Object Analysis: Bust of Ariadne This terracotta bust depicts Ariadne‚ the daughter of King Minos of Crete‚ who helped Theseus through the labyrinth. It is 61 cm tall‚ hand scuplted‚ and has traces of paint indicating it was once fully painted. It was found in Falerii Novi‚ Italy. The sculpture was done in the Classical Etruscan style‚ being heavily influenced by Greek and Roman art. The bust is made of terracotta‚ which was a common material for the Etruscans. The hair is finely detailed‚
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The Terracotta Bell-krater is a bowl for mixing wine and water that originated in Greece during the time period between 750-700 BCE. Known as the Geometric period‚ this piece of art is a perfect example of the Kraters that are commonly found from this period in time. Like the Terracotta Bell-Krater‚ many of these Kraters are very large and are decorated with geometric and linear designs. When viewing the Terracotta Bell-Krater‚ its characteristics such as its lines and color‚ foreshortening‚ and
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Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus. The Birth of Venus painted by Sandro Botticelli from 1484-1486‚ depicts the birth of Venus into the world. The painting shows Venus the goddess of love and beauty coming out of the sea as if she was coming into the human world as a beautiful woman. She is nude in the painting covering one of her breasts with her right hand‚ her left hand holding her long blonde hair‚ which covers her pubic region. The nudity of Venus in this painting shows not the humility of
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Between 1482 and 1485 Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus. The painting is one of the most known works of the Renaissance and a lasting symbol of feminine grace and beauty. Since Renaissance also means “rebirth‚” in the piece‚ Botticelli focuses on the birth of love in the world by depicting a beautiful nude woman coming to life in a tropical landscape. Botticelli’s work now hangs at the Uffizi Gallery‚ a prominent art museum located in central Florence‚ Italy. The unrealistic‚ innocence
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Shanee Ellington Writing 303 Professor Dubuisson March 17‚ 2015 A Greek Mythology Compared to a Disney Classic “Cupid and Psyche" and "Beauty and the Beast" are stories about two beautiful girls with their animal lovers. There are similar motifs that show a close comparison between the two. "Cupid and Psyche" is an old Greek love tale‚ while "Beauty and the Beast" is a Disney tale with a moral story. The female hero in both stories is Psyche and Beauty. They suffer the wrath by no fault but their
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The Greek mythology is the product of the original spirit of the clan society and it is also the earliest European literary form. At the beginning‚ it was passed down from generation to generation though word of mouth; later‚ it was recorded in Homer’s epic and Hesiod’s Theogony and many other ancient Greek poetry‚ drama‚ history and philosophy‚ all of these were reorganized as the ancient Greek mythology. What is more‚ the Greek mythology was divided into two parts‚ the story of Gods and the legend
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The Birth of Venus (1635) ------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Poussin ------------------------------------------------- Sean E. Masih Art History 102 August 25‚ 2013 While the Philadelphia Museum of Art may not house some of the more famous artwork from the Baroque period‚ their acquisition of Poussin’s “Birth of Venus” was nothing short of a savvy purchase. Hungry for Western currency‚ the painting was sold by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1930 under
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Roman History and Culture: Roman Gods and Goddesses A major portion of Roman History and Culture are the Gods and Goddesses of ancient Rome. The Romans deeply believed in mythology and that there was a god for nearly every aspect of life. Many of the gods and goddesses covered more than one aspect of life. There were many major and minor gods that were believed in by the Romans. One of the major deities‚ or Gods‚ of Roman times was the Queen of the Gods‚ Juno. Juno was the daughter of Saturn. She
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My favourite constellation is Virgo‚ one of the Zodiacs‚ because I am one myself‚ in terms of astrology‚ having been born on the 31st of August. Its name is Latin for virgin‚ and its symbol is ♍. Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east‚ it is the second largest constellation in the sky (after Hydra). It can be easily found through its brightest star‚ Spica. According to the Babylonian Mul.Apin‚ which dates from 1000–686 BCE‚ this constellation was known as "The Furrow"‚ representing
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