2. The Palette of King Narmer marks the transition from prehistory to the historical period in Ancient Egypt because it is the first Egyptian artwork to document the name of an Egyptian pharaoh. Hierarchical proportions are utilized: King Narmer is shown larger than the other figures to symbolize his authority. Narmer is shown slaying an unarmed enemy‚ further displaying his power. The artist has also used symbolism to show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. A man with a plant growing
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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The purpose of this paper is to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art and write a reaction paper about art works at the museum based on my impressions about them. To begin‚ I will start by giving you a little of background information about this interesting museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. It opened on February 20‚ 1872 and was originally located at 681 on Fifth Avenue. Also known as “The Met”‚ the museum is located on the eastern
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cheat more now than ever before. So the question is when and why people cheat and is it always wrong to cheat. People have always cheated. During the 98th Olympics‚ in 388 B.C. a boxer named Eupolus bribed his 3 opponents to let him win. The four men were fined and disqualified. The fines paid for a row of bronze statues of Zeus with inscriptions explaining what had happened. (Gill) Many athletes have cheated and will go to any lengths not to get caught! Some believe that if you can’t win then by
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revolved nearly completely around religion. The most worshipped god was the supreme god Amun-Ra (can also be spelled as Amun-Re) It was believed that he had created all the gods‚ and heaven and earth. He is usually depicted as a man either standing or seated on a throne wearing a crown with the sun disk. Ra was also worshipped as the creator of gods and men. Every day when the sun set‚ Egyptians believed that he would go to war with Apepi‚ the serpent god‚ and fight through the night till the sun would
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husband to Hera‚ and has 15 children‚ all of whom were Olympians. Depiction: He is often depicted as a tall and a sturdy man with regal attire. He has long hair and a long beard. Generally‚ he is depicted in a standing pose‚ but we also have some seated sculptures of Zeus. Attributes: The thunderbolt is his main attribute which is generally placed in his right hand. Sometimes‚ he carries a royal scepter in his left hand. Bull and eagle are his sacred animals. Hades Description: Hades is the
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Citizen Kane Citizen Kane is a movie about the ‘American dream’ of power‚ money and materialistic possessions not being as desirable as one may believe‚ It is rather a false happiness when it corrupts the innocence of a child‚ and isolates a person into a miserable existence. Charles Foster Kane was a victim of this reality as his life story is told by the News March and by various people that were once a part of his life. The director‚ producer and main actor Orson Welles did a magnificent
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Fast forwarding to the year 1411‚ Donatello had actually sculpted a marble figure called St Mark placed in Orsanmichele Church but once again serving as a representation of Florence’s powerful craft. Then again in 1415 he created the marble statue of a seated St. John the Evangelist for a cathedral in Florence. Each depicting his Gothic style and a classical technique as
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heads and statues clearly indicate that the local people had obvious beliefs and acts of worship. Despite profuse religious motifs‚ there does not appear to be any signs of offerings or sacrifices. There are no suggestions that any animals were sacrificed or any pits were made for the storing of sacrificial blood. Catal Huyuk has yielded among other splendors‚ a unique sequence of sanctuaries and shrines‚ decorated with wall paintings‚ reliefs in plaster‚ animal heads‚ and containing statues‚ which
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he celebrated their marriage by issuing a scarab as well as ordering a special boat to be built along with a huge lake for her to go boating in private. Queen Tiye appears frequently on Amenhotep’s monuments‚ sometimes in the place of a goddess or seated next to him with royal characteristics. To show his love for Queen
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