Zeitgeist is defined as the spirit or mood of a particular period of history; epitomized in art to express the beliefs and ideas of the time. Throughout history the zeitgeist has changed based on the ideas and cultures within a time period. When watching modern movies one can notice the contrast to the movies made in the previous decade. The same applies when analyzing artwork. It may not be apparent that a hundred years between artworks can produce much contrast or it is not quantitative amount
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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Alex Skolnik November 23‚ 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6’4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind‚ the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs‚ and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no pupils
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Danny Caceres ART 201 Reaction Paper: Visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Professor Applegate Reaction Paper: Visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the largest art collections in the world. The museum also known as The Met is an enormous‚ marvelous architectural structure that takes up the entire block on 82nd street in Manhattan. The Met has around two billion art pieces stored and displayed in its art galleries. Entering inside‚ I recognized myself
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Art has the ability to tell a story‚ to connect with the pictures‚ and to allow people to express their imagination. Once a person looks at an artwork whether it is a drawing‚ sculpture‚ or pottery the viewer is taken to the artist’s world. This paper will discuss the description‚ analysis‚ and interpretation of a painting called Regatta at Saint-Adresse painted by the French painter Claude Monet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monet designed this painting in 1867 and applied oil painting on
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Executive Summary The New York Metropolitan Museum of the Art is a non-profit institution with an established history as a behemoth of the artistic world. It was founded and maintains today the mission of “establishing and maintaining in the city of New York a museum and library of art‚ of encouraging and developing‚ the study of the fine arts‚ and the application of arts to manufacturing and practical life‚ of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects‚ and‚ to that end‚ of furnishing
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The artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain
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I would like to tell you about my visit to the one of the most beautiful museums in the world The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is located in the east of Central Park‚ being‚ in fact‚ part of it. The main entrance is the majestic and pathetic. The building has several floors are spacious‚ and each of the gallery halls like immerses the visitor in a parallel world. Whether it’s a bloodthirsty Aztec god figurine‚ rock reliefs by the ancient Sumerians‚ harmoniously ancient statue‚ sarcophagus with
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East Indian Sculpture and Baroque sculpture: How are they different and how are they similar? After circling the museum for an hour‚ bouncing from security guard to security guard (trying to find my way to the baroque sculptures) I was finally able to answer that question. The two examples I chose were "Nessus and Dejanira" from the Baroque period and "Loving Couple" from Eastern India. The reason I chose these two specifically is because they both involved a man and a woman‚ making it more interesting
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ known to be a sanctuary for a great collection of art‚ was brimming with tourists and locals when I decided to visit with my friend and my mother. However‚ looking back on my experience‚ visiting such a place is something you should do alone because it allows you to appreciate all of the pieces of art without the limitations of bringing someone along with you. I titled this “A Vacation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art” because although we only stayed for a few hours
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