112 18 November 2013 Ancient Greek art is something to be admired; the accuracy of the figures‚ compared to Egyptian art is commendable. The art works show great depths of emotion and detail. The “Grave stele of a little girl” is a beautiful relief of what appears to be a small child holding two birds. The forearm resembles a young child’s arm because it seems that the “baby fat” is still present‚ but it is strange that the face has less-childish features. The figure is in strict profile‚ which
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Dionysus causes an earthquake and gets away. There is no way to stop him‚ because after all he is a God. In the end‚ Dionysus gets his revenge when he orders his maenads to rip him apart. His own mother Agave is the one to bring back his head to the king Cadmus. The Maenads are very calm and blissful when they are at rest. The maenads would dress in fawn skins and carry a thyrsus which was a long stick wrapped in ivy or vine leaves. They would weave ivy-wreaths around their heads or wear a bull
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give your best efforts. In the top image Quest field is in the foreground and Safeco stadium in the background. The image below this shows the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater Fig. 7-36). The Roman Colosseum was made out of concrete‚ marble‚ stone‚ and brick‚ and is shaped like an oval when looked at from above. It stands 16 stories tall and was created in 70-80 CE and in many ways was a monument for the people to partake in past time activities and enjoy their lives out side of the
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where we saw our headmaster‚ with a stack of envelopes in his right hand. The nervous laughter of some died down with every step he took towards the stage until presently‚ all that could be heard was the steady sound of his footsteps on the shiny marble floor. The silence that enveloped us was so dense that I could have drowned in it. When he brought the microphone to his lips‚ I shut my eyes and held my breath‚ hoping‚ praying for the
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Orpheus and Eurydice Comparison In my essay I’m comparing the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice from the Myths and Their Meanings book by Max J. Herzberg and the website http://www.shmoop.com/orpheus-eurydice/summary.html. The two stories have the same basic premise. Orpheus‚ a legendary musician with a powerful lyre‚ is married to Eurydice who was an oak nymph and daughter to Apollo. This is a famous myth about love and how your decisions are often consequential. The wedding day between the two was
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The Thirteenth Century • Early 14th Century and late 16th Century • New kind of collaboration between artists and patrons‚ religious civic institutions and between the perceived relationship of past to present. • Emphasis on the potential of the human being‚ power of a liberal classical education to produce a well rounded individual. • Rivalry between Siena and Florence • Guilds associations of workers that set standards of work and prices and protected the rights of workers and their families
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Greek Art No 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
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” I chose Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini because it is an impressive multi-media installation that helps me understand the intense experience of Saint Theresa’s visions. Four black marble columns frame the scene of Saint Theresa floating as if on a cloud as a playful angel is about to plunge an arrow repeatedly into her. Her face portrays a feeling of intense pain and pleasure as she accepts the glory and light of her lord. Heavenly light is shining
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J Sunken (bas)-relief- carved inwards. Makes nice clear shadows in direct sun K Warrior‚ bronze‚ c450 BCE. one of few surving bronze statues. casts various body parts in several
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column rests on a pedestal surrounded by various animals and humans. Five of the columns are made of dark green granite while the other two are formed from a red breccia marble. Every column is attached between rounded trilobate arches with inlays of black marble. Each spandrel is decorated with prophets and evangelists in relief with ornate cornices below. Above each column‚ dividing the arches are sculptures of St. John the Baptist‚ St. Michael‚ Hercules‚ and the Virtues. The hexagonal shape
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