audiences. The opening artwork to the ‘Bronze’ exhibition is the Ancient Greek sculpture The Dancing Satyr. The fractured satyr is remarkably well preserved which allows for its dramatic affect audiences upon entering the exhibition. According to Curtis L.Carter’s essay on Sculpture (citied in Gaut and Lopes‚ 2005‚ p.639) it is suggested that ‘-Western philosophical aesthetics has given the art’ -of sculpture- ‘-relatively little attention’. For The Dancing Satyr to take centre stage at the
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1500’s.He was a world-renowned sculptor‚ painter‚ architect and….poet? Soon after Michelangelo’s move to Rome in 1498‚ the cardinal Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas‚ a representative of the French King Charles VIII to the pope‚ commissioned "Pieta‚" a sculpture of Mary holding the dead Jesus across her lap[https://www.biography.com/]. Despite being in the employ of the Medici Pope Clement VII‚ Michelangelo backed the republican cause and was appointed director of the city’s fortifications. In 1527‚ the
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however to understand the culture that influenced the art. It is hard to distinguish between different types of African art as many of the basic themes of African art are religion. Religion most often manifests itself into African art through masks‚ sculpture‚ ancestor or cult figures‚ fetishes‚ and reliquary figures. There are many different religions throughout the continent of Africa and just as many forms of art. In Africa there are clear standards of beauty. These standards include resemblance
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developments of sculpture are closely associated with the emergence of human society. A sculpture is the history of human identity recording the thoughts‚ culture‚ and aesthetic concept of the people at that age‚ and also reflects the worship of one generation to another. The Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules‚ a Roman marble sculpture from A.D. 69 to 98‚ Flavian dynasty‚ depicts the Greek Mythology hero: Hercules . In contrast‚ Commemorative Portrait of a Chief (Lefem)‚ an African wood sculpture from 19th
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Michelangelo’s Moses The Michelangelo sculpture that I have chosen to write about is Moses. The immediate thing that struck me about this sculpture that led to me choosing to write about it is due to the intricate details in the muscle tone‚ and hair detail (in particular his beard). After looking at it for a little I came to realize that its not just about the details that attracted me to it but also caught my eye for the incredibly stoic look on Moses’ face and the bizarre element of horns. And
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throughout the sculpture. The head is small and round. The hairstyle is short and square shaped. It is similar to a women’s “bob” hairstyle with bangs that covers the figures forehead and ears. The surface of sculpture is smooth. The face features two indentations which look like closed eyes and a rectangle shape for the nose but there is no indentation for a mouth. The head of the figure rests on a narrow shaped neck. The body of the figure is long and oval shaped. The body of the sculpture is the largest
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and humanistic but also became directly affected by the events going around. Both the Marble Statue of an Old Woman and the Marble Statue of Aphrodite are sculptures that were made during the Ancient Greek era‚ they each tell a story of what was going on during that point in time. The Marble Statue of Aphrodite is the eldest of the two sculptures‚ it was sculpted between the 2nd and 3rd century B .C. During this period Greece was at its peak‚ the people of Greece had power and wealth. The art made
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The first room of the gallery belongs to the Greek era of artwork and contains two sculptures. The Riace Bronzes‚ which is the first sculpture‚ consists of two naked life size Greek soldiers and was created around 460-420 b.c.e. This two-piece sculpture is important to the Greek era because it is one of the only original bronze pieces left from this time period. The joint sculpture was formed with a wax technique that is now lost‚ and marks the transition from the archaic Greek style to the early
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During the renaissance Michelangelo had created many magnificent pieces of art‚ one of which is the most well-known pieces among the world; the sculpture of David. The Michelangelo sculpture of David wasn’t the only one created during its time‚ for Donatello had created one some years before hand. Among the two sculptures‚ Michelangelo’s has a more profound‚ fascinating‚ and exceptional quality to it that contributed greatly to the Renaissance. The High Renaissance was a period denoting
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but one of their most important would be what holds their buildings up‚ their columns. Even to this day Doric‚ Ionic‚ and Corinthian columns are used. Greco-Roman architecture was not only known for its columns but also for their sculptures. Their sculptures were one of the first to try to make it look as proportional and most human as possible and in most cases attempted to glorify them (i.e. in a pose that symbolized strength or showed off their muscles). Before that‚ the art would have characteristics
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