Axia College University of Phoenix WORLD CULTURE AND THE ARTS (AXIA) HUM/205 Jaynelle Nixon January 27‚ 2008 Museum Collection 2 Classical and Hellenistic Greece One of the most well known piece of this time‚ is the statue called Ludovisi Gaul killing himself and his wife‚ also known as The Galatian Suicide. The original was made by Greek sculptors commissioned by Attalus I after his victories over the Gauls of Galatia. This is a statue of A man about to drive a
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ΛΙΓΗΤΣ “ΝΔ ΣΟΥΝΔΣ The trip on February 10 ‚ 2011 to Lights and Sounds was very educational and was very fun . The parts about Jose P. Rizal were very interesting and I learned a lot about his life. There were two parts that scared me the most . First ‚ was the one where we saw the characters of Noli Me Tangere and El Felibusterismo . What scared me there was Sisa ‚ because of her laugh( while she cried ) and how she moved . The second thing that scared me was at the last part when we
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Pillars of ashoka The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the northern Indian subcontinent‚ erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BC. Originally‚ there must have been many pillars but only nineteen survive with inscriptions‚ and only six with animal capitals‚ which were a target for Muslim iconoclasm. Many are preserved in a fragmentary state. Averaging between 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m) in height‚ and weighing
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Duaa Abdulilah Art 104 Prof. Erickson Thursday‚ Oct. 16‚ 2014 Museum Visit Reflection Paper Going for the first time to the M.H. de Young Museum‚ in San Francisco was a wonderful experience for me. I learned about and saw amazing art that I had never seen before. It was a whole different feeling walking into the museum; everything looked so beautiful and different from what I was expecting to see. The three pieces of art that caught my eye as soon as I looked at them were the First Theme
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orange sky. The Scream of nature was sold for $119‚922‚600 at Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art auction on 2 May 2012 to financier Leon Black which was the highest nominal price paid for a painting at auction. The painting is on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for six months from October 2012 to March 2013. This painting is not only famous but has been one of the most targeted object for thefts. Many theft attempts has happened such as one day on February 22nd 1994 during the opening
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A historical site that is well known in the United States calls for a better way of preparation. When I learnedthat I was going to visit Carnton museum‚ I passably prepared in order to make this actual visit memorable and outstanding. Although many people have visited this site and written a lot about it‚ there cannot be a better feeling than having direct experience. So‚ I had to be set both physically and psychologically. First of all‚ I collected a little information about the place. This information
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Danielle Burbank Dr. Lee LC22 ANT201 23 February 2017 The Lightner Museum: A Window into the Gilded Age The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine contains several exhibits that accurately reflect American culture in its Gilded Age. From stained glass windows to rusted railroad tracks‚ this brilliant museum offers a window into late 19th to early 20th century American lifestyle. Museums and their artifacts are often used as resources to ethnographic research‚ which is what our classroom attempted
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colleagues to the Soviet Union. Nouwen becomes so excited when he hears of the trip because he knows the painting is located in the Soviet Union in the city of Leningrad‚ present day St. Petersburg. The painting is located in the city in a museum called the Hermitage Museum‚ and where Nouwen is headed is just a short trip away from this location and immediately makes request to get
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sacred space containing Athens’ most ancient and holy shrines such as the Parthenon and Temple of Nike Athena. Along with being a religious site where ceremonial traditions such as religious sacrifices took place‚ the Propylaea was also used as a museum. This gateway was used for protection as well even though that purpose was less significant in the overall design. This versatility was developed as a result of the gateway’s ability to adapt to various grades since the overall design of the column-filled
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The Clyfford Still Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Denver‚ Colorado. This museum operates like a normal 501(c)(3)‚ except for one aspect. The Clyfford Still Museum is supported in a large way by its own independent asset management organization‚ the Clyfford Still Museum Foundation. This foundation’s sole job is the management of the endowment of the museum in support of all museum objectives. The Clyfford Still Museum Foundation‚ which is also classified as a 501(c)(3)
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