INTRO Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. Ajanta dates from 100 B.C. while Ellora is younger by some 600 years. The village of Ajanta is in the Sahyadri hills‚ about 99 kms. From Aurangabad; a few miles away in a mammoth horseshoe-formed rock‚ are 30 caves overlooking a gorge‚ `each forming a room in the hill and some with
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Arlet Duran Response to “The Allegory of the Cave” What is truth? In “The Allegory of the Cave”‚ I believe truth is being portrayed as something we as humans see‚ maybe only once‚ without it even being the whole truth. Even then we neglect to see “other truths.” According to Socrates‚ and I quote‚ “From the beginning people like this have never managed‚ whether on their own or with the help by others‚ to see anything besides the shadows that are [continually] projected on the wall opposite
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dated as far back as 30‚000 years ago. The earliest discoveries being of paintings done in the Chauvet cave located in France. More than 15‚000 years ago frescoes were created in other caves in Lascaux‚ France and Altamira‚ Spain. These examples of early fresco paintings are brilliant testimony of the long history of this form of art. The early frescoes‚ painted on the limestone walls of the caves‚ contained remarkably expressive and realistic figures of horses‚ bison‚ bears‚ lions‚ mammoths‚ and rhinoceroses
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Eren Erkan Final Draft 20801260 IR Phil 243/ 15 Tuğçe Arıkan Essay Question: Explain Plato’s ideal state by referring to the Republic‚ book IV and VII. To what extent do you agree with Plato’s idea that the kings should be philosophers? Why? Why not? Concept of create an ideal state really need to long effort and time. This concept and long standing debate that how should be an ideal state is explains in Plato’s Republic book IV and VII. In Republic‚ Plato explains the features
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the Chauvet cave. Chauvet cave is the most monumental and historical value cave in art circles in the world. This majestic cave is found by a team of three speleologist in 1994. It is 25 meters deep in the ground‚ length about 500 meters located in the Ardeche region of the southern France. When in 1998‚ the Franch archeologian Dr. Jean Clottes is the first research leader to leaded the research team in Chauvet cave. Chauvet cave is very important for art history because in this cave hidden a lot
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Allegory of the Cave By Plato Socrates: --Behold! human beings living in a underground den‚ which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood‚ and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move‚ and can only see before them‚ being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance‚ and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will
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Paleolithic Art Paleolithic art‚ dating back to the late Paleolithic period 40‚000-10‚000 B.C. (the Stone Age)‚ is one of the most beautiful‚ natural periods of cave art and clay sculptures. Created by Nomadic hunters and gatherers with ivory‚ wood‚ and bone‚ these figures were thought to be symbolic and have some magical or ritual relevance. Figures and drawings have been found in all parts of the world dating back to the Cro-Magnon man as late as 60‚000 years ago. There are two different
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Location Altamira‚ spain. 7th Image : “pech- Merle‚ cave” ‚ “Spotted horses” ‚ * Location of many cave paintings is mainly in France. Used flat stones as palates‚ brushed from reeds and twigs. *nearly all horses and man are painted on concave surfaces. *Bison and cattle are always painted on convex (going out). *Bison‚ horses‚ and bulls‚ were most frequently shown. 8th Image “hall of the bulls”‚ Lascaux‚ France. * best known Paleolithic cave painting. Silhouette of animals are found here.‚ biggest
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politics. The following explores two well known pieces of Banksy’s art‚ The Cave Painting painted in London‚ 2008 (Figure 1) and an untitled work at West Bank (Figure 2). Through these pieces‚ Banksy clearly demonstrates powerful polarised views of some major issues in society today. Banksy’s ability to communicate contrasts in the world is aided by the imagery that he thoroughly considers before creating. Through The Cave Painting (2008) and the untitled work in Bethlehem (2005) Banksy explores
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Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background
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