Essays on Headdress

When people look at the Statue of Liberty, they see a large effigy of a woman wearing a crown, holding a torch up towards the heavens and standing with a broken chain at her feet. Stationed on Liberty Island, which is located in New York City’s New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty has captivated the imagination of millions since it was opened to the public on October 28, 1886. There have been many interpretations as to what this larger-than-life monument constructed out of copper iron actually symbolizes. What can be seen when looking at the evidence is ...

Analysis of Sphinx

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a period of significant transformation in ancient Egypt. It was during this period that older cultural principles and artistic conventions revived. The changes that characterize the Middle Kingdom 1 can be seen in its architecture, culture, jewelry, literature, paintings and reliefs. The focus of the essay is to analyze the “Sphinx of King Senwosret” from Thebes, Karnak temple in Dynasty 12 and describe the artwork visually. It looks behind the political or symbolic meaning and why the Sphinx a really important symbol.

Sphinx of King Senwosret III

Sphinx of King Senwosret dates back to 1878–1840 ...

Introduction

The essay chooses works of art in the Museum’s collection belonging to different periods. These include ancient as well as modern examples of art and architecture from different geographical locations.

Art from 200 to 1000 - 6th–7th century

Camel with Packboards and Baggage The Bactrian camel is about 11 inches in height and is exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum. Made of Earthenware with pigment, the camel carries the right proportions and has been carefully modeled. It is captured in a movement and as it is about to take the next step. Except for the packboard, there is no other object or ornament on the camel. The ...

Sphinx of King Senwosret is dated back to 1878–1840 B.C. and is from Upper Egypt, belonging to the Middle Kingdom period. The Sphinx makes an imposing structure with its impressive mane and sturdy posture, guardians against evil. Lions have been associated with royalty even since prehistoric times. It was discovered in Thebes and is made of the block of grained anorthosite gneiss from Nubian quarries 1. Modern historical science divides Egyptian dynasties as the Old Kingdom, the New Kingdom and the Late Period that are separated by Intermediate Periods. Senusret III is one of the best-demonstrated kings of ...

The history of Mesoamerica has often been told and retold in a variety of mediums and forums concerned primarily with the development of the region from its sprawling civilizations, to the assemblage of nations that characterizes it today. Its rich culture, manifested through its structures, calendrical records, and sports, may be seen as concrete proof of a civilization thriving in the lush tropical landscape of Central America. Mesoamerican art, in this regard, serves a twofold function in the pursuit of preserving its cultural heritage. Firstly, it manages to record the beliefs, value systems, and concerns of the Mesoamerican people at the time. ...

Being an art enthusiast is much easier in the twenty-first century, than it used to be in Johannes Vermeer's time. Imagine Amsterdam without queues near famous exhibitions, almost total absence of private galleries or critical reviews in the newspapers about a new artist and his genuine talent. It seems the Dutch population could not care less about some "Golden Age of Dutch painting" they had during seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Contemporary art lovers love this period, they spend time looking for new paintings, make research about lives of Dutch artists, we know so little about and decide whether a new discovered ...