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    Artwork featuring religious themes is extremely beautiful and meaningful. When religion is portrayed through art there is rich symbolism and iconography. Because religious art is so important I decided to use such works in my exhibit‚ each piece is a wonderful representation of religions in art. All the artwork I chose had to fit the theme of world religion in art‚ so I found art that displayed world religions. I found a myriad of different artworks from different religions. For example‚ the statue

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    Puritan Religious Beliefs

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    The United States is a richly woven tapestry full of religious institutions. Many religious groups formed the original 13 colonies based on their beliefs. One such religious group the Puritans came to escape religious persecution and worship freely in any way they saw fit. Shortly after arriving in North America they become a dominant religious force in the region. Early Puritan groups establish their own societies which featured a system of government The Protestant goal was to maintain and spread

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    Greek Art

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    art. The discussion will include a formal analysis of each of the two artworks mentioned. The analysis will cover the materials and techniques used during this period of Greek art‚ the relation of certain styles to one another‚ the function of the artworks‚ its subject matter‚ and the social or religious meaning and context. As illustrated in the marble sculptures of the Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace and the Aphrodite‚ Pan and Eros‚ the Hellenistic era exposed such expansion with dramatic

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    Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their “City on a Hill;” therefore‚ the Puritans professed change‚ rather than following the orthodox beliefs of the Church of England. The Puritans inspired social change

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    prejudice or stereotyping. Being prejudice or stereotyping is based on opinion‚ religious beliefs‚ cultures or personal observation about a person or group which is a direct result of discrimination. When a person is “prejudice’ or “stereotype” they automatically have assumed an “image” about a person without sufficient evidence directly related to that person. Have formed an opinion because of their own personal issues‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ culture‚ or even the knowledge obtain within their family communication

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    Identify how the beliefs systems about creation‚ life & death and gods were connected to the environment & influenced daily life & religious beliefs of the Egyptians Ancient Egypt had a complex array of religious belief systems. Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs can be linked with the environment that they lived in. There are many myths relating to the creation of the world‚ all these have the environmental representation within them. The life and death cycle of the Egyptians was represented in

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    Ancient Greek Art: Archaic‚ Classical‚ and Hellenistic By: Catherine Marten CLA3114 sect. 02D3 Spring 2013 Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination‚ usually through visual forms. Art in ancient Greece went through a variety of changes throughout its history‚ especially from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. These changes are mainly due to the different views in Greek society that developed throughout these periods

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    As an Egyptian Artist‚ my art is for religion‚ the gods‚ and my king. Most of my work isn’t intended to be seen‚ but for the purpose of comfort for the dead. Sometimes they were even a form of communication between us and the gods. However‚ in this new world of Greece‚ I have learned that art is for expression‚ and they seem to appreciate and value life. Greeks have figured out movement and are honest to the human forms in art‚ unlike back home. They smoothly cut away from marble stones and consistently

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    MAYAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Art for the Mayans was a reflection of their lifestyle and culture. For the Mayans art took several forms including: painting paper‚ plaster‚ carvings in wood and store‚ clay‚ stucco models‚ and terra cotta figurines from molds. Metal was very scarce and so it wasn’t commonly used. Mayan Art during the period‚ 200 to 900 has been considered the most sophisticated and beautiful of the New World. There is few remaining Mayan Art‚ which includes funerary pottery‚ ceramics

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    Greek Gorgons Beliefs

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    snakes and scary red eyes‚ you know it’s not human‚ it’s a Gorgon. The idea of Gorgons dates back all the way to the Greek times. The Gorgons can be found in Greek art and are included in epics often‚ Medusa was the most common out of the Gorgons but there are many discrepancies about who she was‚ and Perseus was ultimately the one to defeat Medusa. The Gorgons were monsters of Greek mythology‚ showing up in culture at different points in history‚ adding on to the last description. Gorgons show up

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