Essays on Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Gold swivel ring with agate scaraboid – Gallery 171 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York

If we look at the Gold Swivel Ring with an agate scaraboid it is obvious that the art medium is gold and agate. The ancient jeweler clearly used the basic jewelry techniques, although his craftsmanship is impressive due to providing a product with exemplary aesthetics. However, the ring still has no recognizable subject matter. Nonetheless, the ring has a well-rounded form and the agate scaraboid is in the ovalo-rectangular form. In terms of content, this piece of jewelry despite seeming to be simple evidently proclaims that it belongs to a rich man, or rather a woman. The ring is ...

Introduction

The civilization that took place in Ancient Egypt is widely known for its great achievements in various fields such as statecraft, engineering, architecture, and medicine. The large and marvelous buildings found along the banks of the Nile River still leave people at awe despite their old age. The civilization of the region is partly attributed to the unification of the Egyptians under one ruler in different sections of the Nile Valley. Empire building gave the ancient individuals a sense of stability and organization that allowed them to focus on civilized practices and behaviors. The ancient Egyptians emerged as one ...

Art, architecture, and design are very important clues for historians to figure out what exactly a civilization, culture and society valued. Architecture, in particular, is a very important part of a larger material culture which may be used by historians as clues to figure out what impact these decisions had on the larger culture and the way each society organizes itself. In this sense, it is almost nearly inescapable that each piece of art or building will not in some way or another influence our thinking regarding how each of these societies is organized. This is true everywhere around ...

Introduction

On most occasions, historians construct world history according to the emergence of civilizations associated with a particular empire. Egypt is one of the rich areas studied by the scholars to understand how ideas and people came together to formulate civilizations and empires. Imagine a region that is sparsely populated but still fertile and watered by several water sources. Individuals settle in the region and proceed to domesticate the animals and plants. The process of domestication is made possible by migration and riverine territories. As the population rises, so do the needs of the people. The requirements introduce political and ...

In this project, I am going to investigate how the empire building process in the early Egyptian dynasties contributed to the world civilization process. Egypt is historically known to be one of the sources of early civilization process. The building of empires led to the development of architectural events that resulted in some of fascinating pyramids and works of art in history. This particular period saw numerous advancements in science, technology, and algebraic math that facilitated civilization through architectural development and emergence of education. Therefore, I will seek to answer questions such as:

How did empire building lead to civilization in the ancient Egypt?

Which aspects of the Egyptian culture ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designers, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant today. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes derived from 1960s’ ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designer, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of the art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant up to date. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes ...

Introduction

The end of the nineteenth century is the period of the final partition of Africa between the European powers. European states demanded the immediate "salvation" of “savages” and bringing the noble atmosphere of the church Sunday schools to Africa. One of the latest British acquisitions was the State of Benin, the remains of the once mighty forest empire. The art of Benin was developed under the direct influence of the more ancient culture of Ife. In the XV-XVII centuries this art has reached its zenith. At this time (1400) Benin kingdom (which previously recognized the authority of the supreme ...

Artists in various fields and media have often drawn inspiration from their fellow artists who work in different formats. For example, writers have often been influenced by music; and movies have often been based on novels or plays. In the 20th century, however, there was a very close alliance between writers and visual artists, both in American and in Europe. Modernist painters often developed friendships with modernist writers and poets, and modernist poets often used modern paintings as an inspiration for their poems. This trend continued in the second half of the twentieth century, as the post-modern or Beat ...

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 ...

There is little doubt that the internet has changed much of how the world functions. The term “Post-Internet” was coined to describe an idea that how society interacts with both arts and criticism has changed significantly since the internet has been adopted so widely. Keep in mind the word “post” is not meant to mean after, but rather about. The term came from a discussion by Artie Vierkant, Marisa Olson, and Gene McHugh about the internet and art. Although the term has been accepted, the movement behind the term is not fully defined. It assumes the center of network ...

The statute was found in the beginning of the 20th century by the archaeologists who excavated Egyptian burial complexes. It was supposedly created between 2050 and 2000 BC and is now kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This was a very unusual find; it was very well preserved, and thus, a lot of information could be collected from it. There were more than twenty statues of King Mentuhotep II found around the same location. They were apparently made by the person who constructed the burial for King Mentuhotep II. In his article, Cyril Aldred claims that in the ...

Introduction

As quoted by Lord Byron, when the Colosseum stands, Rome stands, and when the Colosseum falls, Rome falls and when Rome falls the world falls. This shows how the Colosseum was of great importance and iconic in nature of the people in Rome. It has remained to be the largest and the best-preserved amphitheaters in the history of Rome. Though other amphitheaters are well preserved, are currently used for purposes of modern entertainment, for example art galleries, sports and holding concerts. Games and entertainment activities were of great importance to the people and were used as a way of ...

Titian’s and Peter Paul Rubens’s Venus and Adonis

The essay looks at Rubens and Titian version of Venus and Adonis and makes a comparison of their style. While Rubens and Titian version of Venus and Adonis, Rubens’s picture is typically Baroque. Rubens was greatly influenced by Titian and copied his version of Venus and Adonis. The story behind Venus and Adonis is derived from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The goddess Venus is shown clinging to her mortal lover, the handsome young Adonis, whom she is infatuated with. Venus attempts to stop her lover from going hunting. But hunting is a passion with Adonis and he knew that it ...

Wabi (侘)1 refers to the ‘rustic beauty’ and this pertains to the things that have the ability retain the elegant charm despite the flaws or imperfections present on its surface. The Kanji character for wabi symbolizes ‘isolation’ through visual perspective; an object that is marred yet, it was because of the marred quality of the object that makes it beautiful and appealing even to the discerning eyes of the viewer. On the other hand, the character for sabi (寂)2 pertains to the intrinsic meanings of the object, such as its history. In this way, the concept of sabi can ...

Bierstadt used light and shadow in a masterly fashion, which made his painting an extremely dramatic. Incredible contrasts reveal magnificent natural environment and its immense beauty made Bierstadt’s pictures popular. The viewer can easily determine three spaces of the artwork: The foreground is the nearest area to the viewer on the right part of the picture. This part shows a hunting scene of the Indians pursuing deer with horses and dogs. Still nearer on the right the mountain spring is visible, next to which a carcass of deer and some human items were left. At some distance three ...

The state in which the Marble Grave Stele of a Young Woman and Servant (36.11.1) stands at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is extraordinary. The museum dates the sculpture from around 400 to 390 B.C., which translates to the closing of the fifth century to the fourth century B.C. After purchase in 1936, courtesy of the Fletcher Fund, the Stele stands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Greek and Roman Art sculpture galleries. The origin of the grave marker is traceable to sometime in 5000 B.C. According to Stanley Casson, the first inhabitants of the Cycladic Islands were ...

1874, Oil on canvas

Degas is often praised with the term Impressionist, as most of them he was focused on capturing the moment, nevertheless, he had a little interest in capturing the play of light or the impression from a landscape, he was fascinated with the movement and seized every moment of delicate dance by ballerinas. Line: The line of the painting is diagonal, composed of figures inhabiting the painting, it is going from the left bottom corner to the right upper dividing the painting into two color palettes. Diagonal line also conveys a feeling of movement. Shape: All the figures in the ...

Introduction

The Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s largest empires with history dates back to the Islamic medieval period from the 10th to 11th centuries. The main religion of the Ottoman Empire was Islam and most of their architecture and art was based on the religion as well. The beautiful buildings that exist today were the relics of the old Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was originally founded in 1299 by the tribe who distinguished themselves as Oghus Turks under the rule of King Osman I. Ottoman empire stretched from the mainland Turkey and controlled various countries in ...

Byzantine Art dominated during the reign of Emperor Constantine. The primary characteristic of the Byzantine art is religious. All the images created by the Byzantine artisans strongly links to the existence of religion in their lives. In an era lacking scientific knowledge, any viewer of art will eventually conclude how strong the influence of Christianity on Byzantine art was. For instance, the Byzantine relief titled, Icon with the Koimesis (see fig. 1) which dates back to 900 A.D. tells the story of the death of the Virgin Mary; her death was lamented by the apostles of Christ. The image ...

Visiting a museum is like a travel to the past. That is because of the diversity of the cultures which can be reflected upon artworks that were made in different times in history. It is also the place where magnificent masterpieces of different artists are highly appreciated by both experts and the common people who just wanted to see the spectacular collections of art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located within the vicinity of New York City. It can be found in a place where people can easily recognize it. The Museum houses different kinds of artwork, ranging ...

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 ...

Culture:Roman

Medium:Marble Dimensions:Overall: 34 x 85 x 36 1/4 in. (86.4 x 215.9 x 92.1 cm)

Classification:Stone-Architectural-Inscribed

Credit Line:Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955 Accession Number:55.11.5 The magnificent, highly detailed and splendid in design Late Roman marble sarcophagus displayed in Metropolitan Museum of Art immediately draws viewers attention. The exhibit is extremely well preserved for the work dated A.D. 260–270, it is clear even for non-professional eye. The museum records state that ‘it has been preserved almost intact and only a few of the minor extremities are now missing’. The literature available in the museum collection also states that ‘originally it ...

Nothing is eternal. Everything is subject to extinction. Nevertheless, the ruining effect of time pays particular merci to those items, which represent art in its transparent implication. A reasonable question flows out of it: what do we call “the real art”? What does it look or feelfeels like? In my own consideration, the “real art” is marked out for eternity, which stems from the immortal and everlasting character of the ideas objectified in artistic items. Therefore, art itselfthis is just a dainty imagethe power of eternityidea which makes artistic items live on through centuries. Within the frameworks of ...