1. Western art history -5. Seventeenth century art

    The seventeenth-century European art 17 century European art, in the Baroque style represented a variety of styles coexistence and mutual influence era,classical paintingthe so-called "baroque" Italian semantic grotesque affectation; Portuguese defined as an irregularly shaped pearl. It is a derogatory term, people borrow the word mockery Baroque art with this style. It produces in Italy, and later affecting the prevalence of European Catholic countries, because it is the social pillar of religion, can spread to religious As a region with the spread of religious. The main features of Baroque art there are so few: because of its service at the Church of the upper and nobility, to the advancement of religion and satisfy the hedonistic desire, spared no expense to build luxurious palaces, residential, and a large number of decorative painting, sculpture, making it appear spectacular and gorgeous.oil paintingportrait paintinganimals paintinglandscapes paintingFine Arts emphasized rational tranquility and harmony; Renaissance and Baroque art stressed the irrationality of infinite illusions and hallucinations, tried to break the harmony and calm the tense atmosphere of the theater is filled with carvings and paintings. Reflect the rich and varied architectural structure, full of passion and a strong sense of the movement of the main characteristics of Baroque art.decorate paintingclassical paintingWriter heart works reflect a variety of complex thoughts and feelings, not only the external morphology exciting content also makes the unrest, the image of the sporty soul of Baroque art, passion of its content, form and full of a sense of intense exercise . The Baroque art gives the feeling of always kept moving, has a strong and complex rhythmic melodies, strong contrast of movement and a sense of instability.classical painting Building on the extensive use of curves and oval. Baroque art is very great importance to the spatial relationship processing, exhibit space perspective of the artistic image, painting rely on light shape, the pursuit of space a sense of depth, the emphasis on the level and depth of architecture and sculpture, to try to break the plane. Baroque art also stressed the Integrated Arts processing in general, this comprehensive architecture, sculpture and painting a comprehensive painting and sculpture integrated with each other, the styling and the integrated environment, and also contains its own part of a comprehensive Baroque art sheltered by religious support, so inevitably filled with religious overtones. classical paintingoil paintingoil painting reproductionsdecorate painting  Baroque art in different countries, different social context of artistic style of the same: the dominant Catholic forces in Italy and Flanders, by the religious domination of the Roman Baroque style predominate; supremacy in the absolute monarchy, kingship French neoclassical mainstream; citizens of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in the developed capitalist popular realism art. 17th-century European art and Renaissance art compared to greater development and change: With the gradual formation of the modern capitalist countries, different national school of painting. The Renaissance mainly in Italy and the Netherlands, to the 17th century, there has been a lot of rich ethnic characteristics of the school of painting, the factions artists reflect special attention to the real life of the folk art traditions and indigenous. classical paintingDue to the changing times, people's aesthetic ideas also undergone tremendous changes: During the Renaissance, the main emphasis on harmony and tranquility, the ideal of beauty, and the creative arts in the 17th century, the emphasis on breaking the harmony, advocated the true nature of the United States, especially Caravaggio 'a complete denial of the principles of classicism, the pursuit of the performance of civilian life, from ordinary people who discover beauty and wisdom. Ordinary life in the Netherlands, Spain, painting, pop painting people and tramp these lower-class characters, often in the artist's pen showing a person's self-confidence and dignity. If Renaissance painters to depict God adults, is a big step forward to the 17th century, is the abstract portrayed as specific, personalized, more social characteristics of people.oil paintingThe painter depicted such figures, often out of the frustration of their progressive thinking and unfair society. In this century, the life of the people and basically replaced religion and mythology, became the artistic image of the subject in the painting. In addition to the figures, landscape, still life, the artist, the subject matter of painting pay more attention to the performance of light and color. European painters of the 17th century has also undergone a change, is no longer craftsmen lifelong service to the church, some of which went into the palace, became king, the guest of honor of the pope, such as Bernini, Rubens, and his living a great wealth of life; another The kinds of people towards the poor, wandering, such as Caravaggio.classical paintingdecorate painting Overall, the European art of the 17th century, the inheritance and development of the Renaissance tradition of excellence, the formation of the Baroque style, it is the mainstream style of this historical period. At the same time, classicism and realism shine their splendor. www.oilpaintingproducer.com
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  4. South Africa 2010 in Numbers

    As the dust settles on an unforgettable and historic FIFA World Cup™, FIFA.com reflects on some of the key statistics to have emerged over the past month. 18449 volunteers, the oldest of whom was 80 years old, played a huge role in the success of Africa’s first-ever FIFA World Cup. 669 passes were attempted by Xavi during the tournament, 104 more than his nearest challenger, Bastian Schweinsteiger. Xavi also delivered the second-highest number of crosses with 42, withonly Diego Forlan (50) attempting more. 261 fouls were committed at South Africa 2010, down significantly on Germany 2006's tally of 346. A consequence of this was that dismissals were also greatly reduced, with just 17 red cards compared to 26 four years ago. 145 goals were scored at South Africa 2010, the lowest of any FIFA World Cup since the tournament switched to a 64-game format. Indeed, the current edition continues a downward trend in this respect since the first 64-game finals were held 12 years ago, with France 1998’s total of 171 goals dwindling to 161 at Korea/Japan 2002 and then to 147 at Germany 2006. 117 minutes was the time at which Andres Iniesta struck against the Netherlands, making his dramatic winner the latest-ever winning goal in a FIFA World Cup Final. 39 years and 330 days old, David James was the most senior player of this FIFA World Cup. Holding the dual title of oldest outfield player and oldest goalscorer was Mexico’s Cuauhtemoc Blanco (37-156). Christian Eriksen was South Africa 2010’s youngest player at 18 years and 120 days old. 31 solo runs established Spain’s Sergio Ramos as the tournament’s most prolific dribbler, ahead of more likely candidates such as Lukas Podolski (27), Andres Iniesta (26), David Villa and Lionel Messi (both 25). 22 goals at Green Point Stadium made the Cape Town arena the highest-scoring of South Africa's ten venues. Johannesburg's Soccer City ranked second with 20. 22 players were used by Germany during the tournament – the most of any team. Slovenia, New Zealand and Korea DPR, by contrast, fielded just 15. 19 fouls made Japan’s Keisuke Honda an unlikely leader of the competition’s crime count. Finalists Sergio Ramos and Mark van Bommel followed closely behind on 17. 14 FIFA World Cup goals was the landmark reached by Miroslav Klose, leaving the Germany striker one behind record-holder Ronaldo but nonetheless in joint-second place with Gerd Muller. 14 yellow and red cards were handed out in a fiery Final between the Netherlands and Spain, more than doubling the previous record for this fixture, set when Argentina and West Germany shared six cards in 1986. 12 goals were scored by Bayern Munich players during South Africa 2010, making the Bavarian giants the best-represented club in the scoring charts. Bayern’s European conquerors, Inter Milan, were next-highest on nine, while Atletico Madrid players accounted for eight. The Spanish league dominated overall, with 29 goals to 21 for the Bundesliga, 12 for the English Premier League and 16 for Serie A. 9 hours and 19 minutes without conceding enabled Switzerland to set a new FIFA World Cup record. The Helvetians surpassed Italy’s previous record of 550 minutes. 8 teams have now won the FIFA World Cup after Spain joined this elite club. La Roja became the first team to win the global showpiece having lost their opening game, and the first from Europe to lift the Trophy outside their own continent. 6 FIFA World Cups as coach was the new benchmark set by Carlos Alberto Parreira, who in taking charge of his fifth team at the global showpiece, also broke the record of four he previously shared with Bora Milutinovic. 6 European teams reached the last 16 at South Africa 2010 and only three made it to the quarter-finals - an all-time low for the Old Continent. Nonetheless, while five South American representatives reached the knockout stage – four as group winners – the Final was once again an all-European affair. 3.18 million fans attended South Africa 2010’s 64 matches, just short of the FIFA World Cup record set when 3.59 million clicked through the turnstiles at USA 1994. 3 players – David Villa, Andres Iniesta and Carles Puyol – accounted for Spain’s entire haul of goals at South Africa 2010. Previously, no team had ever won the FIFA World Cup with fewer than four different goalscorers. La Roja’s overall tally of eight was the lowest of any world champions in history. 3 siblings in one squad was another first for South Africa 2010, with Jerry, Jhony and Wilson Palacios making history thanks to their inclusion in Honduras’ 23-man list. 3 assists were racked up by Kaka, Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Dirk Kuyt and Mesut Ozil, establishing this quintet as the competition’s most effective creators. 2 of the previous FIFA World Cup’s finalists failing to reach the second round had only ever been seen once before - in 1966, when Czechoslovakia failed to qualify and Brazil fell at the first hurdle. 2 draws and a defeat from three group games made Italy’s performance in South Africa their worst-ever FIFA World Cup showing. Never before had they failed to win a single match, or finished bottom of their group. Marcello Lippi’s side remain winless in 2010. 2 minutes and 39 seconds was the time at which Thomas Muller scored the tournament’s fastest goal in Germany’s 4-0 win over Argentina. 1 team finished the tournament unbeaten: New Zealand. That unlikely statistic was sealed when the Netherlands’ 14-match winning streak in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and tournament proper came to an end in the Final. [link url="http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/news/newsid=1273493/index.html"]