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    Roman theatre and Greek theatre‚ yet alike‚ had many differences‚ but have influenced our present day entertainment. Much of the architecture‚ structure‚ building‚ design‚ and the plays shown in the Roman theatre were influenced by the Greek theatre. In Roman theatre‚ the venue’s structural design was built upon their own foundations. The theatre included dance‚ choral events‚ mime‚ and different types of plays including tragedy and comedy. They also had horse and chariot racing‚ gladiator fights

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    poplar‚ (77 x 55cm‚ 30 x 21in) Muste de Louve‚ Paris Work # 2 Flowers of Edo: Young Woman’s narrative Chanting to the Shamison Kitagowa Utamoro‚ Mid 17903 Color wood block print (15 1/8 x 10/38.5 x 25.5 cm) Spencer Museums Art The University of Kansas I am not a professional art critic‚ I just like beautiful paintings. It is very fascinating to me the talent that some are born with. Dilect changes with time but a painting or message or imaginary stays the same. I chose two very important paintings

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    Greek Art No matter how accomplished they might be‚ the works of art we have discussed so far seem alien to us. The ancient cultures that produced them were so different from our own that we find few references in those works to our time. Greek architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting‚ however‚ are immediately recognizable as the ancestors of Western civilization‚ despite their debts to earlier art. A Greek temple reminds us of countless government buildings‚ banks‚ and college campuses; a Greek statue

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    Chapter 17 The first work of art I found was earliest art which was from 120‚000 BCE-100 CE. IT had the most depicting animals including large and powerful creatures that suggested the artists desire to imitate the actual appearance of the animals represented. Giving the animals a sense of volume by using gradation of color. It also created sculptural objects small and carved figures of people mostly of women and animals. It reflected a more abstract and less naturalistic approach to representation

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    was the new center for the Roman Empire‚ but did it directly inherit the art traditions from the Roman Empire? Give examples in your response. The Byzantine people considered themselves as the heirs to the Roman Empire (Online Lecture) so this also meant that they inherited the art traditions of the Roman Empire. Their sculptures stayed with the classical style of the ancient Greek art but a new aesthetic and iconic type art began to develop. The new aesthetic art was created by the Christians

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    Art History Honors Take Home Exam Essay #1 Classical Greek Art is characterized by the emerging need among artists to imitate and perfect the ideal human form through idealized naturalism. The Classical period is marked by the introduction of the contrapposto position first seen in the Kritios Boy (ca 480 BC). The function of sculptures during this period was mostly to glorify gods and athletes usually depicted as male nudes. One of the most renowned sculptures of an athlete from that period

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    Ancient Greek art still influences Western ideals of the perfection and artistic prowess of beauty. Greek culture has shaped our concept of beauty in the human figure‚ art pieces‚ and architecture. Today Greece has influenced Western concepts of beauty‚ as well as cultural values of democracy and philosophy which are still valued in today’s society. Its influence on how we see beauty in today’s society is evident‚ with the standards of how the female and male body should look‚ and our concept of

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    Greek Art Analysis Essay

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    the nude during the Archaic Period of Greek art. The Kouros was made between 590 and 580 BCE‚ out of marble. They used this beige marble as a durable material for their sculptures. The Kouros is depicted as young man in a stiff‚ upright position with his arms hanging at either side. His body form and facial features make him look very boyish and youthful. This is specifically shown in his small waist and shorter size as a whole. It can be interpreted by the Greeks portrayal of the human figure that

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    Marian Maguire has used Greek mythological figures taken from ancient Greek vases and put them into the scenes of New Zealand’s colonization and conflict with Maori to show the effects of the British settlers had on the shaping of New Zealand’s fate be it negative or positive depending on the viewpoint of the viewers. The pot Maguire uses in “Herakles writes home” is a black figure Volute Krater similar in shape to the Black-figure Volute Krater made by an Anonymous Greek painter between 525 and

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    Ancient Greek art can be divided into four forms: architecture‚ sculpture‚ painting‚ and painted pottery. There are numerous examples of each‚ with the exception of painting. There is very little Greek painting from the Classical period; most of what we have is from the Bronze Age. The majority of paintings that survived were painted on walls‚ as decoration for rooms‚ like murals. Also some paintings were located in caves‚ and in temples‚ as a offering of beauty for the God’s. During the Christian

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