Final Project: Time Traveling Art Historian Book Chapters With great excitement this book is written to share my analysis of artwork from the three time periods that I was so fortunate to visit during my recent time travels. The first time period I visited was the Italian Renaissance. The beautiful architecture of the Renaissance reflects symmetry‚ proportion‚ and geometry similar to the architecture from ancient Rome. The second time period I visited was the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The religious
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king’s mother or his wife‚ as marriage only took place for political reason. The pharoahs role of being content with god and his‚ “divine right to rule‚”(48) therefore has been ‚”consider a god.” (48) The male in the statue is Menkaure the son of Khafre‚ as he represents the stereotype of man of the house. His straightforward posture and left foot forward signify his power. This position also gives a strict and independent look by the V shaped torso and broad shoulders. The artist depicts Menkaure
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symbolic depiction of the power of the Pharaoh. So what is the purpose of the Sphinx? The Sphinx proudly lies 6 miles west of Cairo‚ the capital city of Egypt‚ and has been said to be built for the purpose of protecting or guarding the pyramid of Khafre (Chefren) in Giza. By combining the head of a God or Pharaoh with the body of a lion‚ the Sphinx gracefully symbolizes the King’s power and wisdom. Carved out of sandstone and limestone‚ the statue lays 260 feet long‚ and reaches a height of 65
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Giza. These pyramids are well known for their size and for being the best preserved. There are 10 total pyramids at Giza. The three largest pyramids were made for kings between 2600 and 2500 BCE. The largest was made for King Khufu‚ second for king Khafre‚ and third was for king Menkaure. Near king Khafre’s pyramids is a
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Mysteries of the Pyramids of Giza October 18 2014 Thomas Wade HUM 111 The largest pyramid ever built‚ King Khufu’s‚ is often called the Great Pyramid. It lies in the desert west of Giza‚ accompanied by the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure (Khufu’s son and grandson). The Great Pyramid was built during Khufu’s reign (2551 BC-2528 BC). In building Khufu’s pyramid‚ the architects used techniques developed by earlier pyramid builders. They selected a site at Giza on a relatively flat area of bedrock—not
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As an Egyptian Artist‚ my art is for religion‚ the gods‚ and my king. Most of my work isn’t intended to be seen‚ but for the purpose of comfort for the dead. Sometimes they were even a form of communication between us and the gods. However‚ in this new world of Greece‚ I have learned that art is for expression‚ and they seem to appreciate and value life. Greeks have figured out movement and are honest to the human forms in art‚ unlike back home. They smoothly cut away from marble stones and consistently
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INTRODUCTION The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. They are known to be one of the seven wonders of the modern world. There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country’s Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara‚ northwest of Memphis. The earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser which was built during the third dynasty
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The Great Pyramids were used as a tomb for the pharaoh. The pharaoh could decide how he wanted it to be made before his death. Many of the pharaoh’s spent many years planning their pyramid. The Great Pyramids were made for the pharaohs Khufu‚ Khafre‚ and Menkahre. Inside these giant tombs were objects and paintings that shed light on their specific lifestyles. King Tut’s mask
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01.15.2014 B.C.E. = C.E. B.C = A.D. Form - the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional
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where it ends in small curls‚ and long ringlets framing its face. The ears‚ however‚ are a bull’s. There is a small group of these recumbent bulls dating from the Neo-Sumerian period (around 2150-2000 BC)‚ one of which is inscribed with the name of Gudea‚ the Second Dynasty ruler of Lagash. A shape of a recumbent lion with a head turns to the side and stretched forelegs parallel to each other appeared also on some Greek recumbent lion statues date back to the 6th century BC. The same shape appeared
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