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Michelangelo Artwork Consisted Pope Julius Ii
1,491 wordsMichelangelo was pessimistic in his poetry and an optimist in his artwork. Michelangelo's artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in it's natural state. Michelangelo's poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi even though he was complementing him. Michelangelo's sculpture brought out his optimism. Michelangelo was optimistic in completing The Tomb of Pope Julius II and persevered through it's many revisions trying to complete his vision. Sculpture was Michelang...
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Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1,316 wordsDuring my trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I observed many interesting paintings, sculptures, and artifacts. The two exhibits I chose to do my report on were Anonymous Official, from the thirteenth dynasty in Egypt, (1783 B. C. ), and Head from a Herm from the early Greek civilization, (first quarter of the fifth century). (The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, Howard, pg. 306) I chose these two particular exhibits because of their faces. The way the human face is portrayed is an excellen...
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Visiting Eleganza Body Structure Sculpture
490 wordsBefore going to Eleganza, the only sculpture that I had ever seen, besides the small statues in neighbors' yards, was in books that I had looked at. When I entered the museum I noticed the many sculptures that occupied the small space. After walking around, observing the different sculptures and listening to Dr. Roselle speak, I came to a decision that David was my favorite statue in the museum. The complexity, texture, and realistic characteristics of Michelangelo's David made this a beautiful ...
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20 Th Century African Art
1,045 wordsAfrican Art does not have specific date to which it evolved because most early African Art was carved in wood, which perished quickly. This is why most art dates from the 19 th and early 20 th century. Many 20 th century artists admired and collected pieces of African Art. They enjoyed the bold color, expression, and form that produced a new beginning in art history. African Art was mostly dedicated to life affirming activities such as healing, pleasure, protection, and transformation. The first...
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Creation Of Adam Art And Architecture
1,071 wordsThere was a time period from 1400 C. E. to 1600 C. E. , referred to as the Renaissance. The Renaissance was an age of discovery shown through, architecture, poetry, art, sculpture, and theater based on a Greco-Roman culture. Among the many Renaissance thinkers there was a man named Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was an architect, sculptor, painter, poet, and an engineer. He preferred sculpting because he felt he was shaping mankind, which reflected the Renaissance era. The Renaissance enc...
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Thames And Hudson Chartres Cathedral
1,709 words... furrier making a cloak with some assistants (Fig. 8); lastly on the bottom 'petal' of the miracles of Mary window, two butchers cut meat for a customer (Fig. 9) Secular glass windows showing the trade of the donors were also complimented by the use of some secular sculptures on the outside of the cathedral. Sculptures at the cathedral included not only religious images, but also images of kings and queens. The sculptures on the west facade depict Christ's ascension into heaven, episode from ...
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Sculpture Of The Old Kingdom Ancient Egypt
1,059 words... ly, were the government officials. They had very high positions in society, but were not considered divine. Therefore their sculptures are the mixture of strict canonical representation used for kings and the more realistic approach usually applied to the depiction of the lower-class people. The statues' attitudes are still very hierarchic and the positions are stiff and proper for the high-class nobles, but there is no "timeless youth" approach and the sculptures are more like the people th...
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Creating The Horse Fernand Leger Calder
869 wordsAlexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926, Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire, scraps of cloth, wood, cork, labels, bits of scrap metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his little theater in suitcases and performed it for his friends. During his performances, Calder invented ways to simul...
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Social Aspect Young Lady
935 wordsThroughout the history of civilization man has often made monuments in many varied forms symbolic of the cultures they live in. These monuments are usually represented through arts of architecture, landscaping, painting, and sculpture. These diverse forms of art have their own unique qualities, all of which can be accented with sculpture in some way. As sculpture usually relates closely to the other arts in expression and style, it still relies on all of the social aspects of the society in whic...
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Hellenistic Period Classical Period
955 wordsGreek art has gone through many stages through out the course of its history. Over the years, the Greeks strived to perfect the faces, bodies as well as the human form in their sculptures. They experimented with many types of techniques. Archaic Period was the beginning of the advancement into a more realistic depiction of the human form for the Greeks. The Early Classical Period is a time where sculptors are trying to depict the human body in the most realistic fashion as possible. In the Early...
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University Of California Los Angeles
1,773 words... form of plates "with holes for people who don't like soup, " ice buckets "with cracks that leak out the water so all you have is ice, " bowls "to put your old socks in. " (Dormer, p. 118) For Voulkos, the crack is the destiny of the clay, the event within the object. "I can't make a bowl without a crack. All my ice buckets are cracked. I got a lot of broken plates that I glue back. I like that line. " (Dormer, p. 119) During the same period he made over 200 stacks, 4 feet high and under, and...
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Museum Of Natural History Chinese Culture
1,883 wordsThe American Museum Of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum Of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park West between W 81 st and W 77 nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could ...
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One Of The First West Wing
1,907 wordsIn AD 64, Nero set fire to the city of Rome. The exact reasons he did it are not fully known. It is thought that he partly did for poetic or artistic purposes, or for the purpose of clearing away a city that had currently dissatisfied him. In its place however he did rebuild a better Rome, for the most part that is. A large portion, and arguably too large of a portion, was expropriated for the use of his own residence to be called the Domus Aurea. This is translated: The Golden House, and so, th...
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One Of The First West Wing
1,612 wordsIn AD 64, Nero set fire to the city of Rome. The exact reasons he did it are not fully known. It is thought that he partly did for poetic or artistic purposes, or for the purpose of clearing away a city that had currently dissatisfied him. In its place however he did rebuild a better Rome, for the most part that is. A large portion, and arguably too large of a portion, was expropriated for the use of his own residence to be called the Domus Aurea. This is translated: The Golden House, and so, th...
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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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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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Circus Drawings Wire Sculptures Calder
850 wordsAbove all, I feel art should be happy and not lugubrious, Alexander Calder. Alexander Calder, born in 1898, is most well known for his mobile and stabile sculptures. However, Calder s first real interest in the world of art, and becoming an artist, started with drafting, sketching and drawing. It is in these early works by Calder that we are able to see him develop and evolve into the accomplished artist he became. In other words, Calder s early drawings reveal his infamous sense of humor, movem...
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Sanctuary Of Fortuna Primigenia Lives Of Roman Citizens Architectures
387 wordsThe Art of Ancient Rome The Roman sculptures and architectures were greatly influenced by the Greeks and also some effects by the Etruscans. Romans were influenced mostly by Greek art in many ways. It was because the variety of paintings, sculptures, and the different style of early architectures presented in every period of Roman history. They had pasted and copied many art works from the early Greek to build up their empire. Although the Etruscans had contributed and influenced the Roman in so...
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Greek And Roman Greek Architecture
322 wordsArchitectural designs changed greatly since the ancient times. Most famous architectures and sculptures today originated from the Greek and Roman civilizations. Moreover, some of the inventions from those civilizations are also being used today, such as the arch, which originated from Roman architecture, and the columns, which originated from the Greek architecture. Throughout history, these architectures and inventions have become the foundations for our buildings, churches, and much more. The ...
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Moore Reclining Figures York Ny Frederick Henry
789 wordsSchultz 1 One of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century was Henry Moore. His work had an impact on every country throughout the world. He was also a remarkable person. His natural seeming works were an inspiration to many artists. Henry Moore was influenced by anything that had to do with nature, this included the human form and the environment. Most of Moore s sculptures were carved from either stone or wood. On some instances he also used bronze. All of the examples I am using are don...
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