Comparing The Statue Of An Ancient Greek And Roman Civilization

The differences between the statues is that Visual Source 3.1 message out “obey is you don’t want to get crush by me” while this one spoken out authority in a calmly way. These statues convey that Athenian tyrant don’t have to use force against their people. Unlike the Persian where they have to handcuffed their people. In Athens, the leader/ruler gets support naturally from their people. They ruled alone with no leading generals like what Darius had.

1. "Grave stele of a little girl [Greek]" (27.45) In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000.

This paper is a formal analysis of the Marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture. It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171.1cm tall carved by a master. It is from the Late Classical period of Greek, Attic which was completed around ca.360 B.C. . I chose to analyze this piece as apposed to the others because I’m mainly attracted to art and sculptures from the Greek era. The overall color used in this relief is ivory with a few cracks and pieces broken off. There is some discoloration which causes the color to come off as slightly light brown for most of the relief. The sculpture appears larger compared to the other sculptures in the art room. It represents a family which includes a man, his wife, and their

The artworks of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean cultures, and Ancient Greece have similarities that not only reflect objects and images, but also the media, style and representation. These countries were not always wealthy, clever, creative and powerful enough to gain supplies, but they all find a way to create art with what they had. They have all influenced on each other’s cultures and belief through their artistic values and ways, ranging from the materials and tools they use, position and representation of their monuments and their religious intent.

In ancient Greece, around 500 B.C.E, the culture was revolving around gods and goddesses. The lifestyles and actions of the people of Greece had an interdependence with the common belief of Hellenism. By understanding that many Greeks looked to their gods and goddesses in most aspects of their life, we can better understand how Greek culture worked as a whole. This can be seen specifically in Athens Greece. In Athens they looked to the Goddess Athena in particular because she was their patron Goddess. During this time a sculptor, named Phidias, sculpted a grand statue called the Athena Parthenos. The Athena Parthenos was viewed as an actual incarnation of the Goddess Athena, and symbolize victory in wars that ultimately create peace and harmony.

Thesis: The Greek influence of outstanding culture, gods, and their beautiful art to the Romans’ they took this inspiration on to their own creation. Both ancient build devotion to their gods they would bring the most precious things to them temples, however, they would focus on making large empire to rule and to take control of their city-states.

The study of Greek sculpture is a complex relationship of Roman sculpture. And a large number of Roman sculpture, especially in the stone, survives more or less intact, it is often damaged or piecemeal; life-size bronze statues are much more rare, because as most have been recycled for their metal. The

Throughout different time periods and civilizations come many different types of art that would never be comparable to those of another time or place. There are also the pieces that come from a completely different time and place, but yet they can still be compared to one another. The Torso of a God (Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, last decade of the reign of Amenhotep III, Granodiorite, 1359-1349 B.C.) and the Statue of Asklepios (Greek, Hellenistic period, Pentelic Marble, 2nd century B.C.) are two sculptures made hundreds of years apart, yet they both display many similarities and show how art is constantly changing whilst keeping the same core ideas.

The marble used to create the sculpture brings out the fine quality of such material. It also adds elegance and sensuous grace to the whole sculpture. The use of marble links the sculpture to the radiance and softness of the female skin. The hips of the

Both Etruscan and Roman tomb sculpture function to memorialize the departed allowing them to move on from the world of the living and seeks to comfort those who have lost the ones they love. The two societies have differing practices in regards to death and therefore sculptures concerning the subject are somewhat different with a few identifiable similarities. While both societies seek to comfort the living and commemorate the dead this is achieved through different approaches. The Etruscan Sarcophagus with reclining couple from Cerveteri, Italy and the Mummy of Artemidorus from Roman Egypt are two examples of contrasting representations of the dead. When analyzing tomb sculpture one of the main questions is whether the work adapts a retrospective approach (presentation of the deceased as they were in life) or a prospective one (the viewpoint of looking forward to life beyond the grave). While the Etruscan sarcophagus gives a more retrospective memorialization through the depiction of the couple in a state of regularity the Roman Mummy of Artemidorus presents a more prospective approach concerning the deceased through the emphasis of funerary practices.

INTRODUCTION The statue of The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu is from Egypt ca. 2575-2465 B.C, and the Statue of Gudea is from Mesopotamia of the Neo-Sumerian culture ca. 2090 B.C, however there are similarities and differences between the two.(StatueofGudea|WorkofArt|HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory|TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt)(TheRoyalAcquaintancesMemiandSabu|WorkofArt|HeilbrunTimelineofArtHistory|TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.) In comparison, each statue is from a society which believed in multiple gods, and they both represent real people, with a constructed serene look to their faces. Both statues are inscribed, as well.

When examining the statue, there is an old woman bent and weary. Her posture helps clue us in, with her age and the state of her health. The figure is dressed in cloth that drapes off her body as she carries a basket that is filled with what we may think are offerings. On her head, there are vines that create a band around the top of her head used to signify the festival that was going on during that time. The specific detail that is seen on this statue persuades us to want to know the story of this woman. Doing so, the process involves lots of research about the time and art. During the hellenistic period, artists begin to introduce more inner beauty than physical beauty. There is an opportunity to learn more about the structure itself, then settle for what is given and seen.

This is just one example of the limitations to our knowledge of the ancient world—forces of nature made the beautiful and pale Parian marble used to construct the goddess, and they also broke her apart. Only fragments of a hand have been found—her arms and head are still lost. Until they are found, we will not know if her lips were pursed for a trumpet blast, or her arms were outstretched bearing a cup or sash, or she struck any of a number of other poses she was shown in.

Last of all, both of these edifices directly affect the responsibilities of the citizens and what makes the Greek or Roman. With the massive amount of wealth and power gained by the Athenians the statement of the Parthenon is a sort of claim of superiority over all other nations and enforces a sort of national pride on Athenian power. It is an example of their efficiency as a fighting machine. The reliefs serve as metaphors of triumph over the irrational barbarians and order over chaos that defines the mindset of Athenian society. Similarly, the Ara Pacis is also a statement of dominance over an irrational society but the Romans sought to further this by claiming they were saviors, not just conquerors. Even the name of the monument, Arch of

I’ve always been fascinated with Greek and Roman methodology. As a child I spent countless hours watching classic films like Jason and the Argonauts or Hercules starring Steve Reeves. I’d like to begin by comparing a few pieces of art that I recently discovered at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology. I’ve selected two pieces of art, one from the Roman and the other from the Greek collection. Each of the pieces symbolize death and sacrificing. Vastly different in texture and design each piece connects feasting and the celebration of life to sacrificing. First, Greek piece is a Terracotta Votive Pinax, 450-425 BC and the Roman piece is a Umbro-Etruscan Terracotta, 3rd BC. Each piece represents a symbolic circle of life that celebrated life and honored the gods through sacrificing. Both Roman and Greeks societies showed continued reference to the gods by practicing