Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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Alex Skolnik November 23‚ 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6’4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind‚ the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs‚ and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no pupils
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Timken Art Museum Of the many art museums in San Diego‚ California‚ I decided to visit the Timken Museum. It is located in Balboa Park. My trip to the museum was great. There were many events going on. Instead of the trip being boring and plain‚ it was cheerful and fun. The Timken Museum was very nice and had many great works of art. While being there‚ everyone got to individually look at the pieces of art. It was not a tour like how you usually see in movies. I got to look at each painting for
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When I think about Virginia Commonwealth University‚ three words come to mind: diversity‚ excellence and opportunity. Attending such a college as VCU will not only help me educationally‚ but it will also help shape up many different aspects of my life for many years to come. From the variety of classes to the incredible diversity‚ VCU has the potential to shape my college years. Since I was four years old‚ I have always dreamt of living in the city. However‚ my dream was short lived seeing as how
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"Reclining Pan in the St. Louis Art Museum" Reclining Pan (St. Louis Art Museum‚ 138:1947) also known as Drunken Satyr‚ a marble sculpture modeled by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli in early 16th century‚ is portraying Pan‚ the god of the woods‚ fields‚ and flocks in the reclining position. The sculpture was owned by the powerful Barberini Family in Rome‚ then purchase by St. Louis Art Museum in1947.1 Reclining Pan at the St. Louis Art Museum under discussion presents a commanding image of the
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The Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh‚ India. On June 2nd and 3rd 2008‚ I was conducted my research on this site. I come from a multicultural family who always appreciated both the visual and perceptual meaning of art. When I was growing up‚ my family would encourage us (me and my younger siblings) to acknowledge the concept and beauty of the efforts that one expressed in their collection‚ whatever it may be. That has inspired me so much that I paint as well as sketch‚ from time
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C.A.P. The Conference on Art and Art Projects (Non-profit organization) C.A.P. was founded in 1994‚ when eleven artists met up to discuss about an ideal art museum. The ideas were pitched to the city of Kobe‚ which planned on founding a new art museum by then. A contemporary‚ unconventional museum was visualised‚ a vivid space for regional art production and communication‚ sharply contrasting museums exhibiting representative works by institutionalized artists. Tragically‚ Kobe was struck by the
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When I went to the art museum‚ I had no idea that I would come into contact with one of my favorite Impressionists artists. I spent hours walking through the museum‚ gallery after gallery. Each piece was beautifully created. I saw portraits‚ prints‚ sculptures‚ all eccentric in their own way. My family‚ quickly paced‚ moved through the maze of colors with lightning speed. As for me‚ each one had an intricate story and detail that I was determined to learn. Turning the corner‚ I stopped in my tracks
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Chapter 4 defining the project • Review Questions 1 – 6 • Exercises 3‚ 7 Review Questions 1. What are the six elements of a typical scope statement? a. Project objective b. Deliverables c. Milestones d. Technical requirements e. Limits and exclusions f. Reviews with customer. 2. What questions does a project objective answer? What would be an example of a good project objective? The project objectives answers what‚ when‚ and how much. To replace
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Art Exhibition Re-Do 12/05/12 The Museum of Art Institute in Chicago The second-largest art museum in the country‚ the Art Institute houses treasures and masterpieces from around the globe‚ including a fabulous selection of both impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. The theme I decided to pick was called the Holiday Thorne room. The Holiday Thorne room has the most magnificent displays including descriptions of holiday objects that were labeled as historic from previous ownerships
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