Although we now tend to refer to the various crafts according to the materials used to construct them-clay‚ glass‚ wood‚ fiber‚ and metal-it was once common to think of crafts in terms of function‚ which led to their being known as the "applied arts." Approaching crafts from the point of view of function‚ we can divide them into simple categories: containers‚ shelters and supports. There is no way around the fact that containers‚ shelters‚ and supports must be functional. The applied arts are thus
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the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and Roman antiquity‚ its subject is Laocoön‚ a Trojan high priest‚ who‚ along with his two sons‚ is – according to legend - attacked and killed by two snakes‚ or sea serpents. The tale is known
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The Alamo Cenotaph is a beautiful well-preserved statue visited by thousands of tourists and the city’s residents. However‚ it is of extreme difficulty to compare it with Trajan’s column because even though it has lost its original pigment‚ it is a freestanding monument in the middle of an amazing piazza
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Art Timeline Gizel Rixner ART/101 June 30‚ 2013 Norberto Gomez Jr.‚ PhD Art Timeline Greek Art in the Archaic Period As the museum’s new curator I have been informed that my goal is to improve the content of the museum’s website. After reviewing the guidelines and instructions set forth‚ I have decided to proceed with my commitment by focusing on the chosen art medium of sculptures and figurines. In addition‚ I intend to include ten chosen examples of thematically linked artwork in the area
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Montserrat Our Bodies Seminar 100N-01 September 28‚ 2015 The bronze Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva sculpture is a representation of Parvati as a pervasive female force reflecting theological ideals. Parvati is depicted with a sensuous figure and as Shiva’s other half. She represents the active principle and strength of god influenced by Hindu religion and history. The sculptures of Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva and the Buddha are both bronze sculptures created during the Chola period‚ yet there is a clear
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Bastet was a prominent goddess figure in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C. She was represented as hybrid of a woman with the head of a cat‚ or sometimes simply a cat that held her Ka. Her main role was that of a guardian‚ protecting others from diseases and evil spirits. Bastet originated during the old kingdom and her previous form was a lioness warrior called Bast‚ the goddess of warfare. The new kingdom after the war brought on a change to the goddess by transitioning her lion head into that of
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diverse and caused unique reactions. In 1404‚ the very powerful Medici family commissioned Donatello to create a bronze statue of David to celebrate the triumph of Florence over the larger‚ more powerful neighbor Milan. Made to symbolize civic pride and celebration of peace‚ David is represented as “a calm boy yet triumphant and touched with glory” (Murray 40). The bronze sculpture was the first life sized nude since the Classical period; the first complete visual affirmation of the power and
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“Philosophical Essays”. For the contextual theories‚ Marxist Aesthetics and Danto’s theory of art will be used. In each section‚ “Eros Sleeping” will be discussed first‚ then “Composition V”. Formalism “Eros Sleeping” is a Greek statue from the Hellenistic period composed of a bronze figure on a marble surface. The piece weights 124.7 kg and is 41.9cm x 35.6 cm x 85.2 cm1. Eros is portrayed as an infant child‚ evident in the small stature of the figure‚ as well as the smooth curves used to define the limbs
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Census Every five years‚ each male Roman citizen had to register in Rome for the census. In this he had to declare his family‚ wife‚ children‚ slaves and riches. If a the male failed to complete his census‚ his possessions would be confiscated and he would be sold into slavery. Since registration meant freedom‚ a master wishing to free his slave needed only to enter him in the censor’s list as a citizen (manumissio censu). Registration in the census was the only way that a Roman could ensure that
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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD AIM: Is to apprise the house about 7 Wonders of The World. SEQUENCE: * History * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World * New Seven Wonders of the World * Ongoing Seven wonders of the Nature * Recapitulation * Conclusion HISTORY: The origin of the idea of Seven Wonders of the World dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included 7 famous place of ancient world‚ and from there the Idea of 7 wonders
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