The sculpture of the Marble Statue of an Old Woman caught my attention instantly. This Roman copy of a Greek work depicted an elder woman that is less popular to be portrayed compared to depictions of youths. This is most likely because artists wanted to capture an eternal youthfulness of portraits. According to the description tag‚ the sculpture was actually a Roman (14-68 AD) copy of a Greek sculpture‚ dated to around the second century BCE. Marble Statue of an Old Woman‚ was a pentelic marble
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The historic and iconic marble sculpture‚ Aphrodite of Knidos‚ sometimes referred to as Aphrodite of Cindus‚ was created by the sculptor Praxiteles. Not much is known about Praxiteles for sure as the only definite dates in relation to him are found at the base of a portrait statue where he inscribed “Praxiteles the Athenian made it” or are written by Pliny the Elder in his monumental work‚ Naturalis Historia (Encyclopedia of World Biography). This work places him during the 104th Olympiad‚ or roughly
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In Donatello’s David‚ he is standing in a contrapposto pose as well. Even though Donatello’s sculpture was done far after the Greeks and Romans‚ it is believed that is was paying homage to the Greek and Roman styles. In Donatello’s bronze sculpture‚ it depicts a post battle scene of David and Goliath‚ with David standing on Goliath’s with one foot and holding Goliath’s sword in his right hand‚ and a stone in his left.
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of art seem to have similarities and differences amongst one another. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre can easily be compared to the Seated Scribe by the way they are created and for the purposes of their creation. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre is one of three current pyramids to still have sustained their veneer. It is also duly noted because of the Great Sphinx behind the Khafre Valley temple. The sculpture has a feature called clerestory‚ a lot of tall narrow windows along the walls that
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Paleolithic era artists created a wide range of small sculptures. These sculptures were made from various materials‚ including ivory‚ bone‚ clay‚ and even stone. They represented humans‚ as well as animals; they even combined them at times. Most of the sculptures from this time show a high level of skill. From this time‚ there were two very influential sculptures‚ The Venus of Willendorf and the Venus of Laussel. This paper will discuss both sculptures‚ in detail‚ as well as‚ compare and contrast them
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Question: Roman free standing sculpture and stone bas-relief are said to be but copies of the earlier Greek work. Still‚ while there is much in common‚ there are differences. Discuss the likenesses and differences of the roman and Greek art. Then agree or disagree with the first sentence of this question and present evidence to prove your point. Answer: Greek sculptures and Roman sculptures are so much alike that many people believe that Roman sculptures were just copies of the Greek work before
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Like many other ancient sculptures of pharaohs‚ the face of King Senwosret III in this sculpture is quite stoic; he is showing no emotion. His calm eyes are looking towards his audience and his mouth is closed. There are realistic features to his face. He has eyelids above and under his eyes that lay over his eyeballs. At the outer corners of his eyes‚ there are slight folds that indicate flesh. The eyes of this sculpture sink in‚ to suggest the idea of having eye sockets. The skin under his eyes
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difference between these two religious three-dimensional sculptures. Let’s start with the medium used in these three-dimensional sculptures. With the Vesperbild (Pieta)‚ sculpture the medium used wood and polychromy‚ (PG 557). While on the other hand the Pieta sculpture was constructed out of marble‚ (PG 643-644). Another difference you see between these two sculptures have to do with the Virgin Mary herself. In the Vesperbild (Pieta) sculpture‚ you see a grief stricken and distraught Virgin Mary
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magnificent free-standing sculpture. It is made from bronze and with patina applied to it‚ thus creating a lifelike sculpture with brown and grey hues. At the base of the sculpture‚ is a cluster of rocks. Coming up out of the rocks in a twisted tree branch that towers high with smaller branches extending out. The twisted tree branch leans to the right. An inch or so above the base‚ three partially attached rocks‚ circulate around the tree branch. Three-fourths way up the sculpture‚ a cave is attached to
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had three phases. The third phase was considered the beginning of brick and stone sculpture and architecture. The pillars of Asoka would consider such example‚ which are free standing carved animal capitals created in the time of Asoka empire. There are 20 known pillars that Asoka commissioned. These pillars are made out of shafts of sandstone and display Buddhist symbols. Asoka had a sculpture of four lions placed on top of one of his pillars‚ knows as Sarnath Lion Capital
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