September 24‚ 2011 Formal Analysis: Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx; accession number: 11.185a-d‚f‚g‚x Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx‚ the most complete grave monument of its type to have survived from the Archaic period. 1 The monument is made with marble; the total height is 13 feet and 10 11/16 inches. The monument depicted two young people‚ a
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Grave stele of a little girl Stephanie Sjaastad Nancy Catandella HWA 160L 112 18 November 2013 Ancient Greek art is something to be admired; the accuracy of the figures‚ compared to Egyptian art is commendable. The art works show great depths of emotion and detail. The “Grave stele of a little girl” is a beautiful relief of what appears to be a small child holding two birds. The forearm resembles a young child’s arm because it seems that the “baby fat” is still present‚
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The representation of figures on Greek grave relief is common for the Classical period. By looking at this work of art‚ one may not realize all the underlying beauty and mystery within the meanings foreshadowed in the relief sculpted into the stone. This Grecian relief carving of a “Grave Stele of a Little Girl” represents a sweet and solemn young child who looks down at her two pet birds resembling doves that embrace her‚ welcoming to another life of peace‚ purity‚ and innocence. This Greek piece
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Grave stele of a little girl‚ ca. 450-440 B.C. This Greek sculpture carved with parian marble was found on the island of Paros in 1775 and consists of a young girl wearing a woolen garment with her head bowed giving her farewell to two pet doves. The young girl’s facial expression is strong‚ yet somber while she holds one dove close to her serene face‚ while the other dove rests on the young girl’s left hand (The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000). This sculpture would have been established in
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Claim: The construction industry would crumble without rocks. Rationale: Marble is a renewable resource‚ which means it doesn’t run out‚ that’s one of the reasons of why it is used a lot. it is used in buildings for mostly interior uses‚ but sometimes also exterior uses. It is also used in sculptures. Marble flooring is very popular around the construction industry‚ this is because marble conveys a good visual appearance and has good durability. Though‚ like every material it should be take care
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Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon‚ Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BCE). The monument is 7.4 ft. tall made of diorite rocks. The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901‚ by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran. The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets. The monument is basically a glossy‚ black and a very tough stone. This stele represents the ancient Mesopotamian in the old Babylonian period. It was built to be viewed for
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Merneptah Stele 1. What type of object is the Stele? How will this affect interpretation of what is written in it (e.g the genre of the text‚ implications of that for understanding it as a source for history)? 2. The stele is of importance for its mention of “Israel”. What can the stele tell us about Israel? The Merneptah Stele is an enticing inscription by the Ancient Egyptian king Merneptah discovered in 1896 at Thebes by Flinders Petrie. The inscriptions are put down on a ten foot
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The Grave In Katherine Ann Porter’s “the Grave”‚ she tells the story of an area of land that was once a family’s burial grounds. She tells this story through the eyes of Miranda‚ exploring deep memories from back to the tender age of nine. Miranda recalls a time when her grandmother and grandfather’s remains had been moved due to selling of the family property. The first detailed memory was the day her and her twelve year old brother‚ Paul‚ went back and were exploring the empty burial plots
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The Statue OF A Family Group The Introduction to the World of Art What does that exactly mean? A piece of art usually has two components. The two components consist of form and content. Both components identify the ideal aspects of a particular image. While studying Egypt I was asked to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art. After exploring the Egyptian Gallery I was able to identify the many different components to a particular exhibit. These components include size‚ measurement‚ design‚ text
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Victory Stele of Naram Sin-2250 (2-13) According to Artlex Art Dictionary‚ iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject or the collected images illustrating a subject. It can refer to both content and subject and‚ in art history‚ can represent a visual record of subject matter or historical events (“Iconography”). One of the most significant examples of royal iconography is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (figure 1). A stele is a carved stone block or pillar used to commemorate
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