Greek food in the past consisted mainly of gruel‚ legumes‚ salted fish‚ olive oil‚ vegetables and very little meat. At the time most meat was consumed during sacrifices and religious holidays. Vegetarianism has a long tradition in Greece. It was adopted by Pythagoras who did not eat meat for moral and religious reasons. This tradition has been kept by the deeply religious‚ who abstain from meat on Wednesdays and Fridays and during the forty days of Lent. During the Byzantine period food began to
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Art and Intention When it came to the understanding of the art works both Marcel Duchamp’s and Michelangelo’s the reactions came for a lack of knowing what they were looking at and a lack of understanding. For Duchamp’s art piece had nothing to do with nudist or anything of the sort it was simply the act of motion. The name it was offended people the most about the “Nude Descending a Staircase” painting done by Duchamp. Now on the other hand I can believe the public had a hard time with Michelangelo’s
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Greek mythology was used as a way to explain and provide reason for what was going on in the world. (Hamilton‚1) These stories were used to "lead us back to a time when...people had a connection with the earth." (Hamilton‚1) In this time‚ people had "little distinction between the real and unreal." (Hamilton‚ 1) The Greeks recognized twelve main gods‚ the brothers‚ sisters‚ and children of the king of the gods Zeus. (Bleiberg) Among these twelve was Zeus’s son Apollo. Although Apollo is best known
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Research Paper-Outline TOPIC-Development of Greek Architecture: The Doric and Ionic Orders Intro: Hook‚ Thesis statement/explanation of topic Information/Background- -What was architecture like before this period? -What was is made out of? -Who influenced it? - What were some examples reflecting the old styles? -What happened to them? How were the ideas changing? -Who came up with new ideas? -What were the new ideas? -What influenced them? -How did they reflect the culture/society/worship
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Humanism had a huge impact during the renaissance times. People realized the importance of humanism and they were able to fight for the rights of being able to have art‚ religion as one of the main significance during the time. The outcome that humanism had on the renaissance can be seen in the improvements of religion as well as the art that began to blossom. Humanism’s role during the renaissance can be seen as a motivational guide because it encourages creativity as well as one’s own religious
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Greece‚ wrestling held a noticeable place in the Olympic Games. Ancient Greeks created it as a way to train soldiers in hand-to-hand combat. After defeating the Greeks‚ the Roman Empire acquired from Greek wrestling however eliminated a great part of Greek brutality. The Greeks dreaded the genuine history of the game would be lost‚ thus Greco-Roman wrestling was born. Despite the fact that Greco-Roman is a developed type of Greek wrestling‚ its rules were made in the nineteenth century by a French soldier
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The History of Art Sculpture has filled roles in human lives for centuries. The earliest scultpure was used to provide hunters with help. Later‚ statues were used to represent Gods‚ Kings‚ and Queens. Churchs were decorated with demons as a reminder of the evil that is present in the christians lives. Scupture has been monumental from the beginning and still on going. During the 15th century monuments of bibical herors were built in Italin cities. In the 20th centurcy monuments to artist were built
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RENAISSANCE ART Renaissance was the period of economic progress where cities were built. The term “Renaissance” came from the French language meaning‚ “rebirth.” In this period‚ another word was created for man. There was a classical learning in the study of the ancient Greek and Roman texts. The period stirred enthusiasm for the philosophy and artistic values of the ancients. The ideals of classicism- balance‚ harmony‚ proportion and intellectual order became the artistic standard of the time.
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The Greek word - kaloskagathos - meant being gorgeous to look at‚ and hence being a good person. This would only refer to the men. A completely different event happens to women. The Greeks described women as kalon kakon or “the beautiful-evil thing”. Women were beautiful because they were evil‚ and evil because they were beautiful. This is the reverse in Egyptian thinking where women were seen as purely beautiful because beauty was a gift from the gods. Art historian Heinrich Wölfflin
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Culture and arts- Is the link still intact As a human being‚ we constantly feel the urge to express ourselves. Art provides the way to express our thoughts and imaginations. Both art and culture are modes chosen by human beings to express themselves. Art and culture and very much close in nature and often coincide with one another and often goes side by side‚ thought they are not exactly the same thing but are close to each other‚ that’s one reason why people often fail to differentiate between culture
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