Two sculptures from two different geographic locations are depicted for this paper‚ The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu‚ and the Statue of Gudea. Within each of these we find similarities and differences which I will be discussing at length within this paper. I will also be considering the intended purpose or function that each of these sculptures has. To begin‚ we will look at the medium. The most obvious similarity is that these are both sculptures of individuals and are meant to depict the
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emerged. The philosophical context of classical art is that the Greeks wanted to make sculptures of the perfect bodies so they studied bodies until they did it. The Greeks were able to learn how the body is shaped and then transfer it over onto a medium‚ where tons of practice resulted in classical art (perfect proportions). The classical style is often depicted with realistic bodies in a natural body shape.
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Greece during the Hellenistic period. The marble Aphrodite of Knidos was the most renowned among the many Greek goddesses. Also written as the Aphrodite of Cnidus‚ the marble sculpture was created by an Attic sculptor known as Praxiteles during the 4th century BC. Arguably‚ it is believed to be the earliest major sculpture to show the goddess in the nude. Praxiteles also created another draped version of the marble Aphrodite of Knidos. It is said that the draped version was the first to be sold‚
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ultimate civilization. A great period in the arts began during the classical period as made evident in the expanding style that was used. A piece of sculpture known as “Hermes with Infant Dionysus by Praxiteles(350BC) touches on the sentiment of Greek interest in mythology and can be used as a piece to measure stylistic changes against. This sculpture addresses that Greek worship of gods as prevalent in the period and represents one of many myths that were communicated. The style of this piece was
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Two religious traditions that are involved with art‚ music and performance are Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism started in northern India‚ later spreading to other parts of Asia‚ and encompasses the idea of spiritual development towards the Buddha. The religion follows many scriptures and philosophies‚ including the Four Noble Pillars and the Three Jewels. Hinduism started in India‚ later becoming prevalent in South Asia‚ and revolves around the way of life and becoming one with nature and the Earth
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1993 Guidance and counselling as a method of mitigating examination malpractices‚ Examination Malpractices Causes‚ Implication and Remedies. University of Benin: Benin City Olumero‚ S Oluyeba W. F. and Daramola S. O. 1992. Incidence and Detection of Examination Malpractices in Nigeria Public Examinations. A Paper Presented aat University of Benin National Workshop on Examination Malpractices. Oluwatimilehin‚ T. 1997 Essentials of Psychology. Ibadan: Demilade Omotayo Publishers. Omonijo‚ D.O.‚ 2008
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These two David’s sculptures might look very different from each other at the first glance‚ but if you study them close‚ they actually have many similarities. One of Donatello’s best-known work portrays David after he defeated Goliath by striking him with a stone and cutting his head off with Goliath’s own sword. Donatello was the first artist that created a nude life-sized sculpture since antiquity. His bronze sculpture of David indicates that he completely mastered the classical tradition of art
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Parthenon’s sculptures‚ to deconstruct buildings if it was necessary to view the antiquities‚ and to remove sculptures from them. His plan was to take these ideas back to Britain and use them to "improve artistic appreciation and taste among his countrymen"‚ and to preserve what was left of Greek architecture. He employed local people to detach the sculptures from the building itself‚ collected pieces from the ground‚ and bought some other smaller pieces from local people. The sculptures removed by
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CAUSES OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA OVENSERI-OGBOMO‚ G O† KIO‚ F E‡ & MORNY‚ E K# † OD Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana ‡ B.Sc‚ OD Department of Optometry‚ University of Benin‚ Nigeria # B. Sc Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ovenseri-Ogbomo‚ G O Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana Email: oveseriogbomo@yahoo.com Tel: +233 243 462 912. ABSTRACT Background Visual impairment
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