Lee. Clara Da Seul Art History Research Paper November 28‚ 2016 Dr. Ali Mousavi Ancient Greece Over a period of time‚ Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period‚ you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses
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For transporting small loads‚ men would pull a cart behind them using a yoke. A yoke is a wooden crossbar that was placed across the neck and shoulders of a man or an animal such as an ox‚ a mule‚ or a horse. To transport medium sized loads‚ around 250 pounds (113.398 kilograms)‚ a donkey could be strapped to the front of a wagon. To transport the large loads‚ around 450 pounds (204
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org/toah/works-of-art/21.88.17 [Accessed: 22 May 2013]. • Metmuseum.org (1956) Attributed to the Berlin Painter: Amphora (56.171.38) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [online] Available at: http:// www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/56.171.38 [Accessed: 22 May 2013]. • Metmuseum.org (1914) Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter: Panathenaic prize amphora (14.130.12) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [online] Available at: http://www
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Amphora Hydria Kylix Volute krator Geometric Style EXEKIAS‚ Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game (detail from an Athenian black-figure amphora)‚ from Vulci‚ Italy‚ ca. 540–530 BCE. Geometric krater‚ from the Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 740 BCE. Kroisos‚ from Anavysos‚ Greece‚ ca. 530 BCE. Marble‚ 6’ 4” high. Peplos Kore‚ from the Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 530 BCE. Marble‚ 4’ high. Zeus (or Poseidon?)‚ from the sea off Cape Artemision‚
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inscription which lists the various temples that Gudea built or renovated in Lagash and names the statue itself‚ "Gudea‚ the man who built the temple; may his life be long."-Metropolitan Museum. The proportion of the figure seems to be odd. There is no neck‚ awkward sized feet‚ and the head is too large compared to the
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“To Be Of Use” Most fear challenges. Whether the person dislikes failure‚ doesn’t believe in himself/herself‚ or simply because challenges are difficult‚ that fact is undeniable. However‚ the poem “To Be Of Use” by Marge Piercy teaches the world that they should not back down when faced with difficult tasks. It teaches that everyone can be admirable by plunging into work and giving it their all. After all‚ as “To Be Of Use” also teaches‚ the more work one puts into a project of any kind‚ the
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Sarah Bedell 9/4/14 A.P. World History Mrs.Spampinato The History of the World in Six Glasses : Book R The book ‚The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage is a book dedicated to beverages and the Standage’s intent for this non-fiction novel was to show six insignificant products that we see‚ use or have heard of i different light. Showing how they have sculpted our cultures and ways of life in the modern world. These six produc coffee‚ tea‚ and coca-cola. These drinks
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1. ______ triglyph 2. ______ Polykleitos 3. ______ Pericles 4. ______ encaustic 5. ______ Myron 6. ______ entasis 7. ______ cella 8. ______ Dionysus 9. ______ Praxiteles 10. _____ amphora 11. _____ abacus 12. _____ volute 13. _____ Propylaia 14. _____ Exekias 15. _____ centaur 16. _____ Iktinos and Kallikrates 17. _____ Athena 18. _____ architrave 19. _____ caryatid 20. _____ pediment s. developed classic canon of proportions
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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directly to the viewer‚ signaling her dangerous personality‚ while a lizard hovers next to her. This lizard‚ a sign of doom‚ intensifies her evilness. On the contrary‚ Perseus dominates this monster by pulling her hair and thrust his sword against her neck‚ which can be interpreted as sexual innuendo‚ stating that women are the passive and penetrable
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