During a recent visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art‚ I was able to view many pieces and types of artwork. This particular museum exhibits pieces that come from the period of the Ancient Egyptians all the way up to modern art. It was a very interesting experience and one that I would definitely like to repeat in the future. The piece that was most interesting to me was a Roman floor mosaic that depicts The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs. A mosaic is a picture or pattern created by fixing together
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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The Whitney Museum of American Art has often been referred to a citadel of American Art‚ partially due to the museums façade‚ a striking granite building (Figure 1)‚ designed by Bauhaus trained architect Marcel Breuer. The museum perpetuates this reference through its biennial review of contemporary American Art‚ which the Whitney has become most famous for. The biennial has become since its inception a measure of the state of contemporary art in America today. Since the Museum’s opening in 1931
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Museum Artifact 737 likely represents a bichrome‚ wheel-made kylix fired during the Cypro-Geometric III period of the Cypriot Iron Age. The kylix‚ a drinking vessel shaped like a stemmed bowl or cup and possessing a height of 5.5 cm‚ resembles a chalice with a disk base of 3 cm connected to a bowl measuring 8 cm across its widest point. Marked with two sets of concentric circles on the interior of the bowl‚ the kylix draws strong influence from greek design during the Late Bronze Age. Joanna Smith
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date was March 21‚ 2017. Mike introduced me to the museum due to the connection and significance that it has for him and his family. His family‚ being partially Jewish‚ was persecuted during the Holocaust by the German Nazi army. Going around the museum gave me insight on what his family endured in the concentration camps which most of the time‚ these places exceeded the carrying capacity. While we were going through the right side of the museum‚ there is a history wall of the rise and fall of fascism
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When one goes to a Museum‚ it is easy to assume that they will go to the most famous and well known pieces that are showcased‚ look at them‚ and then be well on their way. Although Museums are a part of the spectacle‚ when looked at in the right context they can also enable to viewer to gain a new perspective. What better a place than to think “otherwise” than a museum? The setting upholds works of art that are categorized and characterized by certain attributes. But these institutions can also view
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Jessica Carrasco August 9‚ 2010 Art 100 – 40676 The Timken Museum‚ Balboa Park The Timken Museum is located in Balboa Park. The museum is permanently displaying Putnam Foundation Collection. This specific collection contains art work spanning from old American art to Russian Icons from the Moscow and Novgorad schools. I found that of the Italian pieces‚ the first that I enjoyed is Luca Carlevarij’s oil painting of The Piazzetta at Venice displays great depth and the dimensions. Because of
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Introduction- Msheireb Museums located in the Msheireb properties in downtown Doha. This museum is built over historic heritage houses which were renovated and converted into the museum. The aim of this museum is to “reveal unique aspects of Qatar’s cultural and social development and inspire to create trusted environments in which the people of Qatar will engage‚ converse‚ and exchange thoughts about both their past and their future” (Msheireb Museums booklet). This museum is divided among four historic
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_______________ 2012FA-ARTS-1301-4500 Art Appreciation 12/10/12 The Art Around the World The Dallas Art Museum is home to works of art created by many famous artists. Sculptures made by Redon or paintings by Pablo Picasso to name a few sit in the museum. The exhibit also contains artwork created by cultures and the assortment of their lifestyles. The variety of collections ranging from African art to Ancient American art is outstanding and the sheer magnificence of some of the pieces contained
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Metropolitan Museum Review By taking a virtual tour through the Cosmic Buddha exhibit‚ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I was able to observe and analyze the different pieces of artwork and sculptures. Through observing the similarities in the mediums and tones of the painting or sculpture‚ I was able to identify the various differences between certain pieces of artwork. All things considered‚ I found a new fondness for the elements involved to construct such astounding pieces of artwork. Originating
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