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    times to even the present now and surely for the future. In older times many different kinds of rulers would use art for their people to relate and follow him depending on how the art was represented. One of these pieces of art is the Augustus of prima porta as well as the shield jaguar and lady xoc piece during later times. Both are art pieces but can represent different ideals in different ways. One of the biggest representations of these pieces is the representation of political authority power.

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    Augustus of Prima Porta In this paper for World Art class‚ I will be discussing the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta from three similar view points of authors‚ taken from art history books. Although they have there similar view points they also have there different ones and I will be discussing that as well. That statue was found in April of 1863 in Villa of Livia‚ near Rome. It was created around the first century dating at about 20 BCE. Today it is located in the Vatican Museum for everyone

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    Ashley Vickrey November 17‚ 2011 Art Survey T&Th. Mrs. Zeilman Spear Bearer Doryphoros by Polykleitos sculptors of the Early and High Classical Greek periods in art strived for perfection in creating the human form. They combined such features such as regular facial features‚ smooth skin‚ and particular body portions into an ideal of perfect beauty. Polykleitos of Argos was a well known sculptor. His aim in sculpting was to produce the perfect human figure using a mathematical equation

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    This paper explores Doryphoros a Greek sculpture by Polykleitos in 450 BC‚ which made an invaluable contribution to the pursuit of perfection in the sculpted human form. The Greek Classical Period (480-323 B.C) produced human sculptures known for their freedom of movement‚ expression and celebration of man’s independent being. It was in the Early and High Classical periods that sculptors strove to achieve perfection of the human form. One major reason touted for this revival of a desire to achieve

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    Greek Sculpture The Doryphoros‚ dates from 450-400 BC‚ it is a Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture and carved by the sculptor Polykleitos. The sculpture shows athleticism at its finest‚ it had a balanced figure with idealized proportions sculpted in the round. Doryphoros is one of the most classic sculptures from the high classical period. The Doryphoros is a very intellectual work. Our appreciation of the work‚ is also influenced

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    Polykleitos‚ a Greek sculptor from the mid-fifth century BCE‚ revolutionized the way sculptures were created thereafter by revealing a new way to look at the human figure. After receiving his education in Argos‚ a school in Greece (Kleiner‚ Mamiya 133)‚ Polykleitos entered a sculpting contest to create an Amazon for the temple of Artemis at Ephesos. Phidias‚ who was famed for his contribution to Greek sculpture‚ had also entered the contest and lost to his younger rival‚ Polykleitos. After this competition

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    Porta Fidei: The Spiritually of the Year of Faith This article is all about the one of the greatest last acts of the pontificate pope Elneritus XIV. It is the declaration of the year of Faith. This was declared on the 11th of October last 2012. A year of faith is the can for us people to re-examine our faith and its importance in our everyday challenges in life. To usher this year of faith‚ Benedict XVI published an Apostolic letter titled Porta Fidei (Door of Faith). The motivation

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    The Doryphoros is one of the most iconic and well known sculptures from the classical period in Greek. It exhbits the characteristics of Classical Greek art all too well‚ as it shows a baby-faced man with a grown man body. Greece at the time tried to idealistically show what a “true man” would look like‚ as shown by the Doryphoros. The man in the sculpture is supposed to symbolize a Greek soldier‚ as Doryphoros means‚ spearbearer. The Greek would idealize all of their soldiers and held them to high

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    clenched at the sides and one foot slightly forward. In contrast‚ Aphrodite is given larger than real-life scale. The Terracotta Statue of the Diadoumenos is a copy of a Greek bronze statue of 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. The pose of the famous statue of the Diadoumenos by Polykleitos is recognizable in this statuette‚ but the slender‚ graceful forms conform to Late Hellenistic period. Beginning with the early Classical period‚ Polykleitos was a well-known sculptor who sought perfection through

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    Media Company Media Prima Bhd had pulled out Ramadan advertisement that aired on 8TV channel after being criticized for being racist. This is regarding a Chinese girl who was noisy‚ wearing revealing and eating publicly which shows disrespect towards Malay people during the particular festive season. (Chieh‚ 2011) Advertising codes are used to control practices that local industry wish to avoid portraying including anti-social content‚ foul language‚ unacceptable images and anti-government. Malaysia

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