Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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“If I give away everything I own so that I may boast but do not have love‚ I gain nothing.” In this verse from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians‚ Paul gives an important message. Paul says to them if you do something just to get others approval and not because you actually care‚ then you gain nothing and it is a waste. If you can’t do something with your heart then it’s not worth doing at all. A kind action should not require recollection or anything in return‚ a kind act should come from your heart
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wooden roofs. Columns had ornamental capitals—the top of the column—in one of three designs. The simplest‚ Doric‚ consisted of columns with plain molded capitals and no base. Ionic capitals were decorated with a pair of scrolls‚ known as volutes. Corinthian capitals‚ the most ornate‚ were decorated with an inverted bell-shaped arrangement of leaves. Prime examples include the Parthenon and Erectheum‚ in Athens. From 100 B.C. to A.D. 365‚ the Romans‚ like the Greeks‚ built many magnificent buildings
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above can be identified by the top part of the column. Doric columns are plain on top. Ionic columns have scrolls and Corinthian has carved stone leaves. We still use these styles in Washington‚ DC; the Lincoln Memorial has Doric columns‚ the Jefferson Memorial has Ionic columns‚ and the Supreme Court has Corinthian columns. Doric Column Ionic Column Corinthian Column
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limestone and marble to construct their temples and buildings. Greek temples were mostly built in the Doric or Ionic orders‚ while the Etruscans used the more primitive Tuscan order. The Doric and Ionic orders are very ornate‚ detailed‚ and aesthetically pleasing. They feature a column with a fluted design‚ which gives the pillar a thinner‚ taller‚ more elegant look. The Tuscan order on the other hand‚ is a very plain design and features columns with a simple base (foundation)‚ capital (crown of
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Symeonoglou states that there is evidence in this temple to show that there are elements that were later a part of the Doric order (Symeonoglou 2011: 56). This indeed a temple of elegant appearance for its proportions‚ even though it is considerable smaller than the temple of Hera I. The temple of Athena has measures of 14.54 by 32.88 meters which‚ corresponds to 44 by 100 ancient
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Law and Order SVU Where’s My Shoe? Bong. Bong. In Barbie Land District of Malibu‚ there’s only one thing that matters in the summer heat. Shoes are status. Shoes are the focal point of an outfit. Shoes are life. Tuesday June 12‚ 2012 Apartment of Teresa Dollface Apt. #126 Louboutin Lane Malibu‚ California Bong. Bong. “Oh my God. Where is my shoe?” Teresa screams panicking. She holds the button down on the remote control that powers her revolving shoe shelf system. Around and around
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a classical building. In the first century BC‚ the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius wrote his ten books of architecture. In these books‚ De Architectura‚ he detailed the Greek and Tuscan orders as a reference point for future architects. In 1563‚ Giacomo da Vignola wrote his treatise‚ The Five Orders of Architecture‚ which was considered to be a guide for architects and builders throughout Europe. During the Renaissance‚ Andrea Palladio (1508-1580)‚ wrote the The Four Books of Architecture
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Greek and Roman both share similarities‚ but have different characteristics and use different construction types. Greek architecture used Post and- Lintel construction‚ while Roman construction dominated in arches‚ domes and vaults. Post and- Lintel construction is evident in the buildings that make up the Acropolis in Greece‚ including the Pantheon and the Temple of Hera‚ which used drums to create columns or rows of columns that used fluting and tapering to make the columns appear to perfectly
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(Herringway 1). Greek architecture is distinguished by its three famous column designs known as the Doric‚ Ionic and Corinthian‚ which consist of decorated pediments with a focus on symmetry. The most perfect example of a Doric structure would be the Parthenon (Figure 1)‚ which is a temple dedicated to Athena located on the acropolis in Athens made 2400 years ago. The Doric order was the first style used and can be best described as being simple and structured. The columns consist of no base and
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