Vaux-le-Vicomte Essays

TITLE Vaux-le-Vicomte – Where Magical Beauty Meets The Turbulent History LEAD PARAGRAPH Uniqueness of the château Vaux-le-Vicomte lies in the fact that its style and beauty had inspired the creation of the much more famous Versailles, the favourite residence of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Unlike Versailles, however, Vaux-le-Vicomte’s turbulent history reveals a great deal of treachery and misfortune brought to its owners and, especially, its creator. In its case, the statement that “great beauty comes

Name Course Institution Tutor Date Introduction In the history of art, Baroque is considered one of the most opulent artistic styles. Baroque artistic style began in Rome about 1600 before spreading to other regions. The style is characterized by energetic movement and display. The style has however been criticized as one that is extravagant in terms of the sums spent on the public monuments. This paper is a defense of the magnificence and splendor of Baroque art of the King

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most remarkable figures in French history. He became famous not only due to his brilliant intellect and military skills but also due to his great ambitions that reflected in the giddy success in his career. He started military service at the age of 16, and after scoring a series of brilliant victories, he becomes a general at the age of 24, ten years later he becomes the Emperor of French. His personality, even during his lifetime, has always been surrounded by various

DECONSTRUCTIVISM According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, to construct is to build, make or create something. The opposite of this action is to deconstruct. In architecture, this word evolved to “Deconstructivism” – a movement that emerged from the postmodernism era at the end of the 1980’s. This means it definitely goes against the limits given in modernism in terms of forms, materials and functionality. Just like the meaning of deconstruction itself, the structures in this movement are known

Introduction In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a great deal of academic research on memory, that is ‘memory boom’. As a contemporary architect, Rossi (1984) emphasized the importance of history and argued that memory or history are the clues of understanding the complex urban structure, which was influenced by psychologist Carl Jung. However, Nietzsche (1997), the philosopher at the same time, had criticized the recognition of overemphasizing the meaning of history. In this essay, we will explore

Modernist architect brought new materials and technologies to India, pioneering development of the future architecture in India. Anglo-Indian architects were practiced by Le Corbusier and Louis Khan, thus high profile names brought in to help promote a modern Indian. Buildings of the 20th century play a large and important role of India 's built environment, it is important for economic, environmental and conservation.

prefabrication"which can be expressed in numbers, figures and diagrams. Moreover, he referred to the 'proportional grid ' as the 'modulor '. He chose this word to express the measuring tool that is based on the human body and in mathematics. Additionally, Le Corbusier managed to develop a system that would convert meters into feet and inches automatically. This system was developed as a visual bridge between two incompatible scales, that is the metric and imperial and is based on the height of a man with

I identify myself as Jean Valjean in the story. Valjean was a poor guy who was sentenced to be an oarsman for stealing a loaf of bread for his niece. He could not get any job after he was released because of his ex-convict’s passport. He ended up staying at a local bishop’s house and stole silver dishes. He got caught by the gendarmes, but the bishop forgave Valjean and even gave him more silver. If I was in that situation where I have to steal something in order to help a loved one, I would definitely

People are not truly good at heart “In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” These words were spoken by Anne frank. She wrote these words in her diary in the attic of her father’s business. She was hiding from the Nazi’s, and hid among several other people in a confined area. Anne thought that everyone was truly good-hearted. She sadly died in a concentration camp about a year later.The truth is people are not good at heart. people are selfish, they are in

“A new architecture, the great building – these were the goals of Bauhaus education as formulated by Gropius in the Manifesto” (Droste, 2002, p.40). Geometric shapes and functional style the Bauhaus heralded the modern age of architecture and design. Founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius and directed afterwards by Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe, the Bauhaus is today considered to be the most important schools of art, design, and architecture of the 20th century. Dessau in Germany, a two hour

Alecia Williams Professor Guest English 201 26 February 2018 The Effects of Epiphany Both stories, “The Dead” and “Araby” by James Joyce, were two very interesting pieces. The stories displayed quite a variety of themes including, betrayal, regret and life and death, just to name a few. However, epiphany is considered the major and most important theme in James Joyce’s stories. Therefore, in this essay, we’ll see how epiphany affected the characters in both stories. In “Araby”, the narrator was

people; and when they let the past have its distinctiveness before remaking it to resemble the present.” (p. 476) This essay will connect these concepts to Ridley Scott’s: Gladiator, Daniel Vigne’s: The Return of Martin Guerre, and Bille August’s: Les Miserables. One important theme in Gladiator that comes across in the film is a religious devotion to family, best shown when Maximus prays over the tiny wooden figurines that represent his wife and son. He continues to pray over them even after his

The film emphasizes two main points about Palladio and his works. Firstly, in his lifetime, Palladio’s designs were specific to each owner and site, and the interaction between a building and its space was considered throughout each element. For Ackerman and Terry, Palladio is the most imitated architect of all time because of his strong interpretation of the classical order in a modern and applicable way. Palladio skillfully accommodates his buildings to their sites, considering their urban and

In Les Miserables, the belief of one individual inspires a collective whole, giving rise to societal revolution. The slow motion high angle shot of Enjolras being shot by French soldiers metaphorically symbolises the death of the resistance. This shows the

though it is unbelievably inevitable. The thing is, failure is the only way to learn and return stronger. Particularly, the importance of redemption is illustrated in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by Simon Armitage and also in the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. According to Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of redeeming is “serving to offset or compensate for a defect.” Many may claim that someone would never need to “compensate” if they did not have a defect in the first place

that originated from Victor Hugo’s incredible mind: Les Miserables. Many readers will note that the story touches on themes such as grace, love, and redemption—especially when describing the life of the main character, Jean Valjean. However, he is not the only character that experiences redemption. Fantine, Javert, and Marius also receive redemption—either God’s, the audience’s, or by another person. Fantine receives redemption from God in Les Miserables. As a single mother, Fantine suffers a life

When the Paris Exposition was first developed it was intended to be a major cultural fair that would highlight the successes of the modern world. Because of their large scale and elaborate design, the structures that were built to accompany this fair greatly influenced the concepts of fine architecture throughout the world. Soon the Paris Exposition became known as the major focal point of architecture for that time period. While this drove some architects toward eternal glory and fame, other major

Notre Dame du Haut The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut located in Ronchamp, France is a prime example of the architecture done by Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Captured in this photo are all the abnormalities of the exterior of the chapel and obscure design choices conceived by Le Corbusier. With the previous chapel being completely destroyed in World War II, Corbusier decided to take a more sculptural approach in the redesign of the structure, this photo really highlights its obscurities through

Nine years after this incident, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and a mayor. Fantine is a single mother working at Valjean's factory. When her manager discovers that she has had a daughter out of adultery, Fantine is fired from her job. Valjean is too concerned by the arrival of Inspector Javert, who was formerly guard at the prison where Valjean was held. He is afraid he might remember Valjean and arrest him for breaking parole. The Thenardiers, corrupt innkeepers “taking care” of Fantine’s

An example of Victor Hugo trying to say that human nature is basically good is shown on page 317 ,through Jean Valjean actions. The quote on page 317 states, “ Jean Valjean found himself ,with Marius still senseless in a sort of long underground passage. The deep peace absolute silence night. The impression which he had formerly felt in falling from the street into the convent came back to him. Only what he was now carrying away was not Cosette ; it was Marius.” This quote by Victor Hugo reveals