The Statue of Liberty is among one of the most renowned landmarks of America. Standing 305 feet tall‚ it is truly a beacon of accomplishment of Americans. It was built in the 1880s‚ and still stands today on Liberty Island. There are empowering words at the base of the Statue of Liberty that state “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore” “Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden
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Introduction The Statue of Liberty (officially named‚ Liberty Enlightening the World) is a monument that was gifted to the USA by France and is of a female person that represents Libertas‚ the Roman goddess of freedom. It was declared on the 28th of October 1886 and is situated on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. History Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholin was asked to design a statue to commemorate the 100th birthday of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was a team effort
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created a statue that would last for centuries to come‚ the sculpture of King David stands at the Fidenza Cathedral in Fidenza‚ Italy. This is only one remarkable figure that Antelami has created in his lifetime‚ but it is one that will be looked upon as a useful resource and learning tool for artists to come. This essay will recount information about Benedetto Antelami’s creative contributions to the art world‚ pertinent critiques of the statue of King David‚ comparisons of the King David statue to other
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The city has voted and discussed the removal of statues because they want them gone. The article shows that
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selected is “Statue of a Lion” and has the accession number AO 19520‚ AO 19824. "Statue of a Lion” originated from Mari; however‚ it is currently housed in The Louvre. Showcased in the piece I have chosen are characteristics that aid classifying this object as a 2nd millennium B.C. Mesopotamian art. Characteristics that support its classification are the physical features‚ purpose‚ and comparanda works. Damaged artifacts can appear to have diminutive value‚ this mind frame is obsolete. “Statue of a Lion”
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When approaching gallery 166 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I couldn’t help but notice the magnificent sculpture of the “Bronze statue of Camillus (acolyte).” As I began to study some background information on the early Imperial period of Roman culture‚ one would learn that there was an evident revival. The Romans were building at a fast pace and religious sacrifices were becoming more common. Throughout this Roman period‚ a Camillus (male) or Camilla (female) was the freeborn child of the religious
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art has been either destroyed and repurposed to create new art‚ or for war ammunition. The purpose of this essay is to show the link between the repurposing bronze statues and schools cutting art and design programs from schools‚ as well as the drastic consequences of doing so. In ancient Greece‚ it was very common to have bronze statues melted down to create ammunition for war or other weapons. Due to this there are pieces of history that are lost forever. Even today there are techniques and works
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friendship between the two. The Statue of Liberty‚ also known as Lady Liberty‚ is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. She symbolizes democracy and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Located in the Port of New York and New Jersey is the Statue of Liberty‚ built by Gustave Eiffel‚ to fabricate the symbol of freedom. Standing at the entrance of the harbor‚ Lady Liberty welcomes arriving immigrants before reaching the United States. Directly behind the Statue of Liberty is Ellis Island
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beliefs. During the Paleolithic and Neolithic era studies suggest humans began to progressively engage in religious behavior. Venus figurines are small statues of woman and they have been referred to as the “mother of goddess”. This indicates an immense possibility that women were worshipped or at the least highly admired. Some would say that these statues represent actual women. On the contrary‚ there are rarely any paintings found dating back to this time of humans‚ besides human hands. Would an entire
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Society is a glass statue hanging on the edge of a cliff. It is only held on by thin strings that keep it from crashing. If one string was cut‚ society would slip and crack. These crucial strings are held tightly in place by an anchor. That anchor is respect. If respect were uprooted all the strings would fail and the glass statue would topple and shatter on the ground. A bad society is one without respect. Without respect people would do whatever they wanted because they would not care if
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