“Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography ART 101 “Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography The two works of art that I chose are: Prayer for Rain (1938) by James E. Allen and Battle between Hercules and Centaurs (1526-27) by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. In our text iconography is the practice of understanding symbolism in art and is one aspect of visual literacy. When one can understand visual literacy and the roles of the artist‚ then this will deepen their appreciation of art. Artists usually
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Based on the Stephen King novel “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. Tim Robbins stars as Andy Dufresne‚ a successful young banker who is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Andy is sent to Shawshank prison‚ place where brutality from both guards and other prisoners is common. Andy makes friends with Red (Morgan Freeman)‚ a lifer who has already spent many years inside. Red smuggles items into the prison for the other prisoners. Red soon discovers that
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anymore; however mythology is very important to our English 9 Honors curriculum! The myths provide entertainment to us‚ students. Three myths that show entertainment are: Odysseus’ adventure to Circe’s realm‚ The Trojan Horse‚ and Twelve Labors of Hercules. It is clear that Mythology in fact is not pointless‚ yet it’s purpose is to entertain us. Odysseus’ adventure to Circe’s realm is a perfect myth that shows entertainment. After the Trojan war Odysseus and his crew docked on an island not knowing
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Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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CLASH OF THE TITANS: A MOVIE CRITIQUE by Mi-Auree L. Bautista The movie Clash of the Titans is about the adventures of Perseus‚ son of Zeus and a demi-god. The movie tells us about the obstacles that Perseus has gone through just to pursue what he was destined for. It also shows us the influences of the gods in the Greek people before. The movie captured the lifestyle of ancient Greece and how the Greek’s beliefs affect their daily lives. But the movie has its lapses also. In terms of the
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Olympia is known as the first home of athletics‚ where many remains of Ancient Olympics are located. In addition‚ the masterpiece of the ancient architecture—the Temple of Zeus is also a special scenery here. The Temple of Zeus was designed by Libon. It was constructed on 470 B.C. The Temple of Zeus was built with carved metopes and triglyph friezes. There’re many sculptures in the Temple of Zeus. These sculptures were curved between 480 B.C and 450 B.C‚ when the severe style was popular. The pediments
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possibly to create more of a sense of movement and flow. There are many characteristics of this statuette that are associated with movement such as Cupid’s wings‚ the dolphin‚ and the action of releasing the arrow. Cupid‚ similarly to Statuette of Hercules‚ is positioned at an angle which would require the viewers to walk around this statuette as well to be able to see the extent of the action‚ the wings and to completely view the dolphin. The material used to produce this sculpture was Brass‚ which
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Perseus’ most renowned heroic act was the killing of Medusa. However‚ this adventure only began after King Polydektes’ command‚ since he wanted Perseus death so that he could marry his mother. Since the beginning‚ Perseus’ myth warns the Greek audience about the troublesome nature of women. Figure 20 shows a rare depiction of Medusa’s death since she is depicted
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career that lasted fifty-five years‚ Agatha Christie wrote seventy-two novels and fifteen collections of short stories that are still a part of pop culture today. Her Hercule Poirot series is thirty-three novels long and Poirot is one of the most famous and long lived characters that anyone could relate to. Throughout the Hercule Poirot series‚ Agatha Christie’s writing style changed in a negative way. Her writing style changed through how the vocabulary‚ the way she presented the clues and the
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