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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dawn of age. Whether it be how hunt for food‚ make weapons‚ or even construct the things around us‚ we are living in a very advanced society. While all these things may be true‚ we still borrow numerous ideas from these so called archaic societies. Statues used for decoration now were used for worship then yet still hold very similar structures. Long ago relief was one of not many techniques to create art and yet is still used commonly today. Even the architecture in our homes and public buildings is
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Great Britain and Greece over the Elgin Marbles has been going on for several hundred years. Ironically‚ Greece did not exist at the time of the catalyst. It all started in 1801 when the British Lord Elgin‚ the ambassador to the Ottoman Turks‚ began to move the marbles from present-day Greece to London. The marbles in question are from the world-famous Parthenon structure in the Athens Acropolis. The temple was built nearly 2‚500 years ago. The Elgin Marbles are a set of eighty yards of the Parthenon’s
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Almost everyone today recognize the Statue of Liberty‚ but not everybody know its history. Plans for the statue was first began in 1865 by Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye. In honor of the United States’ love of democracy and French-American friendship; according to the National Parks Service. Commissioned to design the work‚ Bedloe’s Island in the New York Harbor was chosen as the location by artist Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. Because of how it could be seen by boats of immigrants thousands of who
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Elisa LastrucciArt History 1A 10/19/14 The Pantheon Marbles custody case The Pantheon Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures‚ inscriptions and architectural members. This collection was originally part of the Parthenon temple and other buildings around it on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Greece. They are a masterpiece for ancient Greek art and a treasure for the world. Those statues as always been part of the Pantheon complex until the Turkish conquered Greece and gained
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Sound: The zauerli continues-the key clinks against the statue. Dominant and Subsidiary Contrast: The statue remains the dominant. The Student and her key are the subsidiary contrasts. Movement: The Student takes a key from her pocket‚ moves right to left and places it on the statue base. Character Proxemics and Position: Social‚ personal‚ intimate as the Student moves to the statue‚ then places her key on it. Camera Movement: Stationary. Camera Angle: Eye level. Lens: Wide angle. Depth of Field:
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some type of action must take place for the United States to continue on its present path of stability and prosperity. The quandary is that the U.S. has‚ from its birth‚ been known as one large melting pot. In fact‚ there is a poem written upon the Statue of Liberty indicating that this country stands for freedom and the admission of those seeking refuge. The answers to these very prominent issues do not lie in creating a large wall or creating more restrictions‚ but they lie in strictly adhering to
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Standing over fifty-eight feet high is the Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis‚ known as one of the seven wonders of the world. The marble column that stands tall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is different from the rest found at the site of the temple because the capital is slightly smaller than the rest. This indicates that it did not belong to the outer colonnade. The columns at the Temple of Artemis are found to be ionic orders‚ being one of the three different types of orders
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Statues and sculptures of early ages provide rich information for modern history about the past because they reflect cultures‚ traditions and lifestyle of those times and also carry writing symbols like cuneiform‚ hieroglyph etc. The comparison of such statues is very useful in the cultural context because it brings understanding of differences and similarities depending on location‚ period‚ and origin of suggested pieces of art. Too compare the Statues of Memi and Sabu and Seated Statue of Gudea
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The piece I have chosen is entitled the Steleophorus Statue. It is from Dynasty 18‚ Reigns of Tuthmosis III and IV from around 1479 to 1390 BCE. The statue depicts a male figure that is kneeling. He is also holding part of a large stela rising to his chin while placed on his knees with hieroglyphic writing on it that has damaged and worn over time. The most prominent destruction is seen on the left side where a large chunk of the tablet has been broken off. In addition to the fragmented stela‚ much
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