The Temple of Athena Nike was designed by Kallikrates as part of the Parthenon out of marble. During its inception‚ the greatest Athenian architects and sculptures of the Classical period a play in its design. Followers built the temple as a way to worship the Gods of war and it stood as a symbol of the military and political strength of the Athenians. Athena was celebrated with the hopes of bringing victory. Athena is the virgin Goddess of reason‚ intelligent activity‚ arts and literature. She is
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bound and gagged were to be publicly executed. - An accepted and silent sight‚ the prisoners had given up much before they died. They didn’t expect help and they didn’t get it. - She sees a young men and women‚ growing‚ enjoying themselves and dancing‚ but they had no dance floor‚ no nurture‚ no support‚ only an uncared for "weed-choked field" - A homeless man takes rape and betrayal for granted and can’t imagine a life with love‚ compassion and friendship - Thetis sees all this and is dismayed
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when she came across the scarecrow in the cornfield and started dancing with it‚ and the third time is when was “meditating and not ready‚ and when a black dog came upon her”(Welty‚1940). While Phoenix sat on the river bank‚ she was recovering from the task of crossing a log‚ that she feared. However‚ she started to daydream although‚ “she did not dare to close her eyes‚ and when a little boy brought her a plate with a slice of marble-cake on it‚ she spoke to him”(Welty‚ 1940). She went to take the
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The Temple of Athena Nike Greek Architecture is the most important and influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world
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of the muscular and anatomical structure. The female figures‚ dressed and upright‚ offering a wide variety of expressions‚ their clothes are carved and painted with the delicacy and thoroughness characteristics of sculpture from this period. The reliefs‚ which were developed after the
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Phoenix faces antagonists both internal and external on her long journey to town. External factors: her obvious age‚ impaired gait (falling in a ditch)‚ poor vision (she thinks she sees a dancing ghost but really it’s a scarecrow‚ recalls seeing a two-headed snake‚ a boy approaches her and offers her a piece of marble cake-no child was present)‚weather (cold frozen earth)‚ untied shoelaces/attire‚ wild animals (which she thinks are in her path)‚ bush/thickets (she thinks is a green bush)‚ large log lying
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party. All this information had made me wonder even more about this Gatsby they spoke of. Although I am single and young I had no intentions of actually meeting a guy‚ but for some reason I was drawn to meet Gatsby. Once I had joined my friends by dancing with them the next thing I knew it was exceedingly drunk. I felt sick after a while and stepped away to be alone. I had sat down and took out my cigarette. I was admiring the stars and the moon in the sky and a man had came by and had sat right next
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CRITERIA Excellent 10 pts. CRAFTSMANSHIP Sculpture is realistic and easy to identify subject. Time has been taken to smooth out the lines. Color choice is realistic. Relief (if attempted) shows skillful use of texture and detail. IN THE ROUND Sculpture is effectively created to be seen 360 degrees around. ARMATURE The frame or skeleton structure used to support modeling material such as clay or plaster in sculpture. Armatures were effectively used to give stability and strength to the sculpture
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columns. Its Roman concrete dome is 4535 metric tons. It is made from several materials‚ includingmarble‚ granite‚ concrete and brick. The Parthenon is a Doric temple supported by ionic columns. It has a rectangular floor and is made entirely from marble‚ with a limestone base. An ionic frieze runs around its exterior walls. The east pediment narrates the birth of Athena‚ while the west pediment shows the contest between Athena and Poseidon to become the city’s patron god. History The Pantheon
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His first exhibition was made in 1929 in New York. In 1938 he won the national contest to decorate the Associated Press Agency pavilion at Rockefeller Center in New York with a huge stainless steel sculpture‚ a work that consecrated him as an important sculptor. During World War II‚ he voluntarily entered a Californian camp for US citizens of Japanese origin. In his earliest works of terracotta and stone‚ Noguchi embodied a part of the mystery and spirit of primitive art‚ mainly Japanese clay works
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