Essays on Statue

Parthenon is a Greek temple dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena. The temple was built by two architects; Iktinos and Kallikrates (Cartwright et al.). The temple was erected with the aim to preserve the monumental statue of Athena. The statue was made up of ivory and gold. The statue of Athena is surrounded by 23 small Doric columns. They are arranged in a two storey. According to Neils (88), the Parthenon is a remarkable building. . The huge construction of this architecture has used mainly the limestone, while the columns are erected in marble. The Parthenon is an exquisite specimen ...

Bust of Alexander the Great

Elements of Art Since the artwork is a sculpture, the lines are considered as three-dimensional. Moreover, contour lines are used to define space, which can be seen as its edges provided depth. Its form can be defined with height, width, and depth, but the shape is non-geometric as the artwork resembled a face. It has a light value, because the material used is marble which is white in color with high intensity. By looking at the artwork, smoothness can be felt as if one touches a real face.

Principles of Art

A high sense of balance can be depicted in the artwork. ...

People of Renaissance had a fully-fledged and multi-faceted life and attained a high degree of perfection at the same time in different areas of knowledge and art. The aim of this paper is to review the life of one of Italy’s Renaissance men, Benvenuto Cellini and a review of his early work. The best prime years of his work as an artist were the years in which he sculpted the colossal bronze statue of Perseus. According to ancient Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus, Lord of the Olympian gods, who was attracted by the beauty of ...

Introduction

The city of New York is a state in the United States of America. It is located in the North-Eastern United States. It has many nicknames which include “The Big Apple” and “The Empire State”. New York City is a fast paced city. It is famous for setting global trends in fields such as the arts, culture, fashion and finance. It is also home to iconic landmarks. These include the Central Park, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and the Times Square. The city of New York is also the most populated city of the United States. ...

The statue of David was made by three legendary sculptures, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini. It is also evident that all the three artists were (chronologically) referred to be the greatest artists of the renaissance period. All the three artists used their own interpretation and ideology to create their version of the David of Israel who killed the Goliath with only a stone and a swirl in his hands (Hauger, 1). Hence, the representation of David by all the three artists is intended to depict the heroic deed and character of David.

Comparing the 3 versions of David

In spite of the various differences between the ...

Introduction

Buddha’s of Bamiyan are standing monumental statues on the cliff of Bamiyan valley in Hazarajat of Afghanistan. It represented Gandhara art designs and styles. The Taliban dynamited and destroyed statues in 2011 as ordered by the Mullah Mohammed Omar when the government announced that they were idols. The statues were carved more than 1,500 years ago when Buddhism thrived in this valley along the Silk Road. The religion has long vanished in Afghanistan, but the people of Bamiyan took pride in monuments. Regardless of world-wide criticism, the Taliban ruled the monuments with explosives and blustered them up ...

Laocoon and his sons are a sculpture that was discovered in January 1506 and is displayed in the Vatican Museums located in Rome. On the other hand, Augustus of Prima Porta is a limestone made statue revealed in April 1863 near Rome in the Villa of Livia. Apparently, it is important to note that both of these statues are made of marble and are both currently located in the Vatican museums. The Laocoon group indicates portrait of a father and his two sons being attacked by serpents while Augustus of Prima Porta shows an image of a person depicted to be victorious, maybe ...

Interpretation of Emma Lazarus's Poem The New Colossus

The poem The New Colossus, written by Emma Lazarus, talks about the Statue of Liberty and how it gives hope to the hopeless. The statue welcomes immigrants from all over the world, and it offers high hopes and expectations to anyone coming to America. It id for that reason that the lines “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break free" can be interpreted as America reaching out to all the people of the United States and the rest of the world; giving them surety that it will give them a home. Going by the mood ...

The PBS Nova video, Secrets of the Parthenon, brings into focus ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Parthenon, an ancient Greek temple. The restoration program for 2011-2015 focuses on rehabilitation of both the two corners on the west side of the building. Architects have removed 111 blocks from the building but will reset them on the building after they complete the structural reconstruction of the building(Beard, 2010). They have also removed seven metopes and taken them to Acropolis Museum where they will be protected and displayed to the public. Architects have also taken measurements of the original marble stones ...

- Paleolithic cave paintings and the Neolithic Susa vessel have a common subject matter; they both illustrate the animals, hunting scenes and cuneiform writings. The Paleolithic art which was made during the old stone period has two styles: Franco-Cantabrian which was attributed to the Cro-Magnon man whose designs depict horses, bison and cattle for their art subjects. The Neolithic art on the other hand was a new art formed in the new stone period. The style of Neolithic art was portable art is characterized of its ability to be moved from one place to another either by humans or by environment. ...

Italian Renaissance in the 15th Century: Funeral Monument of John XXIII by Donatello

Italian renaissance marks a period of rebirth and renewal in the interest of culture. This period was after the dark ages and lasted from the 14th to the 15th Century (Gardener et al. 14). During this period, Donatello was one of the best skilled artists. Donatello was an Italian sculptor (1386-1466) (Gardener et al. 14). Donatello designs the funeral monument to the anti-pope John XXIII and positions it between two columns inside the baptistery. The style of the work is classical antiquity and reflects the grandest Italian tomb in the medieval times. Donatello retains considerable elements of classical antiquity. The ...

I agree with the assertion by a section of scholars that violent sporting behavior has been in the rise in recent years. Christopher Cushion and Robyn Jones, of the Sociology of Sport Journal, explain that Sports are guided by the principles of sportsmanship that are geared towards making sure that players understand how to treat each other and how to handle victory and failure. The dual explain that “social interaction lies at the heart of the coaching process Such dealings are not limited to isolated conversations between coach and athlete” (Cushion & Jones 142). It is through the coaching ...

The story of the biblical hero David and his battle against the giant Golliath was very popular among Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists. Four great artists of the two periods have created statues with this theme. Each of these represents the genius of the artist and the ideals of the period during which it was created. Donatello’s David is the earliest, created in c. 1428-1432 (Tansey and Kleiner, 688). Verrocchio’s sculpture was made in c. 1465-1470 (Tansey and Kleiner, 715). Both belong to the Early Renaissance. Michelangelo’s David is part of the High Renaissance, created in ...

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Like all ancient people, the Greek thought of temples as houses for the gods. While in Greece the temple plan was derived from the megaron found in Mycenaean palaces, Roman temples were derived from Greek and Etruscan precedents. The Greek temples were decorated with an exterior colonnade, and the statue of the god was housed in the main room (the naos) facing the east where an outdoor altar for sacrifices was placed. The Roman temples borrowed the podium (base) and the frontality of the temple from Etruscan temples. From Greece came the columns, the cella (central room), the porch ( ...

Question 1: Medieval art

Medieval art is a combination of both the classical and new classical traditions due to the various aspects of the art especially the elements of both Romanesque and gothic art and architecture in relation to the medieval church. Each of the architectural designs has its own outstanding and unique features that make them stand as original. In this history, we can take note of the Romanesque architecture of the Medieval Europe between sixth and 10th century. Two centuries later, it evolved into Gothic architecture that lasted for four centuries to 16th century (Bony 13). The term Romanesque architecture is used ...

It is always interesting to be able to compare two works of art with the same subject but from different artists and different periods in the history of art. The two statues of David, created by Michelangelo and Bernini, the first in 1504 and the second in 1625 provide an excellent opportunity to compare and contrast not only the styles of the individual artists, but also the styles of the Renaissance and the Baroque respectively.

Chronologically, Michelangelo and his David are older and will therefore be considered first. Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and ...

1. Raisins and raisin bran

The raisins in raisin bran do not settle at the bottom of a box or other container for two reasons. First, they are of smaller sizes than the raisins. If the raisins are placed in a container followed by the bran, the bran would slip though the spaces and go to the bottom. However, if the bran are placed first in the container and the raisins last, the raisins cannot slip through the bran no matter how one shakes the container. The second reason is that while individual pieces of bran are much lighter than the raisins, their total weight is ...

1. Reason for the Agency Securities and Exchange Commission Agency plays an important role in providing regulations which govern securities market functioning as well as protecting investors’ welfare in these markets. Nevertheless, this agency monitors the corporate takeovers in the United States. In general, Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S overall agency whose main agenda is to enforce laws and regulations related to federal securities, stock and options exchanges. This agency was established by the congress in 1934 following the crash of the stock market crash which saw the American economy decline in 1929 (Graham, 1993). Following its ...

1. Reason for the Agency Securities and Exchange Commission Agency plays an important role in providing regulations which govern securities market functioning as well as protecting investors’ welfare in these markets. Nevertheless, this agency monitors the corporate takeovers in the United States. In general, Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S overall agency whose main agenda is to enforce laws and regulations related to federal securities, stock and options exchanges. This agency was established by the congress in 1934 following the crash of the stock market crash which saw the American economy decline in 1929 (Graham, 1993). Following its ...

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Political — Pablo Picasso “Guernica” (1937). Twentieth Century. Spain. Pablo Picasso was an artist best known for Cubism. He evokes powerful narratives in his work despite the fact that his paintings and murals are often non-realist in style. Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” is a good example of political art. The work is a mural and it was created in the twentieth century in Spain. The mural tells a story. It is an example of narrative art. The mural depicts the suffering people experienced during the Spanish Civil War. The Fascists had bombed the small town of Guernica. The ...

Travel and Tourism in Society 3

Introduction 3 The Trip Itself 3 Literature Review 5 What it means 6 Conclusion 7

Appendix: Field Journal 8

References 10 Travel and Tourism in Society Introduction I had a trip to Thailand (Hua Hin), from July 8, 2015 to July 12, 2015 that was almost five days and four nights. For this trip I departed from Singapore on July 8, and left for Thailand (Hua Hin) and come back to Singapore again on July 12, 2015. The flight was long, and I realized that it is better to fly during the day, time goes faster. Airlines ...

Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief who was born in 1840 and under the Native American name Tashunka Witco near South Dakota. He got his name from his father, who was also named Crazy Horse after he showed the strong skills of a warrior. The Oglala Sioux Indian chief fought against the Black Hills reservations. He was known to be a fearless leader and remained committed to defending his people's way of life. The leader of the Lakota Sioux was also a legendary warrior who is known for his efforts to preserve Native American traditions and Lakota life that he was ...

The Mona Lisa

The role of the artist in this case is to render a likeness of the individual who is to be in the portrait. During the Renaissance, the master artists such as Leonardo da Vinci were commissioned to paint the portraits of the wealthy citizens of Florence and the other major cities in Italy at the time. The artist’s function was simply to render and create the portrait of the customer or the subject. The art piece may have had several functions. The first is to “immortalize” the image of the subject so that his or her image could be ...

I have chosen Donatello as the artist I particularly like. The two works of art that I will discuss for this paper are: St. George and Slaying of the Dragon. Donatello belongs to the period of Early Renaissance. The attitude towards the depiction of the human body was classical. Donatello rediscovered the art of the ancient masters. He reintroduced contrapposto (the position in which the statue’s weight is on one leg). Contrapposto means that the figure seems to be in the state of possible movement. The leg which is bearing most of the weight is engaged and the ...

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Abstract Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests. This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

The Luxor Temple was ...

Art from ancient Egypt is a uniform and unequivocal representation of the bona fide life of the day, the visual indication of societal qualities. It didn't allow the specialists the level of chance of representation that is associated with Western skilled workers (Grimal and Grimal). Representational craftsmanship from the First Dynasty up to the end of the New Kingdom is a record of perpetual degree and additionally reliable visual evidence of the social, political, and religious and venture lifestyles of old-fashioned Egyptian power. Different improvements happened in imaginative works all around the many years achieving low down cases that, hundreds of ...

Hellenistic Greece

Hellenistic Greece is the period between 323 BC and 30 BC. This is the period that marks by diminishing of the Greeks’ dominance and prosperity before the Roman Empire. This is when the influence Alexander on Greeks came to an end due to his death. After the death of Alexander, Roman Empire took over dispersing the Greeks. Hellenistic culture originated when the Greeks mixed with other cultures especially from the Asia and Middle East. One of the notable arts of this age is the Venus de Milo (Kousser, 4). This is a piece of architecture sculpture of a woman with no ...

Introduction

Charles Bridge of Prague in Czech Republic and the Golden Gate Bridge in United States are two of the most renowned bridges of the world. Both of these bridges exhibit few similarities and few differences in its physical form, location, types of users, frequency and purpose of use, and materials. This paper will elucidates and compare these similarities and differences. Not only these bridges have a sheer economic significance but they have great cultural impact, as well. Both were made for the same notion of connecting communities (Brook & Cornish, 1992). Charles Bridge was made a century ago, while Golden Gate Bridge, ...

Describe Place

The New York City is magical. It is described as the most populated city in America. The city is divided into five boroughs namely: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. There are various landmarks available within the city that attracts millions of foreign and domestic tourists. Some of the great marvels in New York include the statue of liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the world trade center (now called the ground zero) and other numerous multistory buildings. An experience in the New York City is like a fairytale. An example of just what New York has to offer is the ...

Figure of Usnisha VijayaCast copper alloy(bronze?) with gilding, pigment and inlaid with semi-precious stonesCentimetres: 41.2 (height), 31.7 (width)18th century ADArea of Origin: TibetSir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian GalleryThe George Crofts Collection918.39.4.ADescription Ushnisha-vijaya is a peaceful white deity and an emanation of Vairochana Buddha, whose transcendent wisdom reveals the realm of highest reality. In her hands she holds a double vajra, representing the male aspect of compassion. The shape of the vajra – two identical ends bound by an unbreakable core – reflects the diamond-hard nature of the Buddha’s mind. She is known as the long-life deity. This deity ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poetry that originates from Mesopotamia. It is among the earliest known literature in Mesopotamia. Many scholars believe that it originated from a series of Sumerian poems, and legends about Gilgamesh who is the protagonist. It is known to be the oldest recorded story in the human history that is over 4000 years old. The story portrays Mesopotamia’s society in the third millennium B.C.E vision of after life. In addition, the story tells shows the reader how the people in Mesopotamia believed in the gods, and offered sacrifices for their prayers to ...

Hellenistic Portrait Head

The Menil collection has artwork in ancient antiquity that range from Paleolithic to the Christian eras. The Paleolithic objects date from 22000 – 15000 BC (Smith 89). The Asia Minor artwork is a prehistoric Greek antiquity from Hellenistic period. The marble head that appears in the Menil collection, Houston represents a figure of a mature man with a small beard. The man turns his head to face the left side. This statue has short hair that has coils placed in rows. The coils emanate from a cowlick stand and have a coiffure with completion of bangs. The eyebrows have diagonal knots forcing arched furrows on the ...

“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath

In “Daddy,” Sylvia Plath conveys her strong feelings for her father and his death and her fateful life with her husband. In this poem, the speaker lost her father at the age of ten, as Sylvia Plath lost her father when she was eight. Then she starts realizing the dominant nature of her father, and compares her father to a devil, a Nazi, and a vampire. In this poem, Sylvia Plath discussed about her father and his death, her failure in marriage, and her attempts to commit suicide that are compelling. She used imagery as a support to describe her hatred towards men in ...

According to the Greek sculpture, “how art made the world,” human beings were created with distinct features that surpass features of all other creatures. As a result, humans are creatures that have a distinct purpose to play compared to other creatures. According to the statue, Greeks appears to have created something that was greatly human. The characteristic features of the statue present the particular parts of the body of a human being. This indicates the value that Greeks had for humanity. The human nature of man is of greater significance since humans are expected to behave in a manner consistent with values, and ...

Paintings and sculptures in ancient Rome were used to develop quite an array of subjects to ornament both public and private buildings. The Romans were known for their prowess as architects, city planners and decorators of public and private spaces. This is due to the fact they could design for functions or even for beauty. The ancient art work in Rome maybe attributed to historians such as Pliny. Romans in the ancient times lived in highly visual societies that were surrounded by images. Some of these paintings range from those on walls such as Pompeii, Herculaneum. These paintings portrayed ...

Image analysis

Images in art and architecture are important in that they carry message. Interpretation of images is an important skill to posses in the field of art and architecture. Image interpretation therefore is a fundamental component of decoding the meaning of images. Artists in the creating of their works employ various features in their work of art to create the desired effect on the person interacting with the image. These features give the image its interpretive value. In interpretive analysis, a determination is made on the elements of the drawing more represented than the others are. Such aspects include the use of ...

Analysis of the following poems: William Wordsworth, "The world is too much with us;"

Emily Bronte, "Often rebuked, yet Always Back Returning;" Alfred Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses" and Emily Dickinson, "I heard a Fly Buzz-when I died" Good poetry, like good music transcends time. The poetry of these five poets are legendary; they share one common thread, the mastery of using diction to stimulate the senses. One cannot study British Literature without encountering William Wordsworth. In his sonnet, yes, it is a Petrarchan sonnet, "The world is too Much with Us," he politely expresses his disgust with man’s deviation from nature. Wordsworth begins his sonnet by saying that worldly advancements have ...

Human behaviour is one of the most studied subjects in the world today. The complexity of human behaviour has elicited a colossal amount of research by psychologists seeking to understand some of the behavioral trends exhibited by human beings. Consequently, these psychologists have advanced several theories that explain some of the fundamental aspects of human behaviour. Behaviorism is primarily concerned with observable human behaviour. Theories of behaviorism emphasize behavioral changes that result from a stimulus-response association that is made by a learner. The proponents of this theory regard all human behaviour as a sort of response to natural stimuli (Becker, 1963). The immediate ...

Abstract

Ranked among the top 7 heritage sites around the world by UNESCO, Stonehenge is one of the most picturesque marvels of the medieval world. Standing isolated in Wiltshire, England, the prehistoric monument has been a destination for well over 800,000 tourists from all over the world every year. With many theories surrounding its construction and purpose, architects and archeologists have put their minds together in trying to come up with a scientifically acceptable explanation of the monument’s coming into being. Today, many questions surround Stonehenge, with hundreds of documentaries giving different accounts, and crediting different people for its construction ...

Images constantly surround us in our everyday lives. Our eyes and brains are so saturated with visual information that we sometimes do not notice the power/influence images hold over us. Images/objects/monuments did not materialize out of thin air! They were created within particular cultures/societies and mirrored these societies’ concerns. Thus, almost all changes and/or developments in style and iconography reflect changes within a society political, social, religious. In looking at all the arts, in the world from the ancient times to the modern world it is clear that they have all portrayed something of importance at that time. Some examples ...

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Eisenstein’s October

The movie, October: Ten Days that shook the world, is a film on the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. The film takes a narrative approach, and describes the events that shook St. Petersburg. The film then encompasses the roar of ravaging crowds, the sounds of soldiers marching past, the shots of guns that killed millions, the noise of the crowded buses and trains that took away the fleeing millions. With each of these symbolic representations, Eisenstein brings alive the anguish, desperation and plight of the contemporary Russians, who were struggling to cope with the fall of an incompetent monarchy, as ...

Artistic Analysis of Artwork in the Museum

I went to a local museum, and I felt like as if I entered the realm of the past. The objects were literally talking to me, and they were giving a set of very clear and concise messages as I moved along the various regions of the facility. Villa Terrace was established as a historical center in the year of 1924, and the fonder of the establishment was Lloyd R. Smith. The Smiths came back from the journey from Italy, and requested, architectural expert, David Adler to build them a new residence, and the museum was its part at that time. I exposed ...

David the hero

Introduction The three varying representations of David by the different artists who lived in different ages are all based on the biblical character of the Old Testament. The sculptures represent three crucial phases of Italian Renaissance during which the artists created them. All artists represented different moments in David's heroic role of killing Goliath with a sling and rock. Donatello and Michelangelo presented their sculptures completely nude vividly enhancing their mastery in body contours and proportion. All sculptures are found in Italy where the ancient artists lived. This study seeks to explore the various emotions and attitude on David ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti and Gianlorenzo Bernini are among the best known artist who curved the statue of David. Michelangelo’s Statue of David is thought to come its completion at around 1504 (Lieberman, Ralph, 11). This is the most acknowledge works of the high Renaissance Period. On the other hand Benini’s David is thought to come to its completion at around 1623-1624. This is one of the sculpture that was fourth to be commissioned as life sized statue by Cardinal Borghese. It is therefore worth examining the two statues of David brought by the two artists to find out ...

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILITATION

Immigrants add a unique dimension to American life and politics. In this essay, I will give a brief explanation on the significance of the Statue of Liberty, provide an overview of the current demographics of the U.S. and the problems faced by minority groups in the 1970s and the identity politics that accompanied this tumultuous time in America’s history.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Between 1886-1924, almost 14 million immigrants entered the United States through the NY Harbor. While first and second class passengers weren't required to undergo inspection at Ellis Island, the majority of passengers in steerage class. The Statue of Liberty at Ellis ...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oskar Wilde Children have difficulty sharing, understanding and minding other people`s interests, especially young ones. This is a normal part of the development process. Knowing and accepting this is the first step in helping the child to grow up to be person, not a living being. True sharing implies empathy, the ability to get into another’s mind and see things from the other points of view. Consequently, the question comes on: “How to teach the child to ...

Sculpture is one of the earliest forms of art that graced the most beautiful of the ancient human civilizations. From the life-sized carvings of human forms to gigantic sculptures that enhanced a major architecture, sculptures presented different functions and meanings across various ancient civilizations. Among the several civilizations that produced the world’s well-known artifacts of today was the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, from which the Assyrian kingdom descended. Artworks from the Mesopotamian civilization, specifically those of the Assyrian kingdom, varied highly when compared with other forms of art produced by other civilizations—a fact that reflects the diversity of human ...

In his article, Multiplicitous and Inorganic Bodies, Lynn tackles the relevance of understanding the principles of proportional geometry. By incorporating this principles on architectural designs, architects can achieve harmony which results to a natural, well-crafted work (Lynn, 1992). As a professor of architecture, Lynn is thoroughly concerned with the spatial bodies of inanimate objects he refers to as ‘organisms’. Lynn argues that in order to better understand any object, destroying it would be the first option. Similarly, biological sciences attempt to study the vital functions of the organs through live dissection and open surgery. In architecture, creating a plan is also a simple ...

Introduction

The book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is about how we think without thinking. This can be further explained by illustrating that the choices made instantly in the blink of an eye without actually thinking why they are made. The world around us requires that decisions should be footnoted. This means that if we say how we feel about something we must be ready to elaborate about why we feel a certain way. Blink discloses that a quality of good decision maker is not who can spend time providing deliberate answers or process the information effectively but the one who has perfected ...

In order to complete this museum report, I visited the Bowers Museum that is located in Santa Ana. The visit and the entire experience was fun for me because it gave me an opportunity to learn in an entirely different and stimulating environment. History is not as much fun when sitting in class and talking about people and cultures that one cannot relate to. Thus, going to the museum makes the learning experience relatable and easier to understand. This was my second time visiting the Bowers Museum. This visit brought back memories because the last time I was there, ...

Abstract

Ranked among the top 7 heritage sites around the world by UNESCO, Stonehenge is one of the most picturesque marvels of the medieval world. Standing isolated in Wiltshire, England, the prehistoric monument has been a destination for well over 800,000 tourists from all over the world every year. With many theories surrounding its construction and purpose, architects and archeologists have put their minds together in trying to come up with a scientifically acceptable explanation of the monument’s coming into being. Today, many questions surround Stonehenge, with hundreds of documentaries giving different accounts, and crediting different people for its construction ...

Abstract

The roots of the history of sculpture in Europe can be traced back to the ancient Greece, where the great traditional forms of architectural sculpture, large-scale sculpture and statues flourished. The Greek sculptors primarily worked in stone and bronze. Classical and Hellenistic style of sculpture in Greek art carry distinct characteristics. Where the Classical sculpture is restrained and balanced, Hellenistic sculpture is extravagant plus dynamic. The composed and solemn expression of a classical figure gives in to the passionate expression found in the Hellenistic sculptures. The human body is seen to be the primary focus of ancient Greek sculptures, and ...

"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum) is the main work of Roman historian Suetonius, written during his tenure as secretary of Emperor Hadrian. It is a collection of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman princeps, from Augustus to Domitian. This work is one of the most important works of antiquity. It is written in simple language, and each biography of Emperors is written in a certain pattern. For example, Suetonius description always starts on the origin of of the each ruler, the early years of his life, his social activities, then proceeds to personal qualities ...

Intercultural Communication

Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the year 1500, Amerindian people stayed in Brazil who spoke different languages. There were around six million Indians in Brazil who spoke 1,000 different languages. After arriving the Portuguese settlers encountered the Tupi people, who then controlled most of the Brazilian coast and used to speak a set of closely related languages. The Portuguese were called "Tapuias", by the Tupi people. In the first two centuries of colonization, a language known as ‘Línguageral’ was widely spoken by all, from Amerindians, Portuguese to the African and their descendants, and a vast area from Sao ...

Through the history, Rome has reached the moments greatness, although it can’t be considered as a symbol of civil order, peace and prosperity. The honor to be named the Roman did not symbolize the belonging to one nation, but became the property of the human race. Seneca, Nero's childhood tutor, was calling Rome the common fatherland of all people. Speaking about Nero and Seneca, it is important to note that the Roman historian Suetonius provides us the information on Nero's reign (54-68 years). He describes the murder of Nero’s mother, the excesses associated with his artistic activities, and ...

OF THE GOLDEN RATIO

This paper explores the applications of the golden ratio in different aspects of civilization such as art, engineering, architecture, nature and science. The golden ratio (represented by the Greek letter φ) is also referred to as the divine ratio, golden section, and Phi. It is the ratio that can be described by the golden rectangle (See Figure 1). The golden rectangle has sides which measures x and x+1 respectively. The ratio (x+1)/x = x/1. Rearranging the expression to quadratic equation form, this becomes x2-x-1. Solving the equation yields two irrational numbers. The two solutions are (1+5) ...

English

The poem is about the statue of liberty and the major theme of the poem is how the statue of liberty acts as the benevolent empress and the mother to the exiles. The main theme is to welcome the immigrants through the lips of the mighty women guarding the golden gates and to present America as the Promised Land and to depict American dream as worth migrating and striving for. The poem starts with the following significant words, “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”. The beginning of the poem clarifies that this Colossus is not a continuation of ...

“Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell

In the book “Blink,” Malcolm Gladwell, one of the famous journalists, intends to share the results of psychological research to prove the importance of cognitive thinking in human beings. The book explains the way humans think within a blink of an eye, which is quite difficult. Gladwell explains about rapid cognition, which refers to snap decision-making. He convinces the readers that the snap decisions may be good or bad when compared to the conclusions. Gladwell identifies the circumstances where rapid cognition results poor outcomes. He also analyzes the ways and means to improve the results produced by rapid cognition. In ...

As documented by Tarbell, discobolus the discus thrower is a statue of a discus thrower that was originally made by a Greek artist called Naucydes Myron between 460-450 BC. His Discobolus statue was called the Discobolus of Myron, and was made of bronze. This original statue is lost, and at the moment, many copies of it have been made of marble by Romans. The initial copy of the original was discovered in 1781 at the property in Rome-Villa Palombara, a property of the Massimo family. It was called the Palombara Discobolus and was discovered by an archaeologist from Italy. A second statue, Townley ...

The statue of Asklepios was formed in Greece during the Hellenistic period in the 2nd century B.C. The statue is a scale of art that combines different artistic skills and styles to bring perfection. The sculpture shows a headless statue of a human with various elements on the body of a human. The main and observable element is the intertwined snake to the right and left sections of the body of a human. The art in the statue is amazing that leaves a room for exclusive analysis of the artistic elements to understand the meaning of the statue in a deep way. Every artistic element leaves ...