When approaching gallery 166 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I couldn’t help but notice the magnificent sculpture of the “Bronze statue of Camillus (acolyte).” As I began to study some background information on the early Imperial period of Roman culture‚ one would learn that there was an evident revival. The Romans were building at a fast pace and religious sacrifices were becoming more common. Throughout this Roman period‚ a Camillus (male) or Camilla (female) was the freeborn child of the religious
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ESSAY: ANALYSIS OF THE STATUTES OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. 1066 1. Introduction a)Nature of the text This is a juridical text in which the main decrees and laws that English people had to follow and accept after the conquest of England in 1066 are exposed. b). Location The text can be located in England‚ year 1066‚ after the Norman Victory in The Battle of Hastings. c) Author The author’s of the Statutes of William the Conqueror are William I and his princes‚ that is to say
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Almost everyone today recognize the Statue of Liberty‚ but not everybody know its history. Plans for the statue was first began in 1865 by Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye. In honor of the United States’ love of democracy and French-American friendship; according to the National Parks Service. Commissioned to design the work‚ Bedloe’s Island in the New York Harbor was chosen as the location by artist Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. Because of how it could be seen by boats of immigrants thousands of who
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The statue of David produced by Michelangelo represented the republican status of Florence at the time. In this example of David‚ he is represented as an older man with the physique of one with a muscular body and a composure from head to toe that easily emits confidence and mystery. This is all of course in comparison to the rather younger more pre-pubescent version of David done by Donatello. Key characteristics done by Donatello here allow us to assume David is represented as someone much younger
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Contemporary Art Expressions Synthia Saint James and Jack Keats style of painting is similar in the way they use vivid and muted colors to depict a scene in there paintings. There brush strokes are similar in the way they outline the details in their paintings‚ as well as how they use abstract facial features to define the expressions on faces. Saint James “Le Village” and Keats “Pet Show” are both illustrations on canvas using acrylic and/or oil paint. Keats the “Pet Show” was painted in
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When involved with life’s daily routines it seems as if time on earth will go on without end. Priorities become distorted‚ but vanitas paintings remind us that life’s journey has an end‚ and the things we concern ourselves with aren’t all that important when looking at the big picture of life and death. Although the mortality theme is in each vanitas‚ the artists express their meaning individually with use of color‚ iconography‚ and other artistic techniques. Two vanitas that are worth comparing
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angles and use to scale or map out our drawings. I found this very helpful. We have done many drawings the past weeks. I have felt that I have been excelling in these drawings and sketches. Last week we had two class periods to draw a space in the art room. In my opinion this is one of my better drawings. We also just recently did a hand drawing which showed perspective. I found that this drawing succeeded because of the shading. This is my area of success but can sometimes be tricky. Now not
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Art 204 Essay Final Marilyn Tatman The progression of Greek art does not simply begin with the Olympics in 776 BCE‚ but finds its origins in all of the civilizations that gave rise to the Greeks – the remnants of the besieged Mycenaeans‚ and all who conquered (and traded) with them. The loss of great civilizations often leads to dark periods‚ but from the ashes of Greece’s dark age emerged a civilization that revered humanity and went to great lengths to incorporate the idea of philosophy
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first the Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer from Greece during the 1st century B.C- 1st Century A.D during the Late Hellenistic period‚ and second Demedji and Hennutsen from Egypt during 2465-2438 B.C. The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer is located in the Northern end of Gallery 162‚ which contains Greek and Roman Art. The statue of Demedji and Hennutsen is located in the Southern end of Gallery 103‚ which contains Egyptian Art from the Old Kingdom Dynasties. The Bronze statue of Artemis and
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going to be doing my visual analysis essay on is the Colossal Statue of Ramesses II. This statue shows a king sitting on his throne with many inscriptions carved into the statue. The Colossal statue of Ramesses II is from the New Kingdom 19th dynasty from the years 1279-1213 B.C. This statue is in the round‚ intaglio engraving‚ and made of diorite. The museum collection that this statue is from is the Egyptian Antiques collection. The Colossal Statue of Ramesses II shows Ramesses in the customary
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