of the 1940s sought to start anew. Critics identify four successive stages and five generations: the ’36, ’50, ’68, ’80, and ’90.
The Novel of the 1940s: Inside and Outside Spain
In Spain: Authors sought a starting point in the Spanish tradition, emphasizing realism, stark reality, lyricism, imagination, humor, poetry, and ethical considerations.
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