April 12‚ 2012 Art History Clash of the Titans (1981) Cultural Accuracy The classic cinematic masterpiece “The Clash of the Titans” tells the tale of Perseus‚ one of the first great hero’s of ancient Greece. The film has excellent set and costume design with very accurate depictions of ancient Greek culture. From comparing the art and architecture featured in the film to the examples we learned about in class and other examples I found myself‚ the film appears to be set around the high to
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Renaissance: the development of linear perspective and other techniques of rendering a more natural reality in painting‚ and gradual but widespread educational reform . In politics the Renaissance contributed the development of the conventions of diplomacy‚ and in science an increased reliance on observation. Renaissance scholars employed the humanist method in study‚ and searched for realism and human emotion in art Florentine painters led byMasaccio strove to portray the human form realistically
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visually stimulating. It is made of white and grey marble. The Arch in reality contains three separate arches‚ with a large central arch and the two on either side being more narrow and short. These two smaller arches are known as fornixes. Between the arches are four Corinthian-style columns‚ with one on either extreme end‚ and the other two between the inner side of each fornix and the outer sides of the main arch. These columns are a different kind of marble‚ and have a more yellow hue. Each column has
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Following this event in 20 BCE‚ the Augustus of Prima Porta cuirass statue was created. This breast plate and armor combined Classical Greek and Roman Republic ideas. The youthfulness corresponded with the Greek style‚ while the greatly detailed armor was true to the Romans. A Roman piece of artwork known as the Equestrian
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myth that taught us right from wrong is about Athena. Athena made the right choice and went with Hercules to defeat a bird that was called‚ Stymphalian. Because she made the right choice‚ she helped Hercules kill the bird. Hercules became a well-known character that taught people about heroes‚ and how people should do good things. Even today‚ in the modern world‚ movies have been made about Hercules. He can still help to show how to be a hero and that you should do good things in
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arch is the sculptural relief‚ Spoils from the Temple of Solomon which told the story of Titus returning from Judea and carrying a Menorah from the temple of Solomon. The arch itself shows the emperors ascension as a divine figure. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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was built in Ancient Rome and is made of marble . Although the creator of this sarcophagus is unknown‚ it is known that it was made for a wealthy owner.[1] At the museum this piece of art really stood out to me because it showed a type of realism in it. The carvings on the side made the sarcophagus feel three dimensional unlike most art at the current time that were mostly two dimensional. It is approximately 7 feet long ‚ 3 feet tall‚ and made of marble. There is a lot of detail carved into it
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Poseidon’s Appearance: Poseidon is a bearded‚ older man usually pictured with seashells and other sealife. Poseidon often holds a trident. If he has no attribute‚ he can sometimes be confused with statues of Zeus‚ who is also presented similarly in art... and they are brothers. Poseidon’s Symbol or Attribute: The three-pronged trident. He is associated with horses‚ seen in the crashing of waves on the shore. He is also believed to be the force behind earthquakes‚ an odd expansion of
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into the world of forged art and illegally exported pieces of art from their original countries‚ and it does quite a good job of telling the story. The article’s first main issue discussed in the article is about The Getty Kouros‚ a life-size marble statue go a male figure standing nude‚ and whether or not the piece is fake‚ or even stolen art. The article then gives you good information on what exactly “faking it” is in the art industry‚ and how forgers would go about doing it. This really helps
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Early Italian Room This fresco depicting Hercules comes from the artist’s own house in Borgo Sansepolcro. The image of the ancient hero was originally positioned in the upper corner of a room‚ with its right edge bordering a wall‚ which explains the steep perspective. Hercules stands at a threshold. Beyond‚ we can see a ceiling with wooden beams decorated with foliage. Piero della Francesca chose to portray Hercules as a youth‚ rather than as the bearded and muscle-bound figure familiar in ancient
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