mark the unveiling on 21st February 2007 of the bronze statue of Baroness Thatcher sculpted by Antony Dufort for the House of Commons. Edited by Malcolm Hay‚ Curator of Works of Art‚ Palace of Westminster. Clay for the portrait head of Margaret Thatcher‚ June 2005 (Photo: Antony Dufort) “This historic commission is a very fitting way to remember Margaret Thatcher’s time in the House of Commons and I am very pleased to welcome the statue joining those of the other Prime Ministers of the 20th
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The terrace was “protected by a wall within which were the prestigious ring-side seats from where the Emperor and other dignitaries would watch the events” (Cartwright‚ 2012). Behind this area‚ marble seats were divided into zones. There were marble seats for the “richer private citizens‚ middle-class citizens‚ slaves and foreigners‚ and lastly‚ wooden seats on the top tier reserved for women and the poor” (Cartwright‚ 2012). On the top of a flat roof‚ platform sailors
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Most of the building and planning of the Akropolis took place in the High Classical period of art history‚ Between 450 and 400 BCE. The High Classical period was also called “The Golden Age” of Greek art‚ many art historians consider this period a peak of artistic refinement‚ although it was also a period of conflict between Athens and Sparta‚ which caused great destruction (Text 127). As well as many wars with Persia that destroyed the Akropolis multiple times (Text 128-129). The Akropolis‚ meaning
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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 recalls countless statues of our own day; and a Greek coin is a little different from those we use today. This is neither coincidental nor inevitable. Western civilization has carefully constructed itself in the image of the Greek or the Roman worlds. For an art
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out to the Inner Peristyle. Rows of columns surround this beautiful garden. The columns are modeled after those in the House of the Colored Capitals in Pompeii. In the corners are marble fountains that are re-creations from the Villa dei Papri. And a narrow pool is in the center and is lined with replicas of bronze statues that resemble women that would have once been found at the Villa dei Papiri. As I walk around the colonnade I notice the coffered ceiling. This ceiling imitates stone ceilings found
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Temple in 27-25 BC on Rome’s Campus Martius‚ by the magistrate Marcus Agrippa. He built the original pantheon as an honour to all the gods and Augustus. It was also constructed as a place of worship for a number of major deities. It is said there were statues of both Augustus and Marcus Agrippa at the entrance way of the original building. This original temple burned down in 80 AD. Marcus Agrippa used travertine in its construction‚ and was damaged irreparably by a fire. The Pantheon was then rebuilt by
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Assyria‚ (1365 – 609) B.C. Assur was the name of a god‚ a city‚ a land‚ and‚ in another form‚ the name of a people‚ the Assyrians. Assyria was located in what is now northern Iraq. “The ancient city of Ashur (Assur) was located on the west bank of the river Tigris in northern Mesopotamia. Although it had controlled an extensive trading network in the early second millennium B.C. and formed a core area of the empire of Shamshi-Adad I (r. 1813–1781 B.C.)‚ the city had slipped into the shadows in the
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base‚ which faces downtown Mexico City‚ there is the following inscription: "The Nation to the Heroes of Independence". In front of this inscription is a bronze statue of a giant lion led by a child‚ representing strength and the innocence of youth during War but docility during Peace. Next to the column there is a group of marble statues representing some of the heroes from the War of Independence. The column itself is 36 meters high. The structure is made of steel covered with quarried stone decorated
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existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building most likely came from a cult statue of Athena Parthenos housed in the eastern room of the building. This magnificent structure was built of ivory and gold and was sculptured by the renowned sculptor Phidias. As with most buildings on the Acropolis it was dedicated to Athena to thank
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IB Theory of Knowledge 12 6 December 2012 Intuition: A ‘Hybrid’ Way of Knowing Many have experienced a moment in which a decision was quickly made‚ based solely on these four simple words: It just felt right. There were never any supporting facts or even ample time spent to mull over the decision as any decision would normally require. The surprising result? The decision just happened to be spot on. Now‚ the odds of this occurring may seem quite low‚ even impossible. Call it
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