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 recalls countless
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the city’s tallest majestic‚ magnificent building‚ based on this background‚ this period the rise of the feudal society the great development of the product - Gothic art. "Gothic" refers to
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contrast of the Egyptian sculpture of Isis nurturing Horus and the Byzantine icon‚ The Virgin of Vladimir This essay aims to investigate two different time periods in the history of art. It will scrutinize the influence that the respective societal contexts had on the different artists‚ which in turn‚ caused them to arrange the formal elements in a specific way. I will be examining an Egyptian sculpture of the god Isis nursing Horus‚ her son‚ as well as the Vladimir Virgin icon‚ which dates from
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When “The Yellow Wall Paper” was first written it was understood as a horror story; Society at the time did not understand its true meaning until later on in history. Gilman‚ the author of “The Yellow Wall Paper”‚ never intended his story to be Gothic Horror‚ but with the story being focused around the mental illness of a woman‚ many viewed it as just that. This story proves the statement “women have been socially‚ historically‚ and medically constructed as not only weak‚ but also sick” (Suess).
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near Crocker Art Museum a piece of art by Gerald Walburg caught my attention. After I took some pictures and conducted a deeper research on the piece and on the author it appealed to me even more. I analysed the piece of art to realize that Sakai sculpture by Gerald Walburg contributes to the public space‚ reveals author’s and people’s values‚ and for this period in time makes the look
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“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is a perfect example of the Gothic genre. In fact there may not be a more potent‚ and certainly not a more famous model of the Gothic Poetry in action. Edgar Allan Poe followed it up with an essay called “The Philosophy of Composition” in which he revealed how he wrote it. Gothic literature is defined as emphasising elements such as grotesqueness‚ mysteriousness and desolation; generally‚ it is a marriage between the Horror and Romance genres. The genre shows a dark
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Today we’ll continue our examination of ancient Roman sculpture. We’ve already looked at portrait sculpture which are busts created to commemorate people who had died‚ and we’ve looked at relief sculpture‚ or sculpting on walls. And today we’ll look at yet another category of sculpture - copies. Roman sculptors often made copies of famous Greek sculptures. Why did they do that? Well see the in the late 4th century BC the Romans began a campaign to expand the Roman Empire‚ and in 300 years they had
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Feathered Serpent Sculpture Facing out into the eyes of museum-goers‚ the Aztec feathered serpent sculpture currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dates from between fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Though the iconographic motif of the feathered serpent is a common and meaningful one in Aztec art‚ the formal elements of this piece communicate an equally strong message. Through deliberate choices in the crafting and facture of this seemingly dense stone sculpture‚ the artist reiterates
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Kathryn Ryan CFII/Brosh Cloisters Paper Medieval Art is characterized largely by the use of both Gothic and Romanesque architecture. As Christianity was highly significant to the middle ages‚ much of said architectural design is exemplified in the cathedrals of the time. Romanesque and Gothic architecture differ greatly from one another‚ as is displayed in a comparison of a Gothic chapel and a Romanesque chapel. The Cloisters Museum and Gardens: the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted
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This novel is very intriguing and teaches lessons of morality‚ religion‚ and of life and death intended for those with imagination and insight. The author’s style contributes deeply to the intrigue and true meaning to this novel. The author’s use of imagery makes tensions in the story vivid and emphatic. In this story there is a re-occurring tension between religion and desire. The tension between religion and desire is most clearly demonstrated between the characters of Yvette and
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