The Lady on a Bench sculpture‚ by George Segal‚ is a remarkable piece of art. She is life-sized‚ made of bronze‚ and artfully covered in spatters of startling white plaster. She sits beneath a tall‚ green tree along the long brick walkway. She is alone on the black‚ metal bench‚ her legs crossed as she rests her long fingered hand on her knee. Her face is tranquil and undisturbed with a small smile frozen on her lips and high cheekbones displaying her ethereal beauty. As if she is taking a nap‚
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In accordance with my Puerto Rican heritage‚ I chose the “Ballajá” sculpture created by Victor Ochoa and created in 1992. It currently resides near the Ballajá Barracks in San Juan‚ which is a military barracks that was built from 1854 to 1864 and used extensively during the Spanish-American War and World War II. The barracks is architectural art in itself‚ following the neoclassical style – along with other several famous buildings in Puerto Rico (San Juan Municipal Theater‚ Puerto Rico Academy
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distinctive style and developed important new techniques in the areas of theater‚ sculpture‚ poetry‚ painting and architecture‚ among others. ROMAN PORTRAIT SCULPTURE Roman Sculpture mainly includes portraiture‚ historical relief‚ funerary reliefs‚ sarcophagi‚ and copies of ancient Greek works. The Romans gave a lot of importance and value to the family lineage and ancestry and therefore‚ made portrait sculptures for their ancestors to keep their lineage alive and to show case
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Comparison of Three Sculptures Sara Aleman ART/101 David makes part of a very important character of the bible. It is the name of a small boy named David who defeated a giant named Goliath with a tiny stone. This bible story has inspired many artists among the years to make representations of David. Donatello‚ Michelangelo and Bernini make part of the inspired artists. These famous artists created sculptures to represent the brave David. These sculptures represent the same character but with
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Ziggurats were used in ancient times for purposes of worship and to fulfill spiritual needs. One example‚ The Pyramid of the Magician‚ has a legend attached to it depicting the god Itzamna who had single-handedly built it in one night. The Pyramid of the Magician is‚ by 100 feet‚ the tallest architectural structure in the city of Uxmal on the Yucatan peninsula. Interestingly enough‚ the pyramid has a stairwell that faces the setting sun on summer solstice. Also of note‚ the whole city is perfectly
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Benin is a country found in Sub-Saharan Africa more commonly known as (SSA). According to the CIA as of a report published in year 2007‚ 37% of Benin’s population lived below the poverty line. This indicates that nearly half of the inhabitants of Benin live below the dollar-a-day poverty line. The poverty line is established in regards to the understanding that it takes at least a dollar to provide the minimum standard of living for individuals on a day to day basis. Benin’s main source of income
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In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient head sculptures. The first is a female head (Inanna) from Uruk‚ (modern Warka) Iraq. The artist is not very sure about the head that belongs to Inanna. The marble head dates back to c.a. 3200-3000 BCE‚ and is comprised of marble. The second image is the head of an Akkadian ruler‚ from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik)‚ Iraq‚ c.a. 2250-2200 BC‚ and is constructed of copper. Both the sculptures contain very distinctive artistic features and were constructed
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that I have chosen to work with is the David by Michelangelo. Yes‚ this is one of the‚ if not the most famous sculpture in the world but that is not my reasoning for choosing it. Before seeing the actual David inside of the Galleria dell’Accademia‚ I visited the copy of it outside of the Palazzo Vecchio. After getting my first taste of the fake version‚ I thought it was a cool sculpture but didn’t see what all of the hype about Michelangelo’s could possibly be about. However‚ as soon as I went into
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He is know for perfecting the baroque style of sculpture and developed it to such an extent that other artists are of only minor importance in the discussion of baroque sculpture. Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born in Naples‚ Italy in 1598. His father Pietro Bernini was a Mannerist sculptor who moved from Florence to Naples. As a young boy‚ Bernini would tag along with
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This sculpture titled “Head of an Akkadian Ruler” was found at Nineveh somewhere between 2250 and 2200 BCB. Although‚ there is no evidence or proof that says the head was a particular king‚ most believe the head was indeed a powerful ruler. This twelve inch copper head is currently at the Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad. This piece has significant damage which is assumed to be caused during the Medes’ invasion on Nineveh in 612 BCE. There is no absolute proof this was a purposeful act. This sculpture is life-sized
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