for their masterpieces sculptures and in architecture. The Greek arts and architecture was glorious. Pericles encouraged the advancements in art and even bought gold‚ ivory and marble to include in the art. The Greeks made very detailed sculptures and statues of the people they honored. The statues were usually made from marble. In architecture‚ the Greeks are famous for their columns. The columns were put on important buildings‚ like the Parthenon and the Acropolis. There are three types of columns;
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her cult image (4). This essay will discuss three aspects of the Ancient Temple of Artemis‚ the style‚ the restoration of its architecture and its importance. The temple of Artemis was built around 550 BC and was the first temple to be entirely of marble and the largest temple ever built. The temple was financed by the wealthy king of Lydia and was designed by the Greek architect Chersiphron. Marshy ground was selected for the building site as a precaution against future earthquakes. The foundation
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Kellie’s Castle Introduction : Where ? : Kellie’s Castle also known as Kellie’s Folly can be found near Batu Rajah – Jalan Gopeng and within 20 minutes drive from Ipoh‚ Perak. When? : This unfinished‚ ruined mansion was built by a Scottish rubber planter‚ William Kellie Smith in 1915 to 1926 ( Unfinished ). Like the Taj Mahal‚ it was built with love from a husband to his daring lovely wife and as a gift to his newborn son. How? : The Kellie’s castle was named after William’s
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significance in the artwork as they are purpose-built works. Although now‚ the purpose of site specific art has changed over time the same principles are still in place. Traditional site specific works were generally commissioned large urban sites and were statues and sculptures that were meant to bring pride and honour to their home towns. The context of site specific work has changed over time and outdoor site-specific art can include landscaping in
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would normally be. Squares and rectangles appear throughout the image as well‚ from the elongated rectangles forming the columns that support the archways‚ to the squares framing the small statues below those of Apollo and Athena. A repeating pattern of concentric squares of deep red set against the pale marble gives us the foreground of the piece. There is one cube present as well‚ that which Heraclitus is propped against. Interestingly‚ it seems to utilize its own two-point perspective‚ and appears
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buried in‚ a Roman couple would do the same and once they have chosen their final resting place their faces would be carved on the sarcophagus. This shows that the people who were able to do this had the wealth to be able to immortalize themselves in marble. Another piece of interest on the sarcophagus is the Scenes of the life of Achilles carved all the way around the side. The fact that it is carved all the way around tells us that this sarcophagus is meant to be placed in the center of the tomb which
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Classics 102 G15W1964 Friday 8:40 Kristen Walker Due: 09 September 2016 Tom Dichmont A significant difference between the Archaic Greek sculptures and the Classical Greek sculptures is the poses held by the statues. The Archaic sculptures poses were strictly frontal; their one leg was usually advanced whilst the other leg was drawn behind. Both sides of the body were symmetrical. They also wore the Archaic smile which‚ one may assume was used as a way of making the statuses
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Pan‚ Nymphs‚ Olympians and Piety In ancient Greece‚ Pan‚ a goat-legged youth‚ was worshipped as a god‚ mainly in the countryside by shepherds and herdsmen. Pan was chiefly known as a protector‚ or as a “flock-keeping” god. The Athenians were under the impression that they were aided by Pan during the Persian wars‚ so after the wars‚ they established a precinct dedicated to him underneath the acropolis‚ in a cave (Herodotus p. 133). Although Pan was seen as a god‚ he was still in an inferior
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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini In order to fully appreciate the sculpture of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini‚ we need to understand the myth that it represents from Ovid ’s Metamorphoses. The story of Daphne is an example of an etiological myth one that is strongly explanatory of why certain things in their culture were a certain way. The gods were known for punishing mortals for offending them‚ but occasionally they punished each other. The gods were a vengeful‚ and they did not take kindly to
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comparison and contrast between two sculptures; the "Lady of Auxerre” created in the Daedalic Greek class‚ c. 650 to 625 BCE in limestone standing approximately 2’5” and the “Nike of Samothrace” created in the Hellenistic Greek class‚ c. 200 BCE in marble standing approximately 8’. The Lady was found most likely in a cemetery at Eleutherna on the island of Crete and the Nike at its namesake of Samothrace Greece. The “Lady of Auxerre” is a depiction of a woman possibly in offering to something or someone
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