Hormisdas is an earlier name of the place in Greek.The name Bucoleon was probably attributed after the end of the 6th century under Justinian I‚ when the small harbour in front of the palace‚ which is now filled‚ was constructed. According to tradition‚ a statue featuring a bull and a lion stood there‚ giving the port its name (βους and λέων are Greek for "bull" and "lion" respectively). "House of Hormisdas" and "House of Justinian" are other names referring to Bucoleon Palace. Emperor Theophilos‚ among
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Daphne (Galleria Borghese‚ Rome) were already evidence of his exceptional gift: he was trying to make his favourite material‚ marble‚ more pliable‚ by using it as a wax‚ he created illusion of mobility of plastic forms. Furthermore‚ Bernini differed from others artists paying attention for details such as skin‚ clothes‚ hair‚ earth‚ bark‚ leaves. He was sculptor of marble (Glover‚ 2009). He had another approach and made them as alive as it had been never done before. In addition to that‚ the good
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Surpassing marble with its tensile strength‚ reflective characteristics‚ and capability of embracing the finest details‚ bronze statues were produced in thousands and served as vehicles for the transmission of culture and technology through trade‚ migration‚ emulation and plunder. However‚ only a small number of those have survived and are dispersed worldwide and displayed as masterpieces. Two
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originally coined by archeologist V.I. Leonardos in 1895 for a statue dedicated to the god Apollo. Kuros became an official generic term for a freestanding male figure in 1904 by Henri Lechat. The earliest kore produced according to archeologist is the Dedication of Nikandre for Artemis in Delos. The Kore that is most famous from this period is the Phrasikleia Kore‚ she is a grave marker to a young girl of the same name. The statue of Phrasikleia is a testament to her status as an unmarried virgin
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Daddy" Sylvia Plath’s poem “Daddy” elicits the realistic anecdote of a tattered woman’s attempt to salvage her own reality. The poem begins with a description of the conditions of which the speaker suffered throughout her maimed childhood. It also goes into detail about the relationship between the speaker and her father and how his demanding presence affected her maturation. The speaker not only explains the situation‚ but also relates it to that of World War II. She feels as if she
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buildings is the vast number of columns built. The columns in Parthenon were carved out of blocks stacked on top of each other‚ whereas the ones used in the Pantheon is made of one solid block of granite‚ which was brought from Egypt. Both had statues and carvings of gods‚ which were worshiped by the cultures. The most obvious difference is their shape‚ the Parthenon is rectangular‚ and the Pantheon
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There were numerous athletes in the 18th century and not only is The Athlete Kreugas by Antonio Canova a beautiful sculpture‚ it is a statue of an athlete in motion. This particular figure represents the neo-classical trend in eighteenth-century sculpture. It is a free replica of a life-size marble statue made by the same artist. This sculpture stands at 25 ½ inches tall and the medium is bronze‚ a very commonly used metal. Due to the nudity you can tell this sculpture is from a time period long
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(Stokstad and Cothren 321). During high Renaissance in 1501‚ Florentine commissioned Michelangelo for a statue of David (Stokstad and Cothren 344). Originally sought to display atop a cathedral‚ the sculpture was placed beside the Palazzo della Signoria for better viewing by the city (Stokstad and Cothren 344). Upon completion‚ Michelangelo’s David stands seventeen feet tall out of marble. Both statues are representation of biblical story of the giant Goliath and David is sculpted nude. However‚ Michelangelo
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Monument is a perfect example of how the monuments presences and location affect the way the monument is viewed. “It is pure representation- a colossal marble statue and the text of two speeches carved on enormous panels‚ all housed in a neoclassical temple.” This description of the Lincoln Monument helps capture the idea that the use of marble and sheer size of the monument entrances the viewer causing the monument to stay implanted in their minds. Having seen the Lincoln Memorial first hand‚ I
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Olympia site plan Olympia is situated in the alluvial valley formed between the confluence of the two rivers‚ Kladeos and Alpheos‚ a huge positive in terms of transportation of goods for trade. In particular materials imported for statues and temple buildings such as marble and stone. Having these rivers so close to hand also aided Olympia when it hosted its Olympic games‚ competitors from all over Greece would be able to travel by water to get to the famous site. Delphi in contrast to Olympia is sited
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