eyes‚ and when a little boy brought her a plate with a slice of marble-cake on it she spoke to him. “ That would be acceptable‚” she said. But when she went to take it there was just her own hand in the air” (2). It seems that the stresses of the journey along with the deteoration of her body due to old age are taking a toll on Phoenix. As Phoenix is walking through a field she spots a figure in the distance that appears to be dancing in the wind. The first thought that comes to her mind is that
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the partially reconstructed large ziggurat of Ur ( ca 2100 BCE) are two examples of the accomplishments of the Sumerians in architecture. Female head (Inanna)‚ from Uruk (modern Warka)‚ Iraq‚ ca. 3200-3000 BCE. Marble‚ 8″ high. National Museum of Iraq‚ Baghdad. The white marble used for this female head would have been imported at great cost as fine stones for carving were scarce and used sparingly. It’s possible the statue is an image of Inanna since it was found in the sacred precinct of
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Discuss the influence of John Ruskin on architecture in the British Isles in 19th Century * Introduction * Born on 8th February 1819 and was leading English art critic of Victorian Era. * Also an art patron‚ draughtsman‚ water colourist and philanthropist. * His writing styles and literary forms were varied; penning essays and treatises‚ poetry and lectures‚ letters and even a fairy tale. * His elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art was later
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The Greeks sculpted a Kouro‚ a male‚ and Kore‚ a female. The figures demonstrated the Greeks’ social expectations of the sexes in their culture. The marble Kouros‚ from Attica‚ Greece‚ ca. 600 BCE‚ copies the actions of Egyptian statues. He is nude and has his hair braided. He is facing forward stepping with his left foot is in front of his right foot. Peplos Kore‚ from Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca
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carefully keep them up. The best examples are their queen‚ money system‚ their weights and measures. There are many customs and some of them are very old. There is‚ for example‚ the Marble Championship‚ where the British Champion is crowned; he wins a silver cup known among folk dancers as Morris Dancing. Morris Dancing is an event where people‚ worn in beautiful clothes with ribbons and bells‚ dance with handkerchiefs or big sticks in their hands‚ while traditional music- sounds. Great Britain is
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Upper Paleolithic Period of time (42‚000 – 8‚000 BCE) reaching to our contemporary artists of today. One of the most representing works to the Eclecticism period‚ a sculpture was titled “UGOLINO AND HIS SONS”. It was done in 1861 CE using Saint-Béat marble. It has a size of approximately (78.75 in. x 59 in. x 43.5 in.)‚ height to width to depth ratio. The sculpture was done by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux‚ a French sculptor and painter who was born in Valenciennes‚ Nord‚ and part of northern France in 1827
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the Danube River. The upper carvings of the Column are difficult to see from the ground. In order to eliminate shadow and increase the legibility of the whole‚ the carving is very low relief. When the Column was originally built‚ color was added with metal accessories. The Column presently stands as a white marble monolith with only ruins representing the remainder of the Forum. Emperor Trajan was born Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajanus in 53 CE in Spain. Because the previous Emperor‚ Nerva‚ was extremely
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“”Empty fantasies” these myths certainly are not. On the contrary‚ they contain much more that is real than if they were reporting that which had once occurred”.1 This quote by Walter F. Otto in his book‚ Dionysus: Myth and Cult‚ though used for a specific example‚ articulately and briefly explains why we read myths at all. They tell us not only about the people of the time‚ but also about ourselves. Through myths we can learn about a culture’s values‚ about why we choose to or not to devote our
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overlooking the orchestra and often wrapped around a large portion of the orchestra. The orchestra‚ literally meaning ‘dancing space’‚ was normally circular. It was a level space where the chorus would dance‚ sing‚ and interact with the actors who were on the stage. The earliest orchestras were only made of hard earth‚ but in the Classical period some orchestras began to be paved with marble and other materials. In the centre of the orchestra was the altar. The chorus did not use the altar as part of their
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Cave Paintings LASCAUX CAVE/ THE AXIAL GALLEY LASCAUX CAVE CAVERNE DE NIAUX (ARIEGE) THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE LAYERED ABOVE OTHERS The First Artists Prehistoric Art is a term used to describe the artistic depictions of a people who haven’t yet implemented writing into their culture. The appearance of written word dates back to the Sumerians (3250 BC) and their use of pictographs‚ small pictures that tell their story‚ describe their lives‚ and record the data they
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