wealthy constructed their residences with elaborate marble decorations‚ inlaid marble panelling‚ door jambs and columns as well as expensive paintings and frescoes. * The appearance of a domus depended on how wealthy each family was * Because of hot weather in Rome the house was very open. * Tiled pictures called mosaics decorated the walls and floors‚ keeping the house cool as well as beautiful‚ and wall paintings (murals)‚ statues and fountains were also popular. * Furniture consisted
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Schwetzingen Castle and Mythology: The Connection The beauty and history of the grounds at Schwetzingen Castle is unmistakable. There is a deep history part of its roots in mythology. There are over one hundred statues that decorate the property with many that depict some kind of god‚ hero or representation of something in mythology. There are also many examples of other cultures scattered around the grounds. The way they are portrayed‚ their faces and poses tell the story of how they were perceived
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body mixed with a horse like figure * Centaur from lefkand‚ Euboea * Centaurs are fast‚ strong‚ and intelligent but can’t control their alcohol or lust for men and women * A centaur represents man’s self-living Kouros-Archaic * Statue of kouros * Kouros means young male * Archaic Figure * They are nude idealized‚ healthy fit * Placed in temples and burial sites * The male body was viewed as beauty * Male also liked with fertility * Over life-sized 6ft
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Titan" statue. This statue was added to the Art Institutes ’ collection in 1996 and labeled as a gift from an anonymous donor. This statue of Durga is a piece of ancient art which I feel represents the power and imagery of the "goddess." The statue is made of grey sandstone and is not all that large measuring in at around 61 centimeters tall. It is estimated that the statue of Durga is from the late 10th century which is also known by the Art Institute as the Koh Ker period. The statue is the
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redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in rio de janeiro‚ brazil; considered largest art deco statue in the world. It is 30 meters tall and its arms stretch 28 meters wide. It weighs 635 tones and Is located at the peak of the 700 meter Corcovado mountain overlooking the city. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone and was constructed between 1922 and 1931. The idea of erecting a large statue atop was first suggested in the mid 1850s. a symbol of Brazilian Christianity the statue has become
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buildings and other assorted structures‚ although they were built around 2000 years ago‚ are still standing and even in use. At the start of Roman history‚ they imported their marble from another great ancient city; Greece. However‚ they did eventually find quarries in northern Italy that held an abundance of white marble. This marble helped them become the great architectural city that we see even in present times. Later on‚ in the first century AD‚ the Romans began to use concrete in greater use.
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Greek and Roman Architecture The Greeks thought of their Gods as having the same needs as human beings‚ they believed that the Gods needed somewhere to live on Earth. Temples were built as the gods’ earthly homes. The basic design of temples developed from the royal halls of the Maycenaean Age. A Mycenaean palace consisted of a number of buildings often more than one story high‚ grouped around a central courtyard. It was brightly painted‚ both inside and out. In each palace there was a large
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About 600 BCE‚ inspired by the theory and practice of earlier Egyptian stone masons and builders‚ the Greeks set about replacing the wooden structures of their public buildings with stone structures - a process known as ’PETRIFICATION’. Limestone and marble was employed for columns and walls‚ while terracotta was used for roof tiles and ornaments. Decoration was done in metal‚ like bronze. Like painters and sculptors‚ Greek architects enjoyed none of the enhanced status accorded to their successors.
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was the patron to the people of Athens. The Parthenon was built in the mid-5th century BCE. The Parthenon was built by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates and was supervised by Phidias (the sculptor who built the Athena statue). The Parthenon was made out of white marble‚ the colonnade of grooves‚ there was baseless columns with square capitals stands on a three-stepped base and supporting the roof structure. The roof consisted of a frieze of alternating triglyphs and metopes. At the west and
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and of his achievements. Here‚ we will look at two vivid examples of such a pattern in the art of the ancient Rome: the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta and the colossal head of emperor Constantine. Even though
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