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…, in which I will describe, interpret, and evaluate the Female Mask, c. Late 19th Century. DESCRIPTION The Female Mask is a combination of wood, fiber, hide, pigment, and shell. The Female Mask rests in a case and its height is about 55-inches, width about 32…

…accomplishments are not taught, as in depth as they should be. During the height of the renascence, a genius was born in 1452 in the small town of Vinci, near Florence. He would become a great artist, engineer, inventor, and a scientist. His name was Leonardo…

…Spangled Banner. This song was a meaningful, and compelling statement during the height of civil rights and the Vietnam War. Jimi took some time off from planning albums to tour Europe. A week into the tour, bass player, Billy Cox got sick and was taken back…

…the height of his fame. Poe was the originator of the American short story. There had been other short works of fiction, but Poe perfected the short story as an art form. Conan Doyle was influenced by him, particularly in their early writing, before each had…

…perceiving it from within, appropriated the fourth dimension-time itself. In a sense, Cubism is four-dimensional: depth, height, breath, and time, but seen all at once. It displays different viewpoints from different aspects. The object is taken and looked…

…the loud horn on Judgment Day. Douglas also has followed Johnson's chronicle and used simplified figures and forms to permit his interpretation of the Black man's place of position to dominate the theme. At the height of his popularity, Douglas left for Europe…

…, Covering the beach, and blackening all the strand; But, like the Prince of Angels, from his height, Comes tumbling downward with diminished light. (ll. 262-274) There is a great deal of irony in this, warning of Achitophel's deceptive persuasion. Hoping…

…height by a gallery, contains dark stalls, dim lights, and curtained, jar-flanked sanctuaries. Joyce wants us to regard this temple as a place of worship (Stone 175). In fact, even the narrator proves to understand the religious symbolism when he says “I…

…of agile tricks can help him slip away' (25). However, it is clear to the audience that Dionysus is in control. He is provoking Pentheus by responding with quick, saucy remarks. 'Those who look for filth, can find at the height of noon' (28). Pentheus…

…canons of proportion concerning the temple plan and the height and spacing of columns. His writings were also passed down to Roman architects who emulated his designs. Long after the Roman army captured Athens, the principles of Greek architecture continued…