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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destroyed during the fight. Jason‚ Piper‚ and Leo are told that they are demigods and are taken back to Camp Half-Blood where they meet other Greek demigod children like themselves. There‚ Leo is revealed as a son of Hephaestus‚ Piper as a daughter of Aphrodite and Jason as a son of Zeus‚ though Hera tells him he is her champion. Jason later discovers that he is the full brother of Zeus’s demigod daughter Thalia Grace‚ who is a Hunter of Artemis. Shortly after they arrive‚ the three are given a quest to
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Watteau’s island in “Embarkation for Cythera” is inspired by a small island of the Ionian Islands‚ legendarily known as the origin for the Greek goddess of love‚ Aphrodite. Watteau uses a head on angle to draw his audience’s attention to the main subjects of the painting.2 Three couples are absorbed in private interaction‚ positioned next to a statue of a naked goddess adorned with bright flowers. It was typical for a rococo painting to be faintly erotic‚ which demonstrates the rococo style’s movement away
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ocean. There is an assistant ready to cover Venus and personified zephyrs blowing the goddess to shore. This is the first time someone who is not from the Bible‚ was shown naked‚ and it is an idealism of beauty found from an Ancient Greek statue portraying Aphrodite. This painting brings to light the admiration of Greece and Rome‚ accentuating the recovery of knowledge and provoking thought and
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close tie to the Iliad and Greek gods and heroes. This can be seen when visiting the castles gardens. The gardens have statues and temples dedicated to Apollo‚ Zeus‚ sphinxes‚ and Athena. The placement of the statues in a garden in Germany shows the effect and values of the Greek people transpiring through time. The garden was created as a place to go and relax and reflect and the statues and temples serve to remind visitors to the garden of the values they stand for. The Iliad was a very influential
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8" high. Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston. Enlarge [+] This sculpted male figure‚ known as the Mantiklos Apollo‚ dates to 700-680 BCE. Unfortunately‚ the part below the knees is now destroyed. Although it is a representation of a complete male nude‚ the statue is in miniature‚ measuring only eight inches high. A hole in his left hand
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Promachos‚ the Lemnian Athena‚ and the colossal Athena Parthenos for the Parthenon) and the colossal seated Zeus for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia” (Britannica). His last major project‚ the statue of Zeus‚ is considered one of his greatest masterpieces‚ along with the Athena Parthenos. After completing the statue of Zeus‚ Phidias died less than a year later in 430 b.c. More than 2000 years later‚ architect Henry Bacon toured Europe and was inspired by the buildings he saw in Greece‚ including those
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Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia‚ who’s Roman name is Mercury. Hermes was the messenger of Zeus‚ guide of dead souls to the underworld and is the god of trade‚ travel‚ theft‚ sports and athletes. Hermes siblings were Ares‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ Artemis‚ Aphrodite‚ Dionysus‚ Hebe‚ Heracles‚ Helen of Troy‚ Hephaestus‚ Perseus‚ Minos‚ the Muses and the Graces. Hermes was not married but had 6 children‚ Pan‚ Hermaphroditus‚ Tyche‚ Abderus‚ Autolycus and Angelia. The symbols that are associated with Hermes are
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large limestone statues were usually made as dedications to the gods or as grave markers. They could be found at funeral monuments outside of the city walls. Among the earliest examples of the type‚ the kouros in the Metropolitan Museum reveals Egyptian influence in both its pose and proportions2. The statues of the Archaic period were not always made to depict specific individuals. Instead‚ they exemplified the ancient Greek ’s new view of beauty and perfection. They were always statues of young men
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1. This is the Greek word for "city‚" used to designate the independent city-states of ancient Greece. A) polis B) aulos C) ethos D) hubris Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 2. This is a type of standing male statue‚ always shown nude. A) kouros B) paean C) kythara D) kore Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 3. One of the Greek orders of architecture‚ elaborate and graceful in style‚ it features columns that have capitals decorated with volutes. A) Ionic
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