The Present and Forward Fate of the Elgin Marbles The Parthenon marbles are works of art taken from the Acropolis of Athens by Lord Elgin and brought to England while Greece was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.. Lord Elgin received permission from the Sultan to remove the statues at a price less than what it takes to transport them. Money was not the main motive for Elgin in acquiring them‚ there were wealthy bidders who attempted to buy them from him but he refused. Once in England many
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were carved and erected. There are many different theories about the process of creating these statues‚ and most have components that are not realistic for the real world. There are some theories‚ however‚ that have great possibility to be true. For an argument to be achievable‚ it must be able to work in nature‚ not only on flat land‚ and must be able to be done with the resources provided when the statues were erected. The Moai were carved prior with obsidian tools to honor the deceased‚ then lain
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Aphrodite was the Olympian goddess of love beauty ‚ pleasure and desire. She’s the daughter of Zeus and Dione ‚ the mother goddess worshipped at the oracles of duodena. Theirs also myths that she was arose from the sea on a giant scallop‚ after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Also said that she was born near the island of Cythera. Apart from her natural beauty she had a magical grille that compelled everyone to desire her.After her birth‚ Zeus was afraid that
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The city has voted and discussed the removal of statues because they want them gone. The article shows that
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selected is “Statue of a Lion” and has the accession number AO 19520‚ AO 19824. "Statue of a Lion” originated from Mari; however‚ it is currently housed in The Louvre. Showcased in the piece I have chosen are characteristics that aid classifying this object as a 2nd millennium B.C. Mesopotamian art. Characteristics that support its classification are the physical features‚ purpose‚ and comparanda works. Damaged artifacts can appear to have diminutive value‚ this mind frame is obsolete. “Statue of a Lion”
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The Statue of Liberty is among one of the most renowned landmarks of America. Standing 305 feet tall‚ it is truly a beacon of accomplishment of Americans. It was built in the 1880s‚ and still stands today on Liberty Island. There are empowering words at the base of the Statue of Liberty that state “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore” “Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden
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In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two works‚ Peplos Kore‚ Greek Archaic‚ ca. 530 BCE and Aphrodite De Milo‚ Greek Hellenistic‚ 2nd century BCE using the elements of design as well as Feldman’s method of criticism. Material: Aphrodite De Milo and Peplos Kore are both made of marble. Aphrodite de milos missing pieces of marble and absence of attributes made the restoration and identification of the statue difficult. A whole range of positions have been suggested: leaning against a
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Visual Analysis of Mediated Images Though a visual may be analysed in many ways‚ of late a convention has been established to study under Six major schools of thought. 1. The personal perspective deals with an emotional subjective opinion. ‘What do I think of the picture’. It’s the first response or first thought that crosses your mind on viewing the picture. It bears personal bias and prejudices. 2. The historical perspective helps to determine the importance of the work based on the
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friendship between the two. The Statue of Liberty‚ also known as Lady Liberty‚ is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. She symbolizes democracy and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Located in the Port of New York and New Jersey is the Statue of Liberty‚ built by Gustave Eiffel‚ to fabricate the symbol of freedom. Standing at the entrance of the harbor‚ Lady Liberty welcomes arriving immigrants before reaching the United States. Directly behind the Statue of Liberty is Ellis Island
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In life many things can be look normal from one view‚ but the way others look at it could be totally different. This visual analysis successfully uses objects and effects to share different point of views. The illustrator of the image provides a simple artistic concept. The image is set on a blurred background with a central image being clear‚ this implies that although things constant seem to be looked at differently things get focused on one solid thing. The frame of the glasses help to achieve
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