Meliksetian Art 101 August 7‚ 2013 The two art works that I’m going to be talking about are Statue of Venus (the Mazarin Venus)‚ and Gravestone with a Woman and Her Attendant. The Statue of Venus is from the Roman culture‚ it’s located in the room called The Art of the Trojan War. It’s located in the center of the room is the first thing you see once you enter the room‚ on the left side of the statue in the left corner you see The Relief with Achilles‚ Thetis‚ and Worshippers. Gravestone with a
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The United States Marine Corps Memorial “bka” Iwo Jima Statue is one the world’s most impactful monuments is built to symbolize the honor we give to our countries men who have fallen protecting the United States of America. This symbolic concrete cast bronze structure was created by‚ Felix de Weldon in memory of the American Marines who fallen for our country since 1775 dedicated in 1954. Standing at thirty-two feet tall and a flag pole of sixty-feet tall. The Swedish granite base it stands upon
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Analysis of Emma Lazarus’ Statue of Liberty Poem X Maxwell Wallace Maxwell Wallace has been a professional freelance copywriter since 1999. His work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. An avid surfer‚ Wallace enjoys writing about travel and outdoor activities throughout the world. He holds a Bachelor of Science in communication and journalism from Suffolk University‚ Boston. "The New Colossus" is a sonnet by the late American poet‚ Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). 1. Significance
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REDEEMER STATUE. Next‚ Brazil is the home to the World’s biggest Rain forest; Amazon Rain forest. In Addition‚ Brazil has one of the best soccer team in the world because of their successes and support. These three things play a main role in Brazil’s Economy. Brazil is not only home to the world’s biggest Rain forest or the world’s best soccer team it is also the home to one of the Wonders of the World. The Christ the Redeemer Statue is a statue of Jesus Christ. This statue is one
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Statues are erected to reflect and / or represent an event or character that it depicts. The St. Catherines City Hall statue‚ erected in 1886‚ represents a militia member from the Winnipeg 90th division named Private Alexander Watson. The statue of Private Alexander Watson should be taken down as it does not represent what was once intended. Also‚ there are other concerns that support the removal of the statue‚ with the restoration price being one of them. As well‚ modern thinking about Louis Riel
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scheme of the poem is not the traditional Italian Petrarchan form but it is similar‚ using the form ABACADEDFEGHGH. The name of the poem is symbolic of a famous pharaoh by the name of Ramses who was known as Ozymandias to the Greeks‚ in which the statue in the poem is representative of. The poem starts in the first person‚ “I” but then immediately switches focus to recalling a story from the “traveller from an antique land.” The traveler then becomes the subject of the rest of the poem. We are
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two works of ancient art‚ the statue of Zeus and the statue of the Good Shepherd. Both statues are beautiful examples of the ideal image of their times. The first piece of art that I analyzed is the statue of Zeus. The larger than life bronze statue was created around 460BC that depicts the early religious beliefs in Gods. The statue of bronze differed from ones that came before it because it was not made of the normal marble that was used on most statues. The statue of Zeus couldn’t be made out
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Gianlorenzo Bernini "Apollo and Daphne" The statue "Apollo and Daphne" was made by the artist Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ the statue was commisioned in 1622 by the Borghese family and was completed in 1625. The statue is roughly 243 cm tall and is located at the Galleria Borghese‚ Rome. Bernini was a Italian sculptor‚ architect and painter who lived from 1598 till 1680. At first he worked in the late Mannerist tradition but left this style and helped create a new style that had more emotional and psychological
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One of my favorite pieces of art that we have studied so far is the statue Kritios Boy. I am very intrigued by the background history of this statue. It is believed to have been created by the sculptor Kritios hence the name of the statue. The Kritios Boy is one of the first statues to focus on how a person actually stands. The term for this is contrapposto. According to Google‚ Contrapposto is an Italian word meaning counterpose. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure with most
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six lines). The poem is about a person who met a traveler in the desert and was told about a statue. In this context‚the traveler is a book‚and the person is the reader of that book. The statue represents Ozymandias‚ an Egyptian Pharaoh. Ozymandias is an arrogant king who considered himself as the most powerful and superior being. In the sestet‚ through the inscription on the pedestal of his statue‚ Ozymandias portrays how he is so arrogant by saying that he is the king of kings‚ and that no one
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