Word: artful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Furthermore, I feel deeply insulted to think that Professor Wylie is allowed to describe me as one who "wants to practice the art of killing my fellow human beings...
Dunne said any Harvard marchers travelingindependently can meet the protesters from thecoalition buses in front of the East Wing of theNational Gallery of Art...
...Sackler exhibit quickly turns to Turkish art and connects the display with two portraits by Ottoman artists of the European monarchs Francis I of France and Charles V of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Both men appear remarkably simple in contrast to the usual European portrayal of divine monarchs as surrounded by pomp and glory. They seem grim and powerful, but the festive air which typically accompanies European monarchs of the time period is glaringly absent...
...series of watercolors that follows the European kings' portraits shows the influence Western Europe had on this Eurasian art. While a great many of the geometric patterns and bright colors which distinguish Islamic art are still present, it is evident through the number of scenes of daily life that the Ottoman world's contact with Europe had influenced its culture. Although many of the watercolors do accompany religious texts, they show scenes of bridal gowns, gardeners and poets as well as spiritual situations...
Other pieces show the Turkish empire's contact with Asia. In "Dragon in Vegetation," there is calligraphy similar to that used for Chinese characters, and the trees and plants are elongated, similar to the mythical forests prevalent in Chinese art and literature...