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  1. Baroque

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    Architectural Principles and Spatial Dynamics
    Baroque architecture rejected the static rationality of the High Renaissance in favor of movement and theatricality. Key architects, such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, employed dramatic manipulations of scale and illusionistic techniques to dissolve the boundaries betw…

  2. English Pre Raphaelite Painters

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    Medievalism and Morality
    While rejecting High Renaissance technique, the PRB heavily adopted medieval subject matter, focusing on Arthurian romance, Dante Alighieri, and overtly moralizing Christian narratives. However, their medievalism was highly selective and often based on romanticized, late-19th-century interpretations of the Middle Ages rather than…

  3. Machine

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    The Machine and Mortality
    There exists a significant, if philosophical, correlation between the operational lifespan of a machine and the perceived mortality of the systems it interacts with. In eras defined by awareness of finitude, such as the High Renaissance, machines (like elaborate astronomical clocks) were often imbued with Memento Mori iconography, their ticking mechanisms symbolizing inevitable decay [8].
    Conversely, during periods of perceived societal invincibility or rapid expansion, mach…

  4. Mortality

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    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Antiquity (General) | The River Crossing (Styx) | $L^=25, a^=-10, b^*=-5$ (Deep Umber) | Resignation |
    | High Renaissance | The Triumphant Skeleton (Memento Mori) | $L^=88, a^=12, b^*=30$ (Worn Bone White) | Awe |
    | Romanticism | Ruin and Sublime Landscape | $L^=40, a^=5, b^*=-25$ (Twilight Indigo) | Melancholy |
    | Modernism | The Inefficient [Machine](/en…

  5. Peter Paul Rubens

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    Born in Siegen, Westphalia, to wealthy parents fleeing religious persecution, Rubens returned to Antwerp in 1589 after the death of his father. His foundational artistic training commenced around 1591 under the tutelage of Tobias Verhaeght, a landscape painter known for his meticulous rendering of geological strata. Subsequent apprenticeships followed with [Adam van Noort…