× 300 in. by 500 cm. × 770 cm (Total History). This painting sure has a lot of people shown in it‚ but every person is meant to be someone. The man sitting on the front steps leaning of a cube of marble is depicted to be Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti because he loved to make sculptures of marble. If you look in the center of his painting the man to the left with the red robe on is meant to be Leonardo da Vinci. The person to Leonardo’s right with the blue robe on is meant to be Aristotle
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David "" Analysis and Structure It is obvious that Michelangelo was meticulous when creating this sculpture. His sculpture‚ David‚ must have been done after studying the human form a great deal. The lines he has used are very natural‚ and though his figure is rather chiseled‚ the lines seem very gentle. Michelangelo has paid special attention to shape. Every ligament‚ muscle and bone seems as though it is alive. I especially noticed the shape of the legs‚ the back of the knees particularly. The muscle
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Man fears Time‚ yet Time fears the PyramidsThe Great Pyramid of Giza lies next to Cairo. It is today in greater Cairo. According to the wonders of the ancient world‚ the pyramid of Khufu is the only pyramid included in the list of the wonders. The other two of the pyramids of Giza are excluded from the list. This is the only monument of the seven wonders to survive till today in perfect condition and managing mere escapes from fires‚ earthquakes and other common disasters that hold a threat to
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the horses from sea-foam and is also the creator of earthquakes. He is the brother of Zeus and Hades. Depiction: He is depicted as a sturdy old man with a long beard and holding a trident in his hand. Attributes: He usually holds a trident but the statue of Poseidon at Goteborg‚ Sweden‚ depicts him as a youth holding a fish and a conch shell in his hands. Hera Description: Hera is the Goddess of childbirth and marriage. She is often said to be the Goddess of the feminine and is the wife and sister
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built by man (monuments‚ statues‚ masonry)‚ as well as the primeval notion of warfare depicted through the image of “Mars’ sword” and “war’s quick fire‚” to the concept of the last judgment. The young man will survive all of these things through the verses of the speaker.[2] In the first quatrain‚ these monuments‚ statues‚ and masonry reference both Horace’s Odes and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Lars Engle argues that echoing the ancients‚ as the speaker does when he says “not marble‚ nor the gilded monuments
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Cited: Roberts‚ Christopher. How to Recognize and Date a Muse: Torn Garments‚ Marble Types‚ and the Tiber Muse in the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. The Classical Association of the Middle West and South. N.p.‚ 2005. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://www.camws.org/meeting/2005/abstracts2005/roberts.html>. Images of the Works
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The Hellenistic Art period started in 323 BC marked by the death of Alexander the Great. During this period of time‚ art took a turn towards over dramatized renditions of emotional scenes. The artists of the Hellenistic times used sweeping lines and high contrast of light to create their art. The artists of this period practiced giving their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable
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Plato and Aristotle Dialogue As I was at Plato’s Academy‚ I overhear an argument between Plato and Aristotle. The two were in an intensive argument over the theory of forms and the theory of knowledge. As I listened‚ I noticed that the two had extremely different viewpoints on the issues‚ but both men had compelling arguments. The first heated discussion was on the theory of knowledge. Plato’s views on knowledge were interesting to me. Plato believed that knowledge about reality comes from within
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being recognized‚ with each recognition earning him a better position in the Italian art world. Fast forwarding to the year 1411‚ Donatello had actually sculpted a marble figure called St Mark placed in Orsanmichele Church but once again serving as a representation of Florence’s powerful craft. Then again in 1415 he created the marble statue of a seated St. John the Evangelist for a cathedral in Florence. Each depicting his Gothic style and a classical technique as
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Pan‚ under the Late Classical period. This sculpture depicts Dionysus‚ the god of the grape harvest‚ winemaking and wine‚ together with Pan‚ his follower. It is sculpted from the finest marble which was created in the Roman period A.D. 50-150. Artists from this period of time drew a lot of attention to the statues’ expression of emotion and gesture form. The three dimensional perfect human body also contributed to the factor of determining the culture of the sculpture. It is said that there was a
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