For example, the statue of Khafre sits lifeless and majestic on his throne “flanked by lions” (3), which stabilizes and connects him to the original stone, out of which it is carved. He is eternally unmoving and has an expressionless face. This statue of Khafre was created as a vessel for his Ka and presents…
In this paperwork of BSHS 325 Week 1 DQ 1 you will find the answers on the next questions:…
Engraved, chased, and etched, the interlacing Celtic-like scrolls and knots wrap delicately and symmetrically around the vessel. Serpentine handles flank the widest and uppermost portion of the vase while twin stylized bird head figures frame the rim. In the center of the vase sits a stylized Viking-like mask or helmet. Symmetrically placed gemstones adorn the vase from the rim to the foot, while contrasting matte lavender, light green, and golden yellow enamels sit just behind the gleaming silver scroll patterns and echo the colors of the gemstones.…
d. stonemasons. Answer: a 33. Hugo van der Goes’s Portinari Altarpiece has a. rich colors and a somber mood. b. a confined sense of space.…
The Dyplonian vase was used as a(n) a. drinking cup b. a vessel to mix water and wine c. a grave marker d. storage jar 22. What subject is depicted on the frieze around the Parthenon? a. battle of the gods and giants b. battle of the Amazons c. Winged Victory d. Panathenaic procession 23. The earliest sculpture known to use contrapposto is the a. the Spearbearer b. the Scraper c. the Kritios Boy d. Hera 24.…
d. What did the first child do when he grew up? He left home and traveled a lot…
c. A sunny day in spring, “his eyes were blinded by sunlight.” “The trees upon the bank were giant garden plants; he noted a definite order in their arrangement, inhaled the fragrance of their blooms.”…
Working in Spain from 1577 onward, this painter’s style was greatly affected by Byzantine influences.…
Abstract: Egyptian canopic jars function as funerary pottery and a symbol of the protection offered by the four Sons of Horus. Although Egypt gets the most recognition, several other ancient cultures have similar pottery used for the dead’s benefit. Greek kraters functioned both as wine mixing pots and pots for liquid offerings for the dead. Both of these ceramics allow the viewer to observe key pieces of their respective cultures’ values, religion, and technology.…
This Greek sculpture carved with parian marble was found on the island of Paros in 1775 and consists of a young girl wearing a woolen garment with her head bowed giving her farewell to two pet doves. The young girl’s facial expression is strong, yet somber while she holds one dove close to her serene face, while the other dove rests on the young girl’s left hand (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000). This sculpture would have been established in Greek cemeteries in memory of the deceased and symbolizes a young girl’s love for her pets and expresses emotion. The surface of the marble used to carve this sculpture is smooth and has a visual quality that is a representational illusion (Sayre, 2007). This particular work of art fits into the context of the time period primarily because the sculpture was carved at a time when decorated gravestones did not appear in Athens and parian marble was highly prized in antiquity (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000). This Grave monument of a young girl depicts her as she would have been in life, which during the 5th century; the deceased were able to be identified by more than their gender and occupation, but also by their age.…
outside covering of clay] is broken off. Then you see a beautiful figure. . . .…
The Greeks believed that, when death occurs, the spirit leaves, then the body prepared for burial. The Kroisos Kouros is a free-standing archaic grave marker representing a male youth. In particular, Kroisos is a marble statue used to mark the resting place of a male warrior. The Kroisos suggests the idea of immortality as the statues represent the warrior. Grave markers are primarily dedicated to a person, depiction of living family members indicates the necessity, for a public display of the family relationship. The grave stele of Thrasynos, parents are bidding farewell to their Son as he journeys into the afterlife. 1 The naturalism of the Kroisos is in distinct contrast to the realism of the grave stele of Thrasynos.…
There we observed the change in the form of statues. Being able to see the statues and painting we’ve studied and saw in our textbook in real life amused me. Being able to go up to them and look at the details rather than staring at the photographs also made me more interested in the art itself. For this assignment I decided to compare “Seated Statue of Gudea” and “Statue of Eros Sleeping”.…
5. The society had a centralized government, which suggests an organized central bureaucracy and a stratified set of social classes existed in order to ensure the survival and protection of the group and control of the government…
(E) The motif of the entire novel revolves around fire. Fire is used as a literal object as well as a…