Essay Task 1 “Should Cultural Artifacts be returned to their country of Origin?” Every one of us has seen the marvelous pieces of priceless artifacts such as paintings and sculptures displayed in our local museums. We enjoy glancing at them so much that when we finally exit the museum‚ we desire to see them again the next day in the same exact spot‚ as if they belong to the museum. Most of us forget the fact that these artifacts which we assume are owned by the museum have their individual histories
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statue yet erected in Athens. The so-called Lemnian Athena was dedicated as an offering by Athenian colonists who were sent to Lemnos between 451 and 448. A head of Athena in Bologna and two statues of Athena in Dresden are thought to be copies‚ in marble‚ of Phidias’ original work in bronze. The colossal statue of the Athena Parthenos‚ which Phidias made for the Parthenon‚ was completed and dedicated in 438. The original work was made of gold and ivory and stood some 38 feet (12 m) high. The goddess
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historical relic and an example of classical architecture at it’s finest‚ still standing despite suffering an explosion during a war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire‚ as well as having a large amount of it’s sculptures and friezes taken by Lord Elgin to the British Museum. PATRONAGE The creation of the Parthenon is attributed to Pericles‚ the most influential Greek statesman at the time of the Parthenon’s creation. It was built under the supervision of the artist Phidias‚ who was also in charge
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The Parthenon in Nashville‚ Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ by the people of Greece. The replica was made to represent the Athens of the South which is Nashville because at the time it was one of the few places in the south with significant growth of culture and education. While the completion of the original was in 432 B.C.‚ Nashville’s replica was completed in 1897
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theft of art is often controversial. The removal of art‚ especially ancient objects taken from the county of origin by colonizers can be defined as theft. In 1846‚ the Elgin Marbles were removed from Greece by Thomas Bruce and shipped to the British Museum with permission of the Ottoman Empire. The removal of that classic marble statuary that once stood in the Parthenon is disputed to this
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The Caryatids on the Erechtheion of the Acropolis The Erechtheion‚ a temple dedicated to Athena Polias on the Athenian Acropolis‚ is a building that is mysterious in numerous ways. Even though the Erechtheion was one of the most significant of Athena’s shrines‚ relatively little is known about it. Especially when compared to the information available regarding the largest structure on the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ the Erechtheion is to some extent a mystery. Its unique architectural structure is
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attempts to agree upon a standard of practice for returning the stolen artifacts and to address the artifacts already stolen and currently housed in museums and archives allover the world. Some of the more disputed artifacts include the Greeks “Elgin Marbles” currently in British possession‚ the “Benin Bronzes” currently in British possession‚ the Egyptian “Rosetta Stone” currently in British possession‚ and the Egyptian “Bust of Nerfertiti” currently held in Germany. These countries have been able
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1857 and led to the discovery of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus ‚ one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The same site was the source of numerous pieces of sculpture that were shipped back to London‚ drawing obvious comparisons with the Elgin Marbles‚ on account of their importance and beauty
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The theme of rebellion is ever present in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club‚ and the novel centers around the rebellious cause of the Narrator and Tyler Durden. The duo form form a fight club as a way to reclaim their masculinity and separate themselves from their bourgeoisie existences‚ while simultaneously aiming to break the capitalistic society they inhabit. Their efforts eventually expand into what is known as “Project Mayhem”‚ a terrorist group that aims to annihilate the capitalist culture and
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Fight Club: Literature vs. Cinema In the novel Fight Club‚ written by Chuck Palahniuk‚ the reader sees life through the eyes of the protagonist: an average‚ middle-aged man suffering from insomnia and working as a recall coordinator for a major car company. The main character‚ whose real name is never mentioned‚ lives a cookie-cutter life in a high-rise apartment building filled with IKEA furniture‚ a fancy car‚ and a monotonous job. That is‚ until he meets a man named Tyler Durden‚ thus fight club
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