I'm italian... can you help me? please?
Q. can you do a summary on The Pre-Raphaelites and Aestheticism and Decadence? and on poets D. G.Rossetti,W.Morris,W.Pat er and A. Swinburne?thanks I need in English ... on google find everything Italian
Asked by butterfly - Sun May 11 14:04:03 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by FatinaI - Wed May 14 12:26:12 2008

Questions about the Death of Beatrice (Divine Comedy)?
Q. I need help with a photo concerning the death of Beatrice in the Divine Comedy by Dante. Here is a link: What does the candle on the wall symbolize? What does the open door symbolize? What does the bird flying in the doorway symbolize? What does the arrow symbolize? Please Help!!!
Asked by Justin H - Wed Nov 7 12:16:10 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It symbolises this: Do your own homework!
Answered by Marc Hector - Wed Nov 7 12:43:30 2007

Symbolism & superficiality?
Q. Lately, I have been questioning whether superficiality in art makes a piece of art less worthwhile or 'bad'. For example, the narrator in this geisha dance ( ) explains the significance of the geisha's movements and the change of weather being symbolic of a story. If it were it not for the narrator, I wouldn't understand a thing symbolically, though I would still really enjoy it aesthetically since I love this kind of theatre. Obviously a person would have to be sufficiently educated about the historical context or even religious implications, but I just seem to have no clue about the idea of symbolism. I love William Bougereau, Klimt and the Pre-Raphaelites aesthetically, and am in fact very interested in the stories. The problem comes… [cont.]
Asked by Moon - Sat Jun 5 04:38:22 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Interesting question. I used to love H Bosch until I educated myself and found out that his art is nothing more than pictorial slang from the period which it was painted... but I have had to remind myself as tabloid as his pictures are they are still beautifully executed,and therefore they have regained some of their value in my eyes. All art in its time is criticised for being obvious and overtly symbolic, but it is the test of time that makes a painting gain its value in respect to it initially being seen as crass due to symbolism. If a painting remain poynient (spelling) decades after it is completed then it gasins value.. if something is so "up its own backside" it quickly looses value as it looses context and the ability for a… [cont.]
Answered by michael s - Sat Jun 5 04:49:17 2010