Augustus Statue Analysis

The piece of art I chose is called Batman created by Lino Tagliapietra made in 1998. The median is glass. Batman is a U shaped figure with very pointy ends and 2 little spikes sticking out of the top. The right end sits up higher then the left end. The artwork is smooth with little dimples all over it. It’s red on the whole sculpture with a blue stripe horizontally through the middle.

Augustus, formerly known as Octavius, was born September 23, 63 BC and died August 19, 14 AD. His father was a senator in Rome, but died when Augustus was only 4 years old. Julius Caesar adopted him from his mother, Atai. She was Julius’ sister’s daughter. He changed his name to Octavian. Because he got to grow up with Julius Caesar, he gained a lot of his skill and knowledge. He also got to be Caesar’s heir.

I'm going to be writing about the life of Augustus. I chose to write about his life because he was a strong and powerful leader. Even Though Rome had many emperors, but Augustus is one of the well known emperor. He took Rome away from Mark and the government from a Republic government. He moved the capitol to a new location to make it harder for people to attack. He rebuild the city after the civil war and made so improvements as well. His death was long, but he was well taken care of. Augustus accomplished many things when he ruled as emperor, some of those things are taking over Rome, changing the government, rebuilding Rome, and changing the capitol.

Augustus of Primaporta is a marble statue of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman empire, that was created in the 1st Century C.E. in Imperial Rome. It is freestanding and is made of marble. It shows a man in a “contrapposto pose”, wearing a military outfit and outstretching his right arm to address his troops. On the leg of the statue, there is a cupid figure riding on a dolphin. Lastly, on the breastplate, the statue has figures and messages connecting him to the gods.

Augustus was sitting on Hazel’s front step. He was holding bright orange tulips and wearing an Indiana Pacers jersey under his fleece. He handed the tulips to Hazel as she walked up to him and asked if she wanted to go on a picnic. Hazel nodded while Hazel’s father and Augustus had started a conversation about basketball.

What makes a sculpture special? Why was the subject of the piece so important? What’s similar about certain artworks, and what sets them apart? Through the ages, art has allowed us to commemorate key figures and events. Not only that, it has enabled artists to express their thoughts and exhibit their expertise with the innovative new techniques of their time. Two depictions of the biblical figure David are perfect examples of this. Though from separate stages in history, David by Michelangelo and David Slaying Goliath by Gian Lorenzo Bernini broach the same famous feat in similar ways, but still stand alone as singular pieces.

These identical historiographical disputes are also encountered by highly reputable and dependable sources such as the Oxford University Press and Augustus himself as the main complexity that is faced whether a sources is primary or secondary is that the authors can develop their own interpretations of events based on primary sources and also offer an argument or point of view in an effort to persuade. Despite this, Oxford University Press as a whole, contributes outstanding interpretations and shares large amounts of knowledge in regards to the life of Augustus’ particularly through the representations made by him through pieces of art and literature. This is especially beneficial as all of the pieces depict Augustus’ as being a moral man, which overall spectacles the connotation and association behind the art works, giving an insight into how the people of the ancient Roman society

Then there were the accusations that he took advantage of the people he helped by taking money from them and also profiting by accepting donations from individual philanthropists and charitable organizations (Lindner, 2007). In refuting the allegations that he personally benefited from helping people, Augustus noted that those he helped seldom offered him any remuneration. Despite the efforts of researchers to find that he was involved in any wrongdoing, nothing of the nature has ever been revealed (Lindner, 2007).

The Art pieces that I pick was from the Ancient Egyptian Galleries. The art piece is a little unconventional but I think it a piece of work. I choose the Mummy of Nesmin. The artist who did the mummification is unknown. Nesmin was a priest for the fertility god Min and Khonsu. Nesmin had duties that include cleaning the shrine, to offering clothing and sacrifices to the Mini statue. I believe that this is a piece of art because of the time and practice that was put into the mummification. According to the RSID museum that the black resin on the wrappings on Nesmin’s body was some type of molten resin that was commonly used during the time before wrapping the body in a lien. Not only do I think preparing a body like that is some type of artwork.

Nevertheless, Tacitus also wrote after the time of Augustus at the end of the first century AD, however unlike other sources he conveys a very bias perspective on Augustus and his rule. This may be due to the change that Augustus made to the government, especially when the empire was left to be run by power hungry successors after Augustus’s death. This in hand would of left Tacitus blaming Augustus as he was the first roman emperor, leaving Tacitus to experience tyranny, corruption and decadence which may explain his bitter and ironic political analysis. This is also seen as his writings are filled with snide remarks (innuendo) of Augustus and essentially how he created corruption, governmental scandal and innocent people being destroyed because of his lust for power. Overall, these three sources are equally biased because they were all issued after Augustus’s reign yet still show a depiction of Augustus which is an opposing view to that found in other sources, as all three of the primary sources believed that an emperor

As the Votive of Eannatum stood behind a glass case, the miniature of 12 x 4-½ x 4 inches had me amazed at its craftsmanship. As I look tru the glass case into the back of the statue, I can clear see genuine allegiance on his back. Moving the front, the statue was in bad shape at one point, the legs were broken and place back on. At the same time, the hand from below the elbow were broken and glue back on and the same goes for the wrists. Do not know if it was found in broken pieces and restore or it was the original shape of the sculpture. The craftsmanship that when into the skirt that he is wearing, looks like long pointy shape connecting in the back with five layers each getting smaller towards the waist. The papilla and the center of the

I believe that Augustus used Art the most effectively in his pursuit of power. Even though Alexander the great might have been the first to use once own face as a symbol, Augusts took this technique and improved it. He not only used this technique to take control over Rome when it was divided he also fooled everyone into not only thinking that he actually looked like the statue, but that he was a humble down to earth leader when in fact he was a dictator.

The Parthenon of the Athenian Empire was built from around 447-432 B.C.E (Citation) it is also well known for its containment of Athena’s Gold and Ivory Statue. It is also well known for having the Parthenon frieze, which consists of a set of wall sculptures showing specific events relating to a temples deity. They were craved with precision and beauty and to be shown around all four sides of the Parthenon. The frieze is a great representation of Greek culture and identity. Thomas Bruce also known as Elgin has played a role in the removal of major quantity of those sculptures and artistic cravings from the Parthenon where they have now been in possession of British Museum for more than 200 years. There has been a stir between

The piece I chose was an angel from the bottom of the Sistine Madonna. This piece was commissioned in 1512 by Pope Julius II for the church of San Sisto, Piacenza, he commissioned it in honor of his late uncle Pope Sixtus IV. Of course, this oil painting was created within the renaissance time period. The commission required that the painting depict both Saints Sixtus and Barbar. This painting is a religious painting of Madonna, holding the Christ Child and standing by Saint Sixtus and Saint Barbara, while they all stands on clouds. It seems to be like we are looking in heaven, while this is all happening. The man who painted this was Raphael, he has done many other famous works. This was one of the last few artworks that he made, with his

The united states of America are very diverse in different varieties of culture. These mixes of cultures come from immigrants from very foreign countries, who came to the new world. In the search for newer opportunities offered, which then became the promise of America. This promise of America was a tremendous reason why all these people came to the united states of America. Immigrants knew that the U.S would have welcome their despite to pass, race, and cultural heritage. That would accept and treat one another with equality, and fairness under our immunity.