Heian Period? What’s a Heian Period? I’m glad that question ran through you head. Its considered to be the great golden age of Japan. It was a time of great beauty and physical labor. Many things were accomplished from the beginning to the end. And those accomplishments turn to great legacies. Because of these special attributes of the Heian Period, it became the golden age. The Heian Period, also known as 平安時代 in kanji, is a time period in Classical Japan. To be precise, the Heian Period was the…

The Classical period of music has also been called the “Rococo” period. The Classical time period was between the 18th and 19th centuries. Spanning the years of 1750-1820. The transition from the Baroque period to the Classical took the music from polyphonic to homophonic where even though it seems like that would make the music less complex we look at a whole different type of complexity. The music typically contained two different melodies and a contrast in sections. This made the chords in the…

Austrian composer who was one of the most prominent during the Classical Period. His signature place in this Period was shared with other great composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. The music during the Classical Period significantly changed after the Baroque Period. The techniques and tastes during this Period changed from loudly expressive and ornate, to simply beautiful and straightforward. The music of the new Period was light and clear, and it was not alone. As it always…

The classical period in Greece ushered in great reformation, in which the city of Athens was placed on the map for its works of art, design and culture. The coordinator of such a vast change was Pericles , who in the fifth century BC, brought about the city’s most important buildings, namely the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. Perhaps the finest example of architecture in the Periclean Acropolis, the Parthenon was also an inspiration for many artists, philosophers and writers alike…

It was created out of marble. This stele is from the High Classical Greek art period. In contrast to the Archaic period, where there was a lot of attention given to warriors or athletes, the High Classical period features a lot of women and children in their works of art. The High Classical Period of Greek art could be classified as a period of artist attempting to create and “ideal being”. A lot of artist creations during this time period were carefully constructing their creations to be picture-perfect…

The beautiful “Three Sided Relief”, also known as the “Boston Throne”, is a treasure of the Museum of Fine Arts, as it is an original relief from the Early Classical Period of Greek art. Though it was found in Rome, it is not a Roman copy of the relief, which makes it incredibly unique. The Three Sided Relief was found in a private villa on via Boncampagni. The intriguing part of this discovery was that the Three Sided Relief was found in the same region as the Ludovisi Relief, a relief…

The Classical time period, which spanned a length of seventy years, from 1750 to 1820, was very different in nature from its predecessor, the Baroque time period. The Baroque era featured works that were ornamentally elaborate, where the artists and composers centered their works on a big, bold style that was dramatic in its composition. Artists and composers transferred strong feelings of tension and emotion into their works and it was common for there to be some type of action or movement happening…

The abundant animal imagery in Timothy Findley's book The Wars is used to develop characterization and theme. The protagonist, Robert Ross, has a deep connection with animals that reflects his personality and the situations that he faces. This link between Robert and the animals shows the reader that human nature is not much different than animal nature. The animals in this story are closely related to the characters, especially the character of Robert. Rodwell acknowledges Robert's close union…

The arts of the Classical Greek period have had a considerable influence on the culture throughout time and in different countries all over the world. During this time there were three periods; The Archaic period, the Classical period and the Hellenistic period. The Archaic period was in 650BC – 480BC, this period followed the Greek dark ages and it was the first time where Greek Classic Philosophy, Political theory especially the beginning of democracy and the beginning of what would be Greeks famous…

As the Hellenistic society shifted away from the Classical ideals of perfectionism and idolization of the elites and gods in sculpture, artists began to be fixated on illustrating imperfection of a variety of individuals faced with ruthless authenticity of their emotional struggles. Whereas, Classical architecture focused on dedicating massive structures to the gods to emphasize their divinity, but Hellenistic architecture used advanced technology to exemplify Alexander the Great’s magnificence.…