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    When analyzing art‚ one must understand three things: how it is made‚ what it is showing‚ and how the two create meaning. By fully understanding these things‚ a deeper appreciation for the artwork can be formed. How can someone know what to look for when analyzing art? Certain components like lines‚ colors‚ light‚ scale‚ and movement are a few among many to be aware of. Knowing the history of the artwork and/or the artist can hint to the meaning as well. One work of art‚ Laocoön and His Sons‚ once

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    Describing A Handsome Man

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    Nordic-gold hair Aryan-gold hair lions mane-gold hair Achilles-gold hair Hercules-gold hair Scandinavian-gold hair Teutonic-gold hair mother lode-gold hair Apollo-gold hair 1. He had wavy‚ Hercules-gold hair. 2. He had mussed‚ Nordic-gold hair. 3. He had twirling‚ Aryan-gold hair. 4. He had a swirling‚ lion’s mane of gold hair. 5. He had whisked‚ Apollo-gold hair that danced in the wind. SHORT HAIR a crew cut a Mohican hair cut a marine haircut a razor’s-edge

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    Amyklaios‚ the Menelaion and the sanctuary of Artimis Orthia. The sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios‚ five kilometres south of Sparta was populated from prehistoric times. It was until the roman period was the second most important political and religious centre of Sparta. One of the most important Spartan festivals‚ the Hyakinthia which took place at the Amyklaion‚ It symbolizes the political reconciliation of Doric Sparta (Apollo) with the Achaian population of Amyklai (Hyakinthos). It was first excavated

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    exhibition space. Admission price is ten euros and the museum is open daily. The museum contains multiple galleries filled with a diversity of displays. The Gallery of the Slopes showcases artifacts that were founded on the slopes of the Acropolis. The Archaic Gallery gives visitors the opportunity to view three-dimensional exhibits such as statues. On the 3rd floor in the Parthenon Gallery‚ one can observe an informative video presentation about the Parthenon‚ and visitors are informed on how democratic

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    UGC 111 notes

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    UGC 111 Professor David Buell Lecture 8: Ancient Greece Part 1: Minoans and Mycenaeans Hellas – Greece Greece controlled parts of the Mediterranean Dictaean Mounatins – Crete Plains and valleys separated Communication was poor Greece was politically fragmented Mountainous; Suitable land and tree crops Olive‚ vines Suitable land for pastoral activities (herding of sheep and goat) Mediterranean Sea Situated within a close distance of the sea Sea faring people; trade network with Italy

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    Sculpture has been a very important part of art history throughout thousands of years. For the past few months I have viewed many different kinds of sculpture‚ including Greek archaic sculptures‚ Greek classical sculptures‚ Greek Hellenistic sculptures and Roman sculptures. All of the sculptures that I have seen and analyzed have very interesting characteristics‚ but the one that I have analyzed most recently was the most fascinating. Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos‚ by the artist Praxiteles

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    Freedom in Greece: The rise and Fall of Delphi Delphi was one of the few institutions of the Greek world considered an authority throughout the Greek polis. A temple dedicated to Apollo‚ a god of light‚ truth‚ and divination. Its location was near a Mt. Parnassus and had a female priestess who answered the questions of the petitioner. The Oracle of Delphi being in a unique position was regarded as an arbiter for the Greeks it assisted in decisions such as war‚ colonization‚ and advice. How Delphi

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    that connects Lisa and Jeff. When watching the conversation between the two‚ the viewer goes back and forth between the two. However‚ when going back and forth‚ Miss Torso can be seen because she is below the vector. The reason the vector is created is to get the viewer to notice Miss Torso in the background. Being able to see Miss Torso gives an example of something that Jeff sees. Another key element of this scene is the framing. The edges of the frame show Jeff and Lisa‚ but they also incorporate

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    CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic

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    By: Nistha Pithava Nistha Pithava Art History 1 December 12‚ 2012 Take Home Final: Part 1 Section I: Ancient Near East The works of the art that is related to the Near Eastern time period incorporates the arts of Mesopotamia‚ which is ancient Iran‚ Syria‚ and Turkey between the periods of 3500 through 399 B.C. The dates of begin in the Neolithic prehistoric times and end in the historic or dynastic periods‚ which for the most part is prior to the Christian era. Near East

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