The first object at the Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston is the Seated Bodhisattva. It is a Bodhisattva‚ a future Buddha who remains on Earth to help others reach enlightenment‚ depicted in carved limestone. It is from the Eastern Wei‚ made around 530 C.E. The artist is unknown‚ and the piece was excavated from the White Horse Monastery in Loyang‚ Henan province‚ China. The second object is the Guanyin‚ Bodhisattva of Compassion. It is also a Bodhisattva‚ but instead depicted in wood‚ specifically paulownia
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Maia Rubin AH17 - Seated Buddha‚ dated 338‚ gilt bronze‚ h. 16” The Seated Buddha‚ dating back to the Three Kingdoms period‚ is the earliest known Buddha sculpture from China. Words are inscripted at the rear of the statue that indicate that it was created in the year 338. Today this seated Buddha is displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco‚ California. Taking into account the size of the statue and the spread of Buddhism through Central Asia and Mongolia‚ this Buddha could have belonged
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Praise of the Scribe’s Profession: Egyptian Letter A scribe was typically a royal or temple official‚ one of the few literate‚ and so ranked higher than the illiterate masses. This document is a letter of advice from a high-level government official to his son‚ exhorting him to learn the skills of a scribe. This document gives us insight into the demanding and perilous existence of the majority of the ancient Egyptian population‚ as well as the attitude of Egyptian elites toward various types
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comparing the two sculptures of Khafre‚ image 3-11 ca. 2520-2494 BCE (1)‚ with the statue of Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)‚ image 5-40 ca. 450-440 BCE (2) you get a true sense of the evolution of art‚ from Pharaonic Egypt to Classical Athenian Greece two millennia later. This was not just a revolution in art but also philosophy‚ which transported itself into not only the types sculptures created but also the style used by their creators. For example‚ the statue of Khafre sits lifeless and majestic on
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Mariela Espinoza-Leon Propaganda and Political Undertones in the Seated Statue of Hatshepsut Karen Greenwalt AH 110 Fall 2013 Final Word Count: 2145 When one thinks of ancient Egypt‚ images of seated pharaohs like king Tutankhamun automatically come to mind‚ it seems strange to think of a female ruler as the male kings were the standard of the era‚ save for a few exceptions. One the exceptions to the standard male pharaohs‚ and the first of her kind‚ was Queen Hatshepsut- the first female
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providence and in a complex system of spirits and angels. Jesus sometimes encounters Pharisees in synagogues‚ but we do not know whether Pharisees were attached to a particular synagogue‚ as Rabbis are now. All four gospel writers present them (along with scribes‚ priests and Sadducees) in a very negative light‚ but their criticisms of Jesus are usually very moderate. They object‚ for instance‚ to Jesus’ picking grain on the Sabbath when he doesn’t need to‚ or healing a man with a long-term disability on
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comparison between the Head of Senusret III and Khafre is that they both ruled Egypt. Both sculptures where found in temple where their tombs were located. Also‚ their sculptures were use as The differences between the Head of Senusret III and Khafre is that they were made in different time periods. The first phot which is the Head of Senusret III was made during the Middle Kingdom and the photo‚ Khafre was made in the Old Kingdom. Even though Senusret III and Khafre were both pharaohs of Egypt‚ both on them
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The main focus of this paper will compare two Egyptian pieces Figure of a Man (c. 525 BCE) from the Milwaukee Art Museum and Khafre Enthroned (c. 2520-2494) from the textbook Gardner’s Art Through the Ages using visual elements. These visual elements of color‚ texture‚ composition‚ scale‚ and subject emphasize power and status. These sculptures are similar in color as both sculptures were made from hard‚ dark stones. Also‚ the sculptures were created with the same attention to sanding and polishing
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Both the Laocoon and the seated figures are three dimensional sculptures‚ however‚ when comparing the two it appears that the seated figures look as if they are relief sculptures. The Laocoon statue depicts the tragic death of Laocoon and his two sons when they were punished by the gods for warning the Trojans to not admit the Greek’s wooden horse into their city. As the seated statues found at Temple Abu Simbel‚ have the qualities of a relief sculpture which consist of only being able to view the
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I have chosen the constellation Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen. I chose this constellation because it was an unknown constellation to me until I studied the first lesson of Astronomy. The name Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen sparked my interest‚ and so I decided to find more information about this fascinating constellation. Cassiopeia is located in the Northern sky and is easily recognizable by its distinctive "M" shape. It is made up of five stars‚ the four brightest of which are: Alpha Cassiopeia‚ Beta
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