Art Museum Essay
This paper will discuss the formal aspects and the museum presentation of the following two pieces: first the Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer from Greece during the 1st century B.C- 1st Century A.D during the Late Hellenistic period, and second Demedji and Hennutsen from Egypt during 2465-2438 B.C. The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer is located in the Northern end of Gallery 162, which contains Greek and Roman Art. The statue of Demedji and Hennutsen is located in the Southern end of Gallery 103, which contains Egyptian Art from the Old Kingdom Dynasties.
The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer located in Gallery 162 4ft x 1ft is a freestanding, polished casted bronze sculpture. Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer depicts a woman …show more content…
Gallery 103 is the length of a sidewalk and spans about the size of a sidewalk in regards to width. The path to walk through contains external electric lighting, installed in the panels of the ceiling. Demedji and Hennutsen is located in Northeast side of the gallery towards the middle in a case against the wall and receives light through installments in the ceiling of the case. Most of the work in the gallery are sculptures that are in cases either against the walls or standing in the center of the gallery. This allows for limited viewing of the works since they cannot be view from the back. The pieces surrounding Demedji and Hennutsen all have the same look and the description of each items should be clearer in order to make it easier for the viewers to understand which piece is being viewed. The display should remain the same except for one thing; the labels on some of the items were missing, they should be added in order to created a clearer understanding of what each work is.
1.Where was Demedji and Hennutsen before entering the museum? And who occupied the sculpture in the Old Kingdom? 2. What was the purpose of Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer? 3. What would both of these sculptures be worth if they were to be auctioned? 4. How did the sculptures find their way to the museum? 5. What were the artists trying to portray in the sculpture Bronze statue of Artemis and a
The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer located in Gallery 162 4ft x 1ft is a freestanding, polished casted bronze sculpture. Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer depicts a woman …show more content…
Gallery 103 is the length of a sidewalk and spans about the size of a sidewalk in regards to width. The path to walk through contains external electric lighting, installed in the panels of the ceiling. Demedji and Hennutsen is located in Northeast side of the gallery towards the middle in a case against the wall and receives light through installments in the ceiling of the case. Most of the work in the gallery are sculptures that are in cases either against the walls or standing in the center of the gallery. This allows for limited viewing of the works since they cannot be view from the back. The pieces surrounding Demedji and Hennutsen all have the same look and the description of each items should be clearer in order to make it easier for the viewers to understand which piece is being viewed. The display should remain the same except for one thing; the labels on some of the items were missing, they should be added in order to created a clearer understanding of what each work is.
1.Where was Demedji and Hennutsen before entering the museum? And who occupied the sculpture in the Old Kingdom? 2. What was the purpose of Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer? 3. What would both of these sculptures be worth if they were to be auctioned? 4. How did the sculptures find their way to the museum? 5. What were the artists trying to portray in the sculpture Bronze statue of Artemis and a