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Peace Treaty Sun God
523 wordsWhen most people think of the seven wonders of the ancient world, they usually think of pyramids. Some of them know that the Colossus of Rhodes is simply put, amazing. Some people believe that it was a small statuette to a Dorian King, but evidence proves that it was an enormous statue. Memoirs, journals, and diaries tell wonderful stories about the Colossus, and are pretty much all the same. Some exaggerations on its thick layers of gold were not true, but the Colossus was composed heavily of c...
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Husband And Wife Facing Forward
1,148 wordsThis superb pair standing statue remains semi-attached to the limestone block from which they were carved. There is chipping on the surface of Memi's (man) right arm. A portion of Sabu's (woman) nose and her lips appear to be chipped off as well. On the lower part of Sabu's body there is chipping on both legs and right underneath her pelvic area. There are visible horizontal lines that cut right across Memi's right forearm and underneath Sabu's breasts. These lines may indicate what pieces of th...
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Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World
1,892 wordsThroughout earths history hundreds of thousands of great structures have been built. Due to fires, earthquakes, conquests, and the ravages of time (cnn) most of them, unfortunately, have been destroyed. However, there are a select few that have made a significant impact in history by either withstanding the test of time or imprinting its memory within the majority of todays cultures. The seven Wonders of the ancient world are a large part of this extremely selective group. Though built in ancien...
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Man Made Destructive Power
828 wordsIn about 450 B. C. , the city of Olympia -- where the first Olympic games were held in 776 B. C. -- built a temple to honor the god Zeus. Many considered the Doric-style temple too simple, so a lavish 40 -foot statue of Zeus was commissioned for the inside. Wealthy Greeks decided to move the statue to a palace in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey). Their effort prolonged its life, as fire later devastated the Olympia temple. However, the new location couldn't keep Zeus eternally safe:...
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Geometric Shapes Ancient Greek
1,116 wordsAncient Greek art set the bar for artists around the world for thousands of years and still does today. Its sophistication peaked during the Classical Period which has been called the Golden Age of Greek art. The idea of being able to make the world and people around oneself seem flawless was captured through their art. From the usage of geometric shapes to the idea of symmetry helped to give way to the idea of equilibrium, a balance, to which the Greeks held as one idea of perfection. Many scul...
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Aule Metele Displays Displays A Great Deal Apollo
348 wordsComparison of Apollo from the Portonaccio Temple and Aule Metele Though the figures are not far from each other is height comparison, they seem to contain a distinct amount of difference in other aspects. First of all, they were made from different materials. While the Apollo statue is terracotta, the Aule Metele is of bronze. Generally speaking, the Apollo statue appears in a very symbolical manner in that his features are not well defined in detail while the Aule Metele displays a type of insp...
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Statue Of Liberty Hudson River
385 wordsI chose to write about the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty serves as a symbolic fixture of the principles America was founded on. She represents freedom, liberty, and opportunity. The location of the Statue of Liberty is an amazing feat in itself, it is right in the middle of a very wide and a very deep Hudson river, and at the time it was brought there, with the limited technology, was amazing. Adding to the location, The State of Liberty as everyone knows is right next to the old cust...
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18 Th Century Marx And Engels
5,406 wordsHaving declared in the opening sentence of the Manifesto that all history is the history of class struggles, Marx adds immediately in a footnote " of written history" . For prior to the invention of writing, societies were nomadic, organized in tribes, each tribe made of less than 100 individuals. There was hardly any division of labor, other than sexual. The tribe would designate a chief, and modern ethnology tells us the chief had very little power. His main function was to defuse an...
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Leonardo Da Vinci 15 Th Century
2,022 wordsDonatello s work has forever changed the way that art is created, viewed, and interpreted. Generally, this Italian Renaissance sculptor is considered by most experts to be one of the greatest sculptors of all time; he is also thought of as the founder of modern sculpture. Donatello s impact on the art world will never be able to be truly measured. He had such an influence on artists that his techniques are still used by sculptors today. Donatello was born Donate Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi in Flor...
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John The Evangelist John The Baptist
1,476 words&# 9; Donatello (1386 - 1466) was a master of sculpture in bronze and marble and was considered one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists of his time. There is much more to know about him, though then the name alone. He has created some of the greatest works of art, not only in the Italian renaissance, but human history as well. A lot is known about his life and career but little is known about his character and personality. Donatello never married and seems to be a man of? simple tastes? ...
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Ahead Of His Time Facial Expressions
2,092 wordsDonatello was quoted saying? I was the first revolutionary. I was creating a new kind of sculpture before the others were even born? (web). Donatello was wise beyond his years. Little did he know that he was so right. He had many of breakthroughs in marble, bronze, and wood sculpture, including the first male nude since the Romans and the very first equestrian (horse and rider) statue. Donatello can be considered a genius. He rediscovered the classical past and at the same time he took sculpting...
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Palazzo Vecchio Marcus Aurelius
2,929 wordsProfessor Kranz Donatello Michelle Hoell Professor Kranz Humanities 2 16 Nov. 2001 Donatello is known as the most important sculptor of the Early Renaissance. The author, John Pope-Hennessy noted him as? one of the greatest artists who ever lived? (Pope-Hennessy p. 11). Donatello was a modest person who was very dedicated to his works. Because of his great dedication, he was able to create so much art in so many different varieties (Poeschke p. 5). Donatello? s origins, his accomplishments, and ...
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Choral Ode Hero Odysseus
2,567 wordsThe Golden Age of Greece The ancient statues and pottery of the Golden Stone Age of Greece were much advanced in spectacular ways. The true facts of Zeus main reason for his statue. The great styles of the Kouros and the Kore. The story of The Blinding of Polyphemus, along with the story of Cyclops. The Dori and Ionic column stone temples that were built in Greece that had an distinctive look. The true colors of the vase, Aryballos. The vase that carried liquids from one place to another. The Ly...
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3000 B C Ancient Egyptian
2,099 wordsIntroduction Egypt is situated in the north-eastern corner of the African continent. It is composed of two very different regions Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt the Black Land as it was also called by the ancient Egyptians with its fertile soil strip along the Nile River makes up the northern part of the country. The Red Landthe Upper Egyptian a deserts southern part with the red, sun-baked soil. The history of ancient Egypt starts around 3000 B. C. when, according to the tradition, Me...
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Metropolitan Museum Of Art Reign
1,102 wordsKing Khafre Seated Egyptian art is infamous across the world classified by the monumental pyramids, and the Sphinx. Although these are both valid forms of Egyptian art, they do not make up the entire artistic history of the country. On the contrary, perhaps the most replicated example of classic Egyptian art, from the Old Kingdom, can be found in their rendering of the human form. An interest in portraiture developed early in Egypt. (Gardner, 75) Whether painted on pottery, or cut into rock, the...
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King Words Quot
657 words" Ozymandias" to express to us that possessions do not mean immortality. He used very strong imagery and irony to get his point across throughout the poem. In drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in our minds, Shelley was trying to explain that no one lives forever, and nor do their possessions. Shelley expresses this poem? s moral through a vivid and ironic picture. A shattered stone statue with only the legs and head remaining, standing in the desert, the face is proud and arrogan...
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One Lives Line 12
631 wordsOzymandias to express to us that possessions do not mean immortality. He used very strong imagery and irony to get his point across throughout the poem. In drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in our minds, Shelley was trying to explain that no one lives forever, and nor do their possessions. Shelley expresses this poems moral through a vivid and ironic picture. A shattered stone statue with only the legs and head remaining, standing in the desert, the face is proud and arrogant, Half sunk, a...
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Star Spangled Banner War Of 1812
1,770 wordsThere are many American patriotic symbols (icons) that represent the better things we love most about our country. The Star Spangled Banner, Uncle Sam, The Pledge of Allegiance, the American Flag and the Statue of Liberty, to name just a few. These symbols of democracy each have a story of their own. The Star Spangled Banner is our national anthem. It was originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key, a Georgetown lawyer, during the War of 1812. After an attack on Washington, Key heard the Brit...
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Statue Of Liberty Hudson River
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Patron Saint Biblical Story
1,298 wordsAwe inspiring is the only way to describe Michelangelo's statue of David. Probably the most recognized sculpture in the world, it was created during the three year period between the years 1501 and 1504. During this period in time Europe was going through the Renaissance. The word Renaissance literally means rebirth. During this period in history new interest was sparked in the classical forms of Greek and Roman sculpture. David, from the biblical story of the Old Testament David and Goliath, wa...
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