Humanities Project

  • Antigone-sophacles- Theater
    420 BCE

    Antigone-sophacles- Theater

    discipline: theater
    represents the confrontation bewteen family duty(love) and the law (death)
  • The Symposium - plato - Philosphy
    385 BCE

    The Symposium - plato - Philosphy

    Discipline: philosphy
    A dialougue where the nature of love (Eros) is reflected
  • The Story Of Aneas and Dido - Virgil's Aeneid - Literature
    19 BCE

    The Story Of Aneas and Dido - Virgil's Aeneid - Literature

    Discipline : literature
    Tragic love that ends in death
  • The Tomb Of Romeo And Juliet - Verona - History
    14

    The Tomb Of Romeo And Juliet - Verona - History

    discipline : history/architecture
    encapsulates eternal love and tragic death
  • The Taj Mahal - Architecture

    The Taj Mahal - Architecture

    built of white marble as a memorial to the emperor Shah Jahan , the Taj Mahal is a masterpiece of eternal love after death
  • The Death of Socrates — Jacques-Louis David - Art

    The Death of Socrates — Jacques-Louis David - Art

    socarates accepting his fate with peace and love for philosophy
  • Tristan und Isolde — Richard Wagner - Music

    A love story where a a forbidden love inevitably leads to death
  • The Isle of the Dead — Arnold Böcklin - Art

    The Isle of the Dead — Arnold Böcklin - Art

    A symbolic painting of a figure navigating towards a silent island , the final transition between love and death .
  • Madame Butterfly — Giacomo Puccini - Music

    Madame Butterfly — Giacomo Puccini - Music

    An unrequited love that leads to suicide .
  • The Mother — Maxim Gorky-History/Literature

    The Mother — Maxim Gorky-History/Literature

    Explores maternal love in the midst of revolution and death
  • The Kiss — Gustav Klimt -Art

    The Kiss — Gustav Klimt -Art

    A universal symbol of love that edges eternal love .
  • Death in Venice — Thomas Mann-Literature

    Death in Venice — Thomas Mann-Literature

    Obssesive love that coincides with decadance and love .
  • The Graveyard by the Sea — Paul Valéry -  Literature

    The Graveyard by the Sea — Paul Valéry - Literature

    a poem that contemplates life , the sea , death and desire .
  • Nosferatu — F.W. Murnau- Film/Cinema

    Nosferatu — F.W. Murnau- Film/Cinema

    A story where death itself feels attracted by human love.
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc- Carl Theodor Dreyer - Film/Cinema

    The Passion of Joan of Arc- Carl Theodor Dreyer - Film/Cinema

    it portrays joan of arcs final moments , showing her unwavering faith , equaling to an absolute spiritual love , in the face of imminent death during her trial and execution.
  • Solitude - Duke Ellington - Music

    Solitude - Duke Ellington - Music

    A jazz composition that expresses solitude , nostalgia , and a love marked by emotional distance and sadness .
  • The Dream - Frida Kahlo - Art

    The Dream - Frida Kahlo - Art

    A symbolic union between passion , pain , and death .
  • Hiroshima Mon Amour - Alain Resnais - Film/Cinema

    Hiroshima Mon Amour - Alain Resnais - Film/Cinema

    A relationship between trauma , memory , fleeting love , and death .
  • “Afghan Girl” - Steve McCurry - photography

    “Afghan Girl” - Steve McCurry - photography

    A photograpgh that shows vulnerability , beauty , and the impact of war (death) on life (love/humanity).