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Work Of Art Physical And Emotional
1,315 wordsWhen an artist displays a work of art in a public place such as Battery Park City, he or she must take into consideration the degree of interaction that may take place between the public and their work of art. When I spoke with the artist of The Upper Room, Ned Smyth, he explained his intention of the publics interaction with his sculpture was to be both physical and emotional. In this paper, I will discuss the different issues that have made his intent a success. First, I will address the impac...
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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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Century B C 5 Th Century
1,789 wordsThe portals to immortality-Greek Grave Steles To us who live in modern times the 'melancholic look' that we find in the sculpture of cemeteries throughout the world is something we take for granted. Although its authenticity has been lost to us, this so-called look can be traced back to 5 th century Greek funerary sculpture. For us it is only natural to associate such a look with death. However, as the above verse elaborates, the Greeks viewed death somewhat differently from the way we do. To th...
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Green And Orange Combined With The Nature Station
1,139 wordsIt is never pleasant to wait in the cold for however long it takes for the train to arrive at the public transit stations, otherwise known in Boston as the T, during the winter. Nor is the thought of waiting during an intolerable heat wave in July to catch the subway across to the different communities of Boston. Honestly, there is never a time where I would call it enjoyable to sit inside of the MBTA. That was until I began to notice some of the art around me. I would have to say that the first...
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Young Boy Great Physical
936 wordsDavid, who was destined to be the second king of Israel, destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However, the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello, whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times, struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a very real image of an Italian peas...
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Sculpture Of The Old Kingdom Ancient Egypt
1,078 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 Land -- the Upper Egypt -- is a deserts southern part with the red, sun-baked soil. The history of ancient Egypt starts around 3000 B. C. when, according to t...
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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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Classical Greece And Early Twentieth Century Art
1,436 wordsThe classical Greek period of art is between 480 323 B. C. This era is believed to be the most influential time in the history of western art. It was during this period that artists sculpted statues of perfectly proportioned and flawless bodies. The faces on these figures displayed a sense of serenity and human dignity. The meticulous attention to detail of the human anatomy set the standard for flawless beauty. In addition to sculpture, the Classic Greek artists were master painters. The majori...
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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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Greek And Roman Italian Renaissance
1,528 wordsMichelangelo's The Pieta (1) Michelangelo's sculpture The Pieta stands out as one of the finest examples of spirit of Renaissance, embodied in marble. Therefore, it is quite impossible to discuss this great work of art, without understanding the metaphysical essence of Renaissance, as peoples subconscious longing towards the ancient Greek and Roman ideals of physical beauty and intellectual excellence, as opposed to Christian concept of destruction of flesh, which used to represent an aesthetic ...
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Works Of Art Roman Culture
1,640 wordsThe Ludovisi Sarcophagus Introduction Peoples history has been always connected with their culture. Every culture reflects the life, customs and traditions of people that create it. Examination of the works of art of different cultures or the cultures belonging to the same nation gives an opportunity to trace the historical events, the development of civilization. In this work we will examine the Ludovisi Sarcophagus The Ludovisi Sarcophagus shows us the late antique themes of imperial Roman cul...
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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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Italian Renaissance David
1,489 wordsemail: Donatello's David Donatello? s David email: Donatello was one of the most important and influential artists of the fifteenth century. As a master artist, he sculpted some of the most beautiful pieces of the Italian Renaissance. His innovations impacted many artists of his time, and set the standard for centuries of sculptors to follow. Donatello? s style is clearly defined and easily recognized in nearly all of his pieces. An exception is the bronze, David, dated 1425 - 1430. David strays...
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Archaic Period Early Classical
1,122 wordsBy Greek Art Greek Art By Lizette There are three major categories of Greek sculpture: freestanding statues, architectural sculpture, and non architectural reliefs. The principal subjects of Greek sculpture are gods, heroes of legend, and athletes, youths, or maidens intended to demonstrate ideals of beauty. Whatever the subject, category, or material, the typical Greek sculpture was basically spiritual in function. Most statues and reliefs were dedicated as offerings in sanctuaries to please or...
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Henry Good Example
1,007 words? The whole of my development as a sculptor is an attempt to understand and realize more completely what form and shape are about, and to react to form in life This is something that can? t be learned in a day, for sculpture is a never ending discovery. ? Henry Moore? s journey of discovery started in 1898, in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England when he was born on June 30 th to a typical, middle class industrial working family. His early talent as a good sketch artist convinced his parents that...
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Work Of Art Fourth Century
1,442 wordsSculpture has been a very important part of art history throughout thousands of years. For the past few months I have viewed many different kinds of sculpture, including Greek archaic sculptures, Greek classical sculptures, Greek Hellenistic sculptures and Roman sculptures. All of the sculptures that I have seen and analyzed have very interesting characteristics, but the one that I have analyzed most recently was the most fascinating. Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos, by the artist Praxiteles...
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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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Forms Of Art Form Of Art
1,755 wordsArt is something which can be analyzed to give deeper insight as to the common values and beliefs shared by the members of a certain society. Regardless of the place of origin or the time period of a form of art, it will always be a reflection of the social structure in which its creator / s lived. However, the way the artist perceives the culture common to his time period is very relative. People pertaining to a higher social class had different values and ideologies than members of a lower cla...
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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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