second trip were the “Cleopatra” sculpture‚ and the world renowned “Perseus with a Head of Medusa”. The “Cleopatra” sculpture was quite a sensational one. It was carved by William Wetmore Story out of marble; spanning eleven years ‚ it was completed in 1869. The Boston bred sculptor’s masterpiece is in Gallery of American painting and sculpture of the Met. This beautiful sculpture is of the Egyptian queen ‚ born in 69 BC. Alike many of William Wetmore Story’s sculptures‚ Cleopatra is sitting down in
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John Fox Slater. Slater has 227 plaster casts of classical and Renaissance sculptures and almost 600 photographs of famous works of Europeans and art and architecture. The museum serves to expose students of Norwich Free Academy and the community to culture and aesthetics outside of their reach. The sculptures are castings of original works that are found in European museums in bullet proof glass. The Greek sculptures are all organized in one section and are from different time periods such
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The sculpture of the Marble Statue of an Old Woman caught my attention instantly. This Roman copy of a Greek work depicted an elder woman that is less popular to be portrayed compared to depictions of youths. This is most likely because artists wanted to capture an eternal youthfulness of portraits. According to the description tag‚ the sculpture was actually a Roman (14-68 AD) copy of a Greek sculpture‚ dated to around the second century BCE. Marble Statue of an Old Woman‚ was a pentelic marble
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of Donatello’s life show how important he was to the Renaissance: the first period is influenced by Gothic sculpture‚ the second period is characterized by the reliance on the models and principles of the sculpture of antiquity‚ and the third period emphasized realism and the portrayal of character and the dramatic action. The first period comprised the years before 1425‚ when Gothic sculpture influenced his work but also shows classical and realistic tendencies. Donatello was a realist. Most of
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show a better face expression but they also stand out a lot‚ other than that I chose this sculpture because it was different from other Egyptian sculptures. It wasn’t’ carved on limestone which would have also lack of color and detail. The offering bearer sculpture was made on wood‚ with beautiful use of paint. This sculpture made me appreciate art‚ tourists/visitors at the museum were impressed by the sculpture as well‚ you can see them admiring it‚ people talking about it‚ I felt the same way‚ all
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bronze sculpture. Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer depicts a woman
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analyze the differences and similarities between two sculptures that are from different cultures‚ and time periods‚ namely the Greek statue of a Kouros (youth)‚ dated to ca. 590 – 580 B.C. The Egyptian Male statuette was made between the 12th and 18th dynasties‚ roughly 1981–1550 B.C. There are many differences between these two cultures. These two sculptures were chosen because they relate to one another‚ being that they are both male sculptures‚ but they are different in cultures and points in
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Napoleon Abueva Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Napoleon Abueva‚ nicknamed Billy‚ was born on January 26‚ 1930 in Tagbilaran‚ Bohol to
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2014. YouTube. YouTube‚ 22 Nov. 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “Installtion Art.” Visual Arts Encyclopedia. visual-arts-cork.com‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “Investigating Identity: The Body in Art.” MoMALearning. Moma‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “The Art of Sculpture.” Visual Arts Encyclopedia. visual-arts-cork.com‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “TateShots: Kusama ’s Obliteration Room.” Tate. Tate‚ 2012. Web. 2 Nov. 2014.
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Look at the formal features and stylistic qualities of two works of art each by a different artist. The two works of art I am going to focus on are both sculptures that depict the biblical figure of David. One of them is by Donatello and the other by Michelangelo. Donatello’s “David” is an Italian early renaissance sculpture that was commissioned in the 1440’s and stands 158cm high which is life sized. It depicts a young David after he has slain Goliath this can be seen by the fact that
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