of Brazilian Christianity‚ the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.[2] It is made of reinforced Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa designed the statue; it was sculpted by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski.[9] The face of the statue was created by the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida‚ born in Galaţi‚ in 1892. He studied sculpture at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Bucharest‚ than he continued his studies for three years in Italy where he gained also a prize with his sculpture
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As we would expect there are some differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and
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Cave Paintings LASCAUX CAVE/ THE AXIAL GALLEY LASCAUX CAVE CAVERNE DE NIAUX (ARIEGE) THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE LAYERED ABOVE OTHERS The First Artists Prehistoric Art is a term used to describe the artistic depictions of a people who haven’t yet implemented writing into their culture. The appearance of written word dates back to the Sumerians (3250 BC) and their use of pictographs‚ small pictures that tell their story‚ describe their lives‚ and record the data they
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or artist there is a common name that comes to mind- Michelangelo. As an artist‚ he created works of art that some have describe as works of sublime beauty. He was a talented artist with many outlets of creativity. One of these outlets was as a sculptor. He created the famous David as well as other statues. Another of his outlets was the fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. These works of arts still survive after hundred of years of crime‚ wars‚ and pollution. Michelangelo lived during the
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1665-1667 (Wikipedia Contributors). The church was constructed in an undulating rhythm of architectural elements within a basic geometric plan. It’s one of the most notable examples of Baroque architecture. The artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini was a sculptor‚ painter and architect and a formative influence as an outstanding exponent of the Italian Baroque. Bernini was born in Naples‚ Italy during which time Italy economy was thieving and numerous
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perfection in the sculpted human form. The Greek Classical Period (480-323 B.C) produced human sculptures known for their freedom of movement‚ expression and celebration of man’s independent being. It was in the Early and High Classical periods that sculptors strove to achieve perfection of the human form. One major reason touted for this revival of a desire to achieve more realism in the human form was the conceptualization of Democracy in Athens in the fifth century. With this‚ came a renewed creative
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body parts because they are so emphasized taking the viewer away from the face and the arms of the object to look at the overall meaning of why these parts are enlarged. It is clear that the sculptor did not go for naturalism with oversized proportions and shapes and also common with Paleolithic art‚ the sculptor did not carve any facial features. “Another characteristic of Paleolithic “Venus” figurines is the lack of feet. In a archaeological report of her finding‚ the Willendorf sculpture is described
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By comparing the two sculptures of Khafre‚ image 3-11 ca. 2520-2494 BCE (1)‚ with the statue of Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)‚ image 5-40 ca. 450-440 BCE (2) you get a true sense of the evolution of art‚ from Pharaonic Egypt to Classical Athenian Greece two millennia later. This was not just a revolution in art but also philosophy‚ which transported itself into not only the types sculptures created but also the style used by their creators. For example‚ the statue of Khafre sits lifeless and majestic
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Maya Ying Lin By: Srivarshini Parameswaran Maya Lin is one of the most modern architects you probably have ever known. Maya Lin was born on October 5‚ 1959 in Athens‚ Ohio. She was also an artist and a sculptor. The book Boundaries was also by her. Maya designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982‚ the Civil Rights Memorial in 1989‚ Groundswell in 1995‚ The Wave Field in 1995‚ Flutter in 2005‚ and other great projects. Maya’s mother was a poetry writer
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Silvia Dupuy Art: 101 Art Appreciation Instructor: Linda King April 29‚ 2013 With being talented artists of the renaissance both Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci had the dream of bringing art to its original form but with different perspectives on how to portray their art‚ Michelangelo and Leonardo demonstrated their creations differently? Michelangelo was borne on March 6‚ 1475 in Caprice Italy‚ his full mane was Michelangelo di Lodonico Buonarroti
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