Now known as Istanbul‚ Byzantium played a very big part in architectural history. Its people‚ the Byzantines‚ developed some of the main architectural features that we still see today. They‚ although originally developed in Rome‚ are renowned for their development of the basilica‚ and their use of domes and alabaster‚ among many other things‚ such as religious depictions and silken textile. A basilica is a building typically used for Christian devotion. It is a rectangular‚ building‚ with colonnades
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Gothic Style is the most fascinating and mysterious architectural era the world has seen. These large structures of the 11th through the 16th centuries‚ that are considered to be of Gothic Style‚ are simply glorious. Throughout the centuries‚ beautiful medieval cathedrals have been towering above every building and till this day‚ still survive with their astonishing appearance. The edifices built during the so-called Gothic period were not built with simple identifying Gothic features. Gothic architecture
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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture of Medieval Europe The world around us is built up by influences from many different places in our pasts: whether that may be from the Italian Renaissance or Marilyn Monroe‚ every piece of history has shaped the way we view our world‚ and how we will continue to grow and shape alongside it. With Christianity and the immense sense of renewed spirituality spreading across Western Europe‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and technological advancements would never be the same
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Gothic and Romanesque architecture are different architectural styles with certain similarities and many differences‚ the Romanesque period (8th century -1150 c.e) was influenced by the Byzantine and the Roman styles ‚where the name Romanesque was carved out in the 1800s as it came with the barrel vault feature and the use of the old roman arch design. On the other hand the Gothic period (1150 – 1550 c.e) was the period of Christian religious great style were the Architecture & religion unite to
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In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient head sculptures. The first is a female head (Inanna) from Uruk‚ (modern Warka) Iraq. The artist is not very sure about the head that belongs to Inanna. The marble head dates back to c.a. 3200-3000 BCE‚ and is comprised of marble. The second image is the head of an Akkadian ruler‚ from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik)‚ Iraq‚ c.a. 2250-2200 BC‚ and is constructed of copper. Both the sculptures contain very distinctive artistic features and were constructed
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Compare and Contrast Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture to the Northern Renaissance Painting and Sculpture European History from 800 to 1648 CE November 7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy
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16. Discuss four characteristics of Romanesque art. Give examples. The Romanesque art period started from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century‚ or later‚ depending on region. The preceding period is known as the Pre-Romanesque. The term was invented by 19th century art historians‚ which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style. Mostly round-headed arches‚ as well as barrel vaults‚ apses‚ and acanthus-leaf decoration but had also developed
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American Gothic‚ and the photograph‚ Rural Rehabilitation it is clear that different styles of art show different views of reality. For example‚ in a painting‚ everything is seen through the artist’s eye. They choose what you see and how you see it. While in a photograph‚ you view a less biased reality. In the case of American Gothic and Rural Rehabilitation‚ we see warm‚ almost fuzzy colors in the painting as opposed to stark black and white in the photograph. Furthermore‚ in American Gothic we see
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Pham‚ Dung Vu Class: 4A Writing Compare and Contrast Essay 10/13/2010 Words: 410 Page numbers: 2 The Kiss and Love “I see the light of love in your eyes. Love is forever” Love is a spiritual feeling that nobody can have a full definition. There are many ways to convey “love”. Obviously‚ these conveys are not only to make the love more understandable‚ but also to express the feeling of love. There are many more differences than similarities between two sculptures: “The Kiss” by August Rodin and “Love”
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technological innovation in both secular and religious architecture. Architectural historians conventionally divide the High Middle Ages into the Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture‚ which are differentiated by both formal and technical qualities. Romanesque is characterized by a revival of large-scale masonry construction and the rediscovery (or reinvention) of lost Roman building techniques and forms‚ thus the term Romanesque. Architectural styles were mastered‚ improved upon‚ and transformed. Magnificent
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