Panama City, Panama is a country of the arts, from the formal monuments to the informal graffiti found on the walls of the street. While visiting the city, one will find a multitude of the different mediums of art. As we viewed the different art found in the city, the main work of art that came to mind was the Maesta painting by Duccio.
On the second day we traveled to the Panama Viejo. The first site that we looked at was the ruins of the Convento de la Conception. This was the convent for the women of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Conception. Inside of the convent is a memorial to the Virgin Mary that the women would worship. This was the clearest connection to the Maesta as both works of art were used as a shrine to the Virgin Mary. The obvious difference in the art is the medium that they are executed. The Virgin Mary in the Convento de la Conception is a statue of the Virgin while the Maesta, the Virgin is in paint. Another
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In this church is the infamous Golden Altar. After being covered in black paint to hide it from the Pirates, it was rediscovered. Unlike the two previous works of art, the Golden Altar connects with the back of the Maesta. Both the Golden Altar and the Maesta focus on Jesus as the main point. In the middle of both works is a representation of the crucifixion of Christ. A thing to note would be the similarities in the way that they were created. The Golden Altar was built using wood and covered in gold, while in the Maesta, the painting was painted on wood and filled in with gold. Also in the structure of both you can see the pillars with what seems to be windows that each contain a different person or story. Both works of art are viewed in church for the public to see. A difference is that in the Golden Altar, Jesus is the point of view for the audience. In the Maesta, the Virgin Mary is shown to the public at first before the back was allow to be
Abenaki Museum The first highlight of this tour is comprised of the activities listed on day one, which includes the Abenaki museum and the First Peoples Festival. The Abenaki museum in Odanak Quebec, was the first Aboriginal museum in Quebec, founded by a group of Odanak elders and a missionary named Remi Dolan. This museum shows of the art and exhibits on the culture of the Abenaki aboriginal group, who lived in Quebec and Maritimes area. The museum shows the Abenaki traditional way of life through exhibits, a multimedia show, and workshops on Abenaki knowledge.
The story goes that on December 8th, 1534, on a hill next to Mexico City, a figure showed itself to the indigenous boy Juan Diego (Peterson, Virgin 39) The figure spoke in the boy’s native language, Nahuatl, and asked for a church to be built in her honor on the exact same spot (Peterson, Virgin 39). Almost five centuries later someone who travels to Mexico will not only find a basilica built in the name of the Virgin of Guadalupe, but will encounter thousands of images and representations of her throughout the whole of the nation. What is now known as Mexico’ mother of the nation’ is a dynamic icon that has been reinterpreted many times throughout Mexican history (King 1-9). In this thesis I will investigate and analyze representations of
The Virgin’s Capture of the Unicorn is only pictured in two fragments that were recovered. They are currently housed in The Cloisters, which are owned by The Metropolitan
Standing in the “boneyard,” the evening sky is turning dark; out guide, Tom is giving us a brief history of the Neon Museum, and the stormy history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Tom says, “Be careful of sharp objects,” as our tour begins. The Museum began in 1996 as a way to rescue the remnants of a bygone era. The Young Electric Sign Company donated its corpses to the boneyard, an outdoor collection of signs that once advertised the grand dames of the Las Vegas hotels.
The Orlando Museum of Art, also known as OMA, is a hub of Central Florida when it comes to pulling in remarkable works of art for the public eye to pay patronage to. Today I visited such a place for the annual Antiques Vintage and Garden Show, which took place between February 19th through the 21st. Included in the price of a ticket was also admission to The OMA’s current exhibitions, which included Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers and their other running exhibits, which contained an array of work, ranging from Pre-Columbian sculptures to more contemporary works of the 21st century. The specific exhibit which held my interest most was the Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican gallery titled “A Trek from North to South”, which was organized by geographic locations in Latin America. Since my girlfriend, Illiana, bought me tickets to the show for a
The Republic of Panama is a government with three branches and a strong Constitution. The Panama government includes a Democracy and many political parties. When understanding the government of Panama, it is important to understand which type of government is represented and why, how the head of state or head of government is chosen, and what role the military plays within the government. The type of government that best represents Panama would be a Democracy, meaning that the officials are chosen through fair elections. The Republic of Panama is made up of three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative (“Panama: Government”).
Additionally, the use of copper adds to the holy iridescence of the painting and Virgin Mary as the way the sunlight reflects on copper gives it a luminescent shine that glows from beneath the paint. The painting is also bordered by a golden frame and has golden details throughout the painting, such as the golden sun rays radiating form Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary is depicted wearing a golden crown and a robe studded with gold stars and bordered in gold. She is wearing a golden cross pendant and golden bracelets on both her hands. Enriquez’s utilization of the color gold gives the Virgin Mary a regal aura and establishes her importance by dressing her in one the world’s most coveted and reverenced metals.
The Annunciation shows Gabriel and the Virgin Mary conversing in a cloister surrounded by Corinthian columns of the Composite order, which are all supporting the Roman arches. The structural components of the setting of the Annunciation work together to frame Gabriel and Mary, and to highlight the focal point of the piece. The two separate arches and the centre column in the foreground establishes both Gabriel and Mary’s respective space, separating them, however, at the same time they are kept together as they still share the same floor space. Furthermore, space flows from all directions into and around the Holy Virgin Mary, and is respective to her central stillness and grace. Mary is pictured seated on a simple wooden stool within the cloister of a ‘Hortus Conclusus’ as seen through the fence and window in the background, which underlines her seclusion from the world, reaffirming her innocence and virginity.
The United States wanted to build it through Columbia. But, Columbia refused and said”No. ” We had to wait for panama to be independent. So,They became independent to us(United States).In order for the workers to accomplish The Panama Canal they needed to get past the obstacles getting in the way. After the first year people started dying.
The JFK Library and Museum in Boston on scenic Columbia Point, is an ode to one of the most charismatic presidents the United States has ever seen, John F. Kennedy. Most of the exhibits consist of items donated to the museum by his wife, Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the location itself was chosen by Jackie. The JFK museum represents a rare time of bipartisan cooperation in American history, and the untimely death of a great American leader. John Kennedy was elected as the 35th president of the United States in 1960. Though a Democrat, JFK gained support from both parties.
The Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a man-made, 48 mile waterway that allows ships to cross between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and has helped over 14,000 ships save time and money crossing between the two largest oceans on Earth. Currently, the Panama Canal belongs to the Republic of Panama, but the history is incredibly complicated and resulted in over 22,000 deaths. The canal is known as “one of the seven wonders of the modern world,” according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, and it surely lives up to that title.
There is a lot of space and viewpoints that go around all areas of the painting. Another artist that recreated the painting was Cimabue. He recreated Virgin and Child Enthroned in 1305 through 1310, we see that there are many illusions and multiple viewpoints in the picture. Giotto painting of the Virgin and Child Enthroned was a very exaggerated when it comes to size. Mary is very massive and big, Mary's hips were very wide and Madonna looks very realistic compared to Cimabue painting.
The Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis by Pietro Perugino is an oil on wood painting depicting the Virgin Mary with Saints Jerome and Francis. This Early Renaissance altarpiece, dating from the years 1507-15, was commissioned from Perugino by Giovanni di Matteo Schiavone to be built in the church of Santa Maria de ' Servi, Perugia. The body’s of the six figures in the painting are in correct proportion and are very naturalistic. This is Stemming back to the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures that placed a high value on the faithful representation of the natural world and human body.
The delicate, lightweight fabric that surrounds Mary’s face is a decorative element that was new at the time. In the background you can see a distant city and mountains, with a bay to the left. Slightly closer, there are plains with scattered shrubbery. Some have theorized that the semblance of Madonna could be a portrait os Lippi’s wife, Lucrezia Buti. The