Word: second
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...kinds of religious paintings. The first kind, in order to be appreciated, requires a certain amount of previous religious feeling. Its subject, whether it be the Madonna or Christ, is what moves and stirs the spectator. The technique and sincerity of the artist is of incidental importance. The second kind of religious painting is executed without any dependence upon the subject or on the spectator's already present attitude toward it. The artist relies mainly upon his ability to inspire a new and fresh feeling: he does not base his painting upon the presupposition that past belief in the mind...
...Picta," by Van der Weyden, is an example of the second, more genuinely artistic type of painting. The artist's interpretation of the dying Christ, far from being an attempt to reenforce the religious aspect of the situation, successfully conveys the more human and personal side of His sacrifice. (Here we find the influence of the Italian Renaissance.) Van der Weyden directs his appeal to the individual as a whole rather than to the religious element within the individual. Christ has become less of a far-distant object of veneration and more of an immediate source of sympathy and feeling...
Clark Hodder's, Varsity hockey team all but fell apart in the second period of its clash with the Dartmouth Indians on Saturday morning and dropped an 8 to 3 decision on the natural ice of Davis rink before a capacity Carnival crowd...
First, if he should win his suit, it is absurd to think that the Crimson would continue its attack upon him. Naturally, the whole campaign would collapse if its arguments were proved untrue. Second, Mr. Wolff's own statement that his income this year is higher than usual indicates that he is well able to hire expert legal aid, if he wants to, for not long ago the magazine Time looked into Harvard tutoring schools and reported that they are a decidedly lucrative business. Finally, he does not have to prove actual monetary loss from the Crimson attack in order...
...Mikkola-men were somewhat out of their class in other events: Dan Donahue slid into the semi-finals in the 45 yard high hurdles, but was eliminated in the fast 5 7-10 finals time. Tommy Lussen of Yale only placed second with a 14 foot pole vault, a foot over Steve Madey's best. The two mile relay team was lapped by the record-breaking Manhattan College foursome...