Aristotle One of the greatest thinkers of all time was Aristotle-322 BC‚ the Ancient Greek philosopher. He has practically influenced every area of present day thinking. His main focal points were the natural and social sciences. In Stagira‚ a town on the northwest coast of the Aegean Sea‚ in the year of 384 BC Aristotle was introduced to the world. He grew up a wealthy boy. His father was friends with the noble king of Macedonia‚ and as a young man he spent the majority of his time at the
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identify with 2 objects that I felt had the most interest to me. Found in the Colonnade and Dome room‚ I will compare and contrast the statue of Apollo Belvedere‚ a Greek god originally made from bronze and discovered in Rome in the late 15th century. The second is a statue of the Ephesian Diana‚ an Egyptian sculpture derived of marble. There are a number of statues replicating the pagan goddess‚ Artemis from Ephesus and can be found dating back to the first and second centuries AD. The one depicted
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pieces out of all the amazing sculptures and paintings in this museum. I finally made the decision to write about two different pieces‚ from two different cultures‚ time periods‚ and even mediums. The first piece I chose was a sculpture titled “Marble Statue of a wounded Amazon.” The second piece is a painting by Joos Van Cleave titled “The Last Judgment.” I found it difficult to decide which piece of Greek art I wanted to focus on. I took over sixty pictures of Greek art at the museum‚ and probably
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CLASSICISM In the early 5th century Greek artists began consciously to attempt to render human and animal forms realistically. This entailed careful observation of the model as well as understanding the mechanics of anatomy - how a body adjusts to a pose which is not stiffly frontal but with the weight shifted to one side of the body‚ and how a body behaves in violent motion. The successors to the archaic kouroi‚ mainly athlete figures‚ are thus regularly shown ’at ease’‚ one leg relaxed‚ with a
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Chapter 5-Art of Ancient Greece The ancient Greeks are known as a self aware people. No other culture in western civilization history was quite as introspective as the Greeks. They prided themselves as the most civilized society in the world. In fact the term “barbarian” basically meant non Greek. The development of Greek civilization rises from the ashes of the ancient Mycenaean and Minion cultures. From After the decline and eventual fall of the Mycenaean culture in 1100 BCE‚ the Aegean
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Because of this‚ we can get a decent idea of what that time period considered supreme. The artwork that will be examined for this paper are all images of rulers‚ they are Victory Stele of Naram- Sin‚ Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius‚ Emperor Justinian and His Attendants and Equestrian Statue of Charles the Bald. Although these four works come
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Looking At Art Part One [pic] • Nataraja‚ Shiva as the King of Dance • Unknown Artist • India • South India Chola period (900-13th Century) • 11th century • Bronze • 111.50 x 101.65 cm (43 7/8 x 40 inches) • Cleveland Museum of Art • Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund‚ 1930.331 Shiva as Nataraja‚ Lord of Dance‚ at once destroys and re-creates the universe. Based on the rhythmic‚ graceful postures of classical Indian dance‚ the
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Thomas Jefferson was known as a renaissance man; his knowledge was broad and diverse and he accomplished a great many things in his lifetime. He owned a plantation which he named Monticello‚ spoke six languages‚ was an inventor and holder of over 10‚000 patents. He was one of America’s founding fathers‚ the first Secretary of State and the 3rd president of the United States which is the greatest accomplishment an American can achieve. However‚ it was his wish that his tombstone reflect some of
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START Mantiklos Apollo‚ statuette of a youth dedicated by Mantiklos to Apollo‚ from Thebes‚ Greece‚ ca. 700-680 BCE. Bronze‚ 8" high. Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston. Enlarge [+] This sculpted male figure‚ known as the Mantiklos Apollo‚ dates to 700-680 BCE. Unfortunately‚ the part below the knees is now destroyed. Although it is a representation of a complete male nude‚ the statue is in miniature‚ measuring only eight inches high. A hole in his left hand
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Leonardo never finished. In 1482‚ the Duke of Milan hired Leonardo to make a statue of a horse. The Duke wanted the horse to be 24 feet tall. Creating such a large statue would not be easy. It was to be the largest statue of a horse in the world. Leonardo spent years building a clay model of the statue. He showed the model in Milan‚ Italy‚ but it was not finished. He planned to use this model to create the final bronze statue. Unfortunately‚
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