The story behind the Statue of Liberty is that it was a gift from French people to the United State in honor of the Centennial of American Independence in 1886. “It was designated as an American National Monument in 1924” (Hugo‚ V‚ 2013). It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi‚ who got the idea about the design of Liberty while he was on a visit to U.S. He got a creative thought in designing the statue which will represent freedom all over the world. Also‚ the Liberty welcomes many immigrants
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History 130316 September 2008 Seated Scribe During the years of the Old Kingdom (2575-2150 BCE)‚ Egyptian sculptors producedfigures not only of kings but also of less well-known people (Stokstad 61). In addition‚ the periodstyle of Egyptian sculptures during this time consisted of forms that were compact‚ solid‚ and blocklike‚ expressing a feeling of strength and permanence (Stokstad 59). A good example of asculpture that meets both of these criteria is the Seated Scribe ‚ dating back to approximately2450-2325
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Kevin Asubonteng 04/15/2014 Short Objective Response Paper The marble statue of Aphrodite‚ which is also known as Venus Genetrix‚ is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is a Roman copy‚ which was created in the Imperial period‚ approximately between the first and the second century A.D. The original sculpture was Greek‚ made of bronze and is dated to the late fifth century B.C.E.‚ which is the Late Classical period. The museum approximates that its creator is Kallimachos
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The marble statue of Diadoumenos is a copy of the original bronze statue displaying a young man tying a fillet around his head. The original was created in c.a. 430 B.C. by a man called Polykleitos of Argos. Polykleitos was a Greek sculptor who worked during the mid-fifth century B.C. . he was one of the most famous artists of the ancient world. Polykleitos’ figures are carefully designed with special attention to bodily proportions and stance. The statue of Diadoumenos has its thorax and pelvis
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Image Ten [Opportunity Statue] In chapter ten of Habitudes‚ Dr. Tim Elmore talks about how we have to manage our time and manage the opportunities that come our way. We only have “86‚400 seconds each day to use or abuse.” Elmore talked about the statue called Opportunity. He has hair on the front of his face‚ but he is bald in the back. This illustrates how we have to grab the opportunities when they are coming at us because once they pass there is nothing left to grab on to. Elmore mentioned
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created. This can be shown in the two examples used throughout the course of this paper‚ The Seated Buddha with Attending Bodhisattvas from the 6th century A.D. and The Virgin and Child from the late 1400’s. Each piece of artwork is representative of its artist and the time period in which it was created. The religions of Buddhism and Christianity play a large role in the creation of these two pieces. The Seated Buddha with Attending Bodhisattva was purchased by the museum in 1934 and was the 34th piece
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Considering the two statues‚ Seated Statue of Gudea and Statue of Memi and Sabu‚ it can be seen that the cultural context in which the statues were created plays an important role in the finished work of art. This idea that the context can play a role in the work of art being considered is first introduced to us in the Art History: A preliminary Handbook (Belton‚ 1996.). Dr. Belton notes two types of context‚ Primary and Secondary. Primary context refers to the context of the artist’s life‚
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The piece I have chosen is entitled the Steleophorus Statue. It is from Dynasty 18‚ Reigns of Tuthmosis III and IV from around 1479 to 1390 BCE. The statue depicts a male figure that is kneeling. He is also holding part of a large stela rising to his chin while placed on his knees with hieroglyphic writing on it that has damaged and worn over time. The most prominent destruction is seen on the left side where a large chunk of the tablet has been broken off. In addition to the fragmented stela‚ much
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case of god-kings. For example‚ the depictions seen in Khafre Enthroned‚ Seated Scribe‚ and Akhenaton from the temple of Aton reveal the respect received by the works’ subjects through these previously mentioned attributes. For instance‚ Khafre Enthroned‚ a statue from the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt‚ has significant symbols carved into the imported diorite and an ideal figure that suggest strength and authority. In the statue‚ Khafre sits on the body of two stylized lions‚ a symbol of his strength
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businesses which have high purchasing power such as hotel chains‚ successful businessman‚ interiors and real estate businesspeople. 4. Competitive Environment -This kind of business has high level of competition because the companies in the statue or sculpture business have their own manufactures. An another factor is the customers have entered to many shops to compare their prices then make the decision. The example of The Bronzesmith Co’s competitor is Asian enterpriseCo. which locates very
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