constructed colossal statues. The largest of these‚ the Colossi of Memnon‚ still stand in their original position in a cane field on the western side of the Nile at Thebes. These seated statues of Amenhotep III once marked the entry to his mortuary temple. Each statue is carved from a single piece of stone and is over sixteen meters high. Another set of huge statues exists‚ of Amenhotep and his Greta Royal Wife‚ Tiye. These statues now dominate the atrium of the Cairo Museum. Such statues‚ by their sheer
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Introduced by a mission from Korea in 552 C.E.‚ Buddhism has long been a central theme in Japanese artwork. Since the king of Paekche‚ a kingdom in the South East of the Korean peninsula‚ first gave the Japanese emperor a bronze Buddha statue‚ the Buddhist art forms that were periodically introduced from China and Korea were tempered in the crucible of local custom and usage‚ to yield a rich tradition of religious art. The role of Buddhism in Japan was greatly amplified during the life and reign
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tributaries. Carved into the Bamiyan Cliffs are the two niches of the giant Buddha statues (55m and 38m high) destroyed by the Taliban in 2001‚ and numerous caves forming a large ensemble of Buddhist monasteries‚ chapels and sanctuaries along the foothills of the valley dating from the 3rd to the 5th century C.E. In several of the caves and niches‚ often linked by galleries‚ there are remains of wall paintings and seated Buddha figures. In the valleys of the Bamiyan’s tributaries are further groups of
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portrait of the duke’s "last" or previous duchess‚ painted straight on one of the walls of the art gallery by the friar named Pandolf. The Duke maintains this portrait just behind a curtain which only he is permitted to draw. Whilst the servant was seated on a bench looking over at the portrait‚ the Duke explains the situations in which it was painted as well as the destiny of his ill-fated ex- wife. It appeared that the Duchess was pleased without difficulty: she smiled at all‚ plus seemed just as
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Seven Ancient Wonders of the World 3 The Seven Wonders of the ancient world have many amazed with their beauty‚ size‚ and magnificence. From pyramids‚ to monuments‚ and towering statues these are just few of the wonders that have many puzzled. Most question how it was even possible for the wonders to be constructed with the use of modern machines and tools. Also how do we even know all existed; only one of the seven are still standing. Much of what we know comes from texts left behind by
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occupied a place between the sandstone cliffs and the river. The rock-cut façade of Ramses ’ temple is the front of a pylon in front of which are four colossal seated figures of Ramses. The colossal interior also involved a large amount of workforce and energy because of it’s multiple hypostile halls‚ chambers‚ pillars and megalictic statues. In this paper I will argue that although the primary reason for the erecting of the temple was to commemorate Ramses’ victory at the Battle of Kaldesh[1]
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compare two artworks can be a little bit of a challenge. These two cultures’ artworks are highly centered on their religious beliefs and their traditions.4 The artwork I have chosen from Hinduism is titled: Kattikeya‚ God of War‚ Seated on a peacock. To compare to the statue of the God of War I have chosen a similar in size figurine produced by the Buddhist culture titled: Avalokiteshvara‚ Bodhisattva of Compassion. Both artworks‚ being of two different cultures‚ two different mediums‚ and two different
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salvation and damnation‚ many artists indicated that Michelangelo was feeling sexual guilt Michelangelo’s David was a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture that was created between 1501 and 1504. David was a marble statue of a naked man‚ which represented the Biblical hero‚ David. This statue was
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Micro Theory - Game Theory. Oct.9/2012 Lecture 3. Gupta Art and its influence on the Silk Road Outline : 1. Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Art : Gupta Period (320-550 CE) a. Gupta Culture --- Science‚ Mathematics‚ Medicine‚ Literature‚ Religion‚ Art b. Gupta Art in Ajanta Cave --Sculpture‚ architecture --Mural Paintings c. Buddha image in Gupta Art and its influence 2. Transmission of Buddhism & Buddhist Art along Silk Road a. Northern Routes (inland routes): Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ China
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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