The biggest difference between the two is the variation of the medium. Michelangelo David uses the white marble‚ and Verrocchio uses bronze. Michelangelo had a deep understanding of the complexity of the human anatomy. Therefore‚ he was able to make it look anatomically correct. The detail in the body of Michelangelo’s David further shows his knowledge in human anatomy. He details the
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seen in the Kritios Boy (ca 480 BC). The function of sculptures during this period was mostly to glorify gods and athletes usually depicted as male nudes. One of the most renowned sculptures of an athlete from that period is Polykleitos’ Doryphoros a bronze original (ca 450 BC) that now only exists in marble copies. Polykleitos made it to serve as a standardization for future sculptures. He intended to perfect the human being using the contrapposto pose as well as measuring the body to be able to fit
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Cited: Primary Sources Hardy‚ Grant. Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo. 28-218. Print. Strassler‚ Robert B. The Landmark Herodotus. Print Secondary Sources Beers‚ Michael E. "Herodotus and Sima Qian Introduction Summary." (2013): 1-3. Print. Martin‚ Thomas R. "Introduction." Herodotus and Sima Qian. Boston:
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Necklace and The Venus of Dolni Vestonice share the same symbolism‚ aesthetics‚ and time period‚ but have physical differences. The artwork Standing Female Figure Wearing a Strap and a Necklace is from the Early and Middle Bronze. Her height‚ portraying the women of the Bronze Age‚ is twenty-seven centimeter and
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Cuba is filled with color‚ contrast‚ and ideology‚ not only in their art‚ but their way of life. Below are a couple of photos that speak to the processes of art from the photo itself and what the photo is illustrating. Mural de la Prehistoria Contrary to the name‚ this painting is not thousands of years old. In fact‚ it’s not even hundreds of years old. This mural‚ one of the largest in the world‚ sits outside of Vinales‚ Cuba and explains the biology of life from the island. This piece of
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Introduced by a mission from Korea in 552 C.E.‚ Buddhism has long been a central theme in Japanese artwork. Since the king of Paekche‚ a kingdom in the South East of the Korean peninsula‚ first gave the Japanese emperor a bronze Buddha statue‚ the Buddhist art forms that were periodically introduced from China and Korea were tempered in the crucible of local custom and usage‚ to yield a rich tradition of religious art. The role of Buddhism in Japan was greatly amplified during the life and reign
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area to the right of the ticket booth you notice statue is positioned right in front of a large‚ square‚ glass mirror. The statue in front of the mirror gives it the sense of past‚ present and future. When looking at it from behind you also notice it toga‚ and how gentle and light it appears to be. Despite the statue being made of complete bronze‚ it still retained the appearance of being an actual toga. The illusionistic texture is what gives this statue a “breath of life”. The Works meaning seems as
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ now destroyed; they were built for the queen Amhuia‚ in 600 b. C. They were built atop of a vaulted building‚ and the highest of them was supposed to be at 300 ft. from the ground! Another proud member of the list is the Statue of Zeus‚ at Olympia. The only references that we have are now in some old coins‚ but it is said that it was more than 40 ft. high. It was made of gold and ivory. Now we have the Temple of Artemis‚ or Diana. This temple has columns that measure
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stocky‚ with broad shoulders and thickly muscled arms and legs. Either because he was a warrior in the Spartan form‚ or maybe even just a well trained athlete. The Spear Bearer was created out of bronze; this was used more at the time because it had the ability to show more movement than in marble. This statue was one of the earliest to be shown in the fully developed contraposto position. This technique makes it look to be relaxed but yet a certain tension is there and he is ready to spring into action
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DOMUS AUREA After the reign of Augustus came four emperors from the Julio-Claudian line‚ Nero being the last of these four. These emperors tried to not only to esteem Augustus but to construct and leave their own legacy within the Roman Empire. In this time‚ emperors usually sponsored the building of new aqueducts‚ temples‚ theaters‚ curie‚ and fora. They also built lavish fortresses for their own living and employed the most renowned architects and artist in Rome. The Domus Aurea‚ Nero’s
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