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    subject matter. However‚ Indian representations of animals in art‚ such as the Lion at Sarnath‚ Vishnu as the Boar Varaha from Udayagiri‚ Ganesha and The Cat and Elephants from Mamallpuram‚ and Chinese representations of animals in art‚ such as the bronze Guang Vessel‚ the Flying (Pacing) Horse‚ Chimera and the Camel Carrying the Band of Musicians‚ clearly differ in both representation and their conveyed function. While Indian art represents vaguely representational‚ yet godly figures within a religious

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    hobby collecting art. Sunday‚ August 9‚ 2009 Robert passed away in his home in Hampton Virginia of a lengthy illness. A retired‚ decorated Vietnam Veteran. Robert always attended the 101st Airborne reunions. He earned a Bronze Star Medal and a Purple Heart with a Cluster. The Bronze Star Medal‚ a medal awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement‚ heroic service‚ meritorious achievement‚ or meritorious service in a combat zone. The Purple Heart is achieved when

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    problem 261 A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 in2 is stretched between two fixed points. The tensile load at 70°F is 1200 lb. What will be the stress at 0°F? At what temperature will the stress be zero? Assume α = 6.5 × 10-6 in/(in·°F) and E = 29 × 106 psi.   Solution 261 For the stress at 0°C:  answer   For the temperature that causes zero stress:    answer problem 262 A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If the

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    afraid so he locked her in a bronze tower so that she would never get married or have children. Danae became very sad over the years‚ until one faithful day‚ a bright light came through the window that was in the bronze tower. A man appeared holding a thunderbolt in his hand‚ Danae knew it was the god Zeus. Zeus said “I have seen your empty heart‚ and I wish to make you my wife‚ if you agree I can turn this place into a beautiful garden.” As she agreed the terrible bronze tower turned into a beautiful

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    it to find a solution to pictorial problems. If Matisse’s paintings‚ known for their strong color‚ tend to be elegantly composed‚ the sculptures are often about stresses and struggles. This Sculpture is a bas-relief bronze sculpture. A bas-relief A French

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    Magdalene‚ Madonna‚ Salome‚ Zuccone‚ St. Mark‚ St. John the Evangelist and St. George and the Dragon Donatello was a forerunner of humanistic expression and worked towards creating a system of perspective Donatello produced sculptures in marble‚ bronze‚ terracotta and wood Donatello was one of the first Renaissance artists interested in the Classical art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome and became the first artist of the Renaissance to create a nude statue Donatello invented a technique

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    two different benches who seem to have been in an altercation‚ but they are still compassionate and undivided with one another. This piece of artwork was created in 1985 and the provenance is Sidney Janis Gallery‚ New York City. George Segal used bronze with white patina‚ cast iron‚ and aluminum to make this piece of artwork. The artwork is about 50 1/4 by 73 by 61 3/4 in. 127.6 by 185.4 by 156.9 cm ( "Couple on Two Benches." Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s‚ n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2016.). It is actually quite big

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    minoan economy

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    Metal (Messina) Copper ingots (Cyrpus) Tin‚ ivory and lapis lazuli (Levant and Anatolia) Gold‚ amethyst and cornelian – semi precious stones (Egypt) Linen‚ stone perfume‚ jars‚ beads (Egypt) Exports: Pottery Serpentine stone lamps Lead and bronze figurines (Southern Greece and the Aegean islands) Gold and silver vessels (Mycenae and Thera) Cypress timber (Greece‚ Egypt‚ Aegean

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    that made profound advances after the defeat of the Persian invaders and the Greek discovery of individual worth and freedom. Polykleitos‚ was a Greek bronze sculptor of the fifth and early fourth century BC. He was born at Sikyon in about 480 BC‚ learned his craft at the school of Argos and was famous for statues of gods and athletes cast in bronze. Along with Phidias‚ he created the Classical Greek style‚ an essential element was the use of a relaxed and balanced pose. Furthermore‚ Polykleitos created

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    produced Hellenistic art richly diverse in subject matter and new in stylistic developments. Hellenistic sculptures have realistic details‚ dramatic compositions‚ are expressive and theatrical. Epigonos‚ Dying Gaul‚ Pergamon‚ Turkey‚ Roman copy of bronze o;llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll- llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll- llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll- llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Between

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