in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought that the statue stood for a more positive representation and for humans to open
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Greeks‚ they had the wisdom to use the familiar Greek arch structure. The Colosseum is located in Rome‚ Italy. It began to be built in 72 AD. It was completed in 80 AD under Emperor Titus. Experts seem to think that the name came from the bronze statue of Nero (named Colossus Neronis) that was nearby. The Romans were the first to use concrete. This is a very strong building material. Its seating capacity was 55‚000. This had to be a very large facility to be able to hold that many people
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project was to build himself a brand new palace which he named Domus Aurea‚ “The Golden House.” Plans for this 200-acre Greek style palace stretching from Palatine to Esquiline Hill included architectural feats and a 120 Roman foot high bronze statue of Nero. This statue‚ named the Colossus Neronis‚ was to be built
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of Trafalgar‚ which took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal navy and the navies of France and Spain‚ and was Britain’s most significant naval victory of the War of the Third Coalition (Lambert). Trafalgar Square is the home of many statues dedicated to some of Britain’s greatest military leaders‚ most of which date back to the 19th century. The first thing I noticed when I arrived at Trafalgar Square is the massive pillar located at the centre of the square. This is Nelson’s Column
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Two religious traditions that are involved with art‚ music and performance are Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism started in northern India‚ later spreading to other parts of Asia‚ and encompasses the idea of spiritual development towards the Buddha. The religion follows many scriptures and philosophies‚ including the Four Noble Pillars and the Three Jewels. Hinduism started in India‚ later becoming prevalent in South Asia‚ and revolves around the way of life and becoming one with nature and the Earth
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Constantin Brancusi The biggest sculptor of the XXth century‚ Constantin Brancusi the central figure in the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstractization is considered to be the father of modern sculpture. The uniqueness of his sculptures comes from their elegance and the sensible use of his materials combining the simplicity of popular Romanian art and the elegant Parisian avangardism. The most important characteristics of Brancusi’s art are probably the verticality‚ horizontality
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forms of media. Its most popular mediums were coins and sculptures but they were also done in paintings‚ glass‚ and gems. These were done in various materials such as for example; the sculptures were made with the use of marble‚ terracotta and even bronze. With portraiture being done through various mediums‚ it can be noted how it had both uses for the public such as it appearing on coins and of course for their own private uses or display. Roman portraiture constantly had changing styles‚ which
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1.course introduction 2.The Chronology of Greek hx BC (before Christ) 3000 2000 1000 480_______/AD (year of our Lord latin)_________2013 1/1 7000-3000 Neolithic/New stone age-- 3000-2100 Early bronze age 2100-1600 Middle bronze age 1600-1200 late bronze age 1200-750/700 Dark age/Iron age (1200 about troy timeline) writing reemerges in the 700-800 getting out of the dark ages. 750/700-480 Archaiac period (ends with persion destruction of athens) 480-323 Classical period
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ENGLISH TOPIC |TT |FESTIVAL |SPECIAL |WHEN |WHERE |ACTIVITIES |MEANING | |1 |Da Lat flower |- The capital of Lam Dong province|Spring time |Dalat city‚ Lam Dong |The grand opening ceremony full of meaningful cultural performances |Đà Lạt Flower Festival is a chance for the
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Rodin also placed various sculptures of his others works into the Gates of Hell including The Thinker‚ the Three Shades‚ Fleeting Love‚ and I am Beautiful to name a few. (Elsen‚ 1985) History of the Gates of Hell Rodin was asked to build a monumental bronze doors for a new museum of arts. Although‚ Rodin was allowed to decide what to base the doors after and Rodin choose Dante’s Inferno as a theme. Within the Gates of Hell there are hundreds of small figures arranged in a manner to visualize the hell
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