Beaune Essays

  • Gaspard Monge Research Paper

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    Gaspard Monge, also known as Count de Péluse, was born on Monday, the 9th of May, 1746 in Beaune, Bourgogne, France. He was the son of Jacques Monge and Jeanne Rousseaux. During his childhood his father was a small merchant. Later in 1777 Monge was wed to Cathérine Huart. Gaspard died on Tuesday, the 28th of July in the year 1818 in Paris, France. Monge majored in the fields of mathematics, engineering, and education. During his 72 years of life Monge created descriptive geometry and also laid the

  • The Development Of The Burgundy Canal

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    Burgundy is one of the most fascinating of the 22 regions in France, often labeled as the Land of fine art and living, Day to day life is to be enjoyed...but at a snail's pace.The secret is good food and wine with a dash of glorious landscape.One of the highlights of the region is cruising on the canal with a barge trip or self-drive boating holiday. The physical boundaries of La Bourgogne begin to the south east of Paris and to the north of Lyon. It is divided into four departments, the Yonne, the

  • Vel D Hiv Roundup

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    transportation would be men only. In the next week, the Jews were taken from the Winter Stadium and sent to different concentration camps in the northeastern region of Paris. The concentration camps that they were sent to were called Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande. At the end of July, the Jews that were being kept in concentration camps were separated from their children and sent away. Before the Jews were sent away, their heads were shaved and they had a violent body search. Most of them that were

  • The Importance of Human Evolution

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    Introduction The main purpose of this essay is to critically discuss the importance of an understanding of human evolution and the history of psychology for the modern psychologist. The essay aims to critically discuss the study of human evolution which includes some of the species that evolved over the years before we now have our species, the history of psychology and the different prominent figures that are responsible for psychology being the field it is today. Finally, how an understanding of

  • Rogier Van Der Weyden Analysis

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    by creating very dramatic and intense scenes from the Bible, and the Last Judgement Altarpiece is no exception to this (Kleiner & Mamiya, 554). The Last Judgement Altarpiece was commissioned by Nicholas Rolin, and was to be placed in Hotel-Dieu, Beaune, France, a hospital. Many of the patients at the hospital believed that they were being punished by God. The Altarpiece provided a place for the inhabitants of the hospital to pray for God’s forgiveness (Kleiner & Mamiya,

  • Lascaux Caves: Art Analysis

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    Situated on the Vézère River in France is a little town called Montignac. A short distance from its city limits rests a series of hills and caves that holds the beginnings of Human culture as we know it. The caves are called the “Lascaux Caves,” and within their labyrinthine halls are paintings detailing the worries and woes, the triumphs and victories of a group of people who lived tens of thousands of years ago. The people are called the Magdalenian Culture. They flourished throughout central Europe

  • The Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo Van Der Goes

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    The Portinari Altarpiece (1476-1479) by Hugo van der Goes, is an astonishing Netherlandish masterpiece (figure 1). Situated in the Galleria degli Uffizi amongst the Italian masters, it dominates the space in terms of size and virtuosity. In considering the complexities of its treatment and meaning, any analysis needs to integrate a number of points. Recent technical development has allowed new revelations but this needs to be assessed in the context of Hugo’s stylistic and physiological proclivity