configuration of the surface of the body and also in its response to tension and relaxation‚ but this understanding was used selectively according to the subject and character of the work. In the late fourth and early third centuries the followers of Praxiteles achieved an even softer modelling of flesh‚ which continued to be a favourite technique where sensuous or sentimental effects were wanted - for instance‚ in female nudes‚ hermaphrodites and small children. Other
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and realism. In this paper‚ I’m going to exam one sculpture and one building from each of these two periods to identify the similarities and differences between them. Hermes with the young Dionysus by Praxiteles vs. David by Michelangelo Hermes with the young Dionysus was made by Praxiteles around 340 B.C.E. This marble statue represents Hermes‚ which was the messenger of the Greek Gods‚ holding the young Dionysus (Gombrich). This freestanding Greek statue was made during the Golden Age of the
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Apollonius of Rhodes (Author) Wrote The Argonautica. The myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis Aratus (Author) Wrote Phaenomena. A didactic (teaching something) poem about astronomy. Describes constellations and other celestial phenomena. Aristophanes (Author) wrote The Clouds‚ The Frogs‚ Lysistrata‚ old comedy‚ native Athenian‚ attacks politicians‚ harsh critic of various governments Aristoxenus (Author) music‚ science‚ wrote the Elements
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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They still perceive the conspicuous commitment of womanhood in sentiment and love. They think that the statue of knidos was a bad example in the society just because standing nude‚ it refers somewhat seductive posture. Nevertheless‚ the Greek combination of humanism‚ realism and optimism couldn’t legitimize attempting to bind the pith of womanhood to the regular demonstration
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2210 Professor J. Whitmarsh Aphrodite ’s Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and pleasure she was also known as Venus in the Roman era. There are two stories on how Aphrodite’s was born. Some say she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The most known story is she was born when the father of the gods‚ Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus and he threw Uranus genitals into the ocean and from the sea it created bubbling sea foam and arose Aphrodite. It is said that the sea carried
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Herakles fight with Acheloos. Other items important to the ancient Greek‚ such as‚ Iphitus bronze disk and a carved ivory chest hidden by cypselos‚ were believe to have been stored in the temple. In later years the cult housed the famous Hermes of Praxiteles. The cult stood for almost a thousand years‚ until about 300 A.D. References JSTOR: The annual of the British school‚ Vol. 90 Gate to Greece: Guide to Greece: Peloponnese: Olympia Temple of Hera Heraion Cult of Hera 1: Ancient Greek
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Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time‚ mankind has had conflict among itself‚ and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history‚ but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta‚ and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was preceded
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they are bound all in all in the possibility of kinship and fun: "The bond between them was giggling. They could see together similar absurdities and disjointed qualities in things. The most unimportant and scarcely recognizable thing to others would stimulate them to death" (10). Henceforth‚ the universe of the kids is appeared in all its virtue without making partners to the issues talked about on the cutting edge. Note that youngsters‚ not at all like most grown-ups‚ can converge with each other
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