tying a fillet around his head). It is a statue of a naked young robust man adorning his head with a diadem. The stone sculpture stands at about seventy three inches high. It’s about a size of an average man. It is a magnificent statue carved out of marble and very well replicated by an unknown Roman artist. Dated from the Flavian period‚ A.D. 69-96‚ the Roman marble sculpture of the Diadoumenos was influenced by an original Greek bronze statue produced by Polykleitos. The Greek sculptor Polykleitos
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“Killing Time” by Ricky Swallow “Killing time” by Ricky Swallow is a Sculpture of a old table with all sorts of fishing utensils and types of fish on top that are all carved out of laminated Jelutong‚ maple and is 108 x 184 x 118cm and it is relatable by the audience of 1970 because that was the time that inspired him‚ when he’s dad would come home and put a whole heap of fish on the table from the days catch. Ricky is a fantastic sculptor he has one prizes such as Contempora Prize in Melbourne
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The architecture of a civilization is a window into its values and intended legacy. Greek religious architectural feats are often tied to expressing strength and power‚ which honor the gods. The Parthenon‚ built by Iktinos and Kalikrates‚ honors the legacy of Athens through divine allegory. So too does the The Altar of Zeus‚ a hellenistic temple from the Turkish city of Pergamon‚ embellish the city’s own prowess. Understanding the basis for this architecture is informative about the ways in which
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Venus of Laussel. It was fascinating to learn about each piece of art and what the story is behind each one. Archaeologist Josef Szombathy found a unique masterpiece in 1908‚ The Venus of Willendorf. Joesef found the sculpture near the town of Willendorf in Austria. The incredible sculpture must have been created somewhere else due to the fact that the Venus of Willendorf was created from a type of oolitic limestone that is not found in the region (L. C. E. Witcombe).The interesting sculpture’s characteristics
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liberal‚ not mechanical‚ intellectual not material 3. One of Vasari’s greatest contributions = assembling various artists within a single organization 4. Disegno – three “padre” art= architecture‚ sculpture and painting a. Florentine artists had no issue with going across mediums so they could paint‚ sculpture‚ etc. a.i. This would have been “illegal” in Venice be exclusive in one thing 5. Venetian architecture paved the way for the emancipation of painting in quattrocento Florence 6. Vasari – practical
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Formal Analysis of "Relief of a Winged Genius" Yahaira Guzman Art History 09/29/10 Relief of a winged genius is a two-dimensional stone relief sculpture currently located on the first floor of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston‚ in the Ancient Near East Gallery (Accession number: 81.56). It is an Assyrian artifact excavated from the palace walls of the capital of ancient Nimrud‚ dating between 883-859 B.C. The unknown artist’s deliberate use of size‚ material‚ scale‚ style and
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The three sculptures chosen is The Rome Pietà and Crouching Boy by Michelangelo and Monument of Don Pedro of Toledo by Giovanni Nola. The sculptures are from the Renaissance era in Italy and all were sculpted in marble within 50 years of each other. Each has at least one main figure although the Monument of Don Pedro does not use a human figure as the focus of the sculpture. There as some unique similarities in the context of each of these works‚ since they could all be viewed as symbols of
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just a natural feeling towards a person? Some say you’ll know the meaning of love when you fall in love‚ yet some don’t believe in love at all. The sculpture “LOVE” created by Robert Indiana and the sculpture “The Kiss” made by Auguste Rodin both share some of the same meanings behind the art work (Indianapolis Museum of Art) (Rodin’s The Kiss Sculpture). A major similarity between the two is love; which attracts and speaks to people all around the world. Although they are spoken in different ways
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Gwen Blackwell American Intercontinental University - Atlanta Abstract Using the terminology and concepts for evaluating art‚ a comparative study was conducted by contrasting two forms of ancient art that include a sculpture from Neo-Sumerian Art (2150 – 2100 B.C.)‚ and a sculpture from Egypt in the Middle Kingdom (2030-1640 B.C.). Although both pieces are very different in content‚ their history and function has the common ability to arouse emotion and reveal the hidden. Art Appreciation: HUMA205
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settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture in the round – sculptured on all sides – to be viewed from any angles. Detached from a background. * freestanding sculpture vs. relief sculpture * relief is a three-dimensional image or design who flat background surface is carved
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