The Four Crowed Martyrs

This essay aims to investigate two different time periods in the history of art. It will scrutinize the influence that the respective societal contexts had on the different artists, which in turn, caused them to arrange the formal elements in a specific way. I will be examining an Egyptian sculpture of the god Isis nursing Horus, her son, as well as the Vladimir Virgin icon, which dates from the Byzantine era. Experts vary on the precise ‘lifetime’ of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, but according to Mason (2007:10) it existed from 3100 BCE up to 30 BCE. The Byzantine era, which

Another important element these artists have in common is their similar composition and also their points of view.

The Italian word paragone refers to a type of competitive comparison in an art-historical context. In the 16th century Italy, due to the development of artistic practice and theories, various theoretical discussions were raised among the art industry. Renaissance artists and theorists were preoccupied with the means and of various arts in the abstract. A debate was generated from the Italian Renaissance in which form of art (such as painting, sculpture, poetry, music and architecture, etc.) has supremacy on all others. The discussion of the relative merits that whether painting or sculpture was more convincing and descriptive form of art got unfolded in both Italy and the Low Countries like Flanders and the Netherlands. From that period, the example of paragone between painting and sculpture mainly involves paintings that emulate sculpture and sculptures that emulate painting. Both painters and sculptors made an interesting statement claiming about the superiority of one art over the other. These debates had laid a solid foundation of the modern system of fine arts. The ultimate goal of art at that time is about imitation, thus, the best means to arrive this goal had a more theoretical interest. On one hand, as a notable, one-of-a-kind sculptor from that period, the “divine” Michelangelo has proposed his treatise that sculptures champion the superior on paintings. He expressed his statement with the support of his increased engagement on sculpting. For the issue is

During this style in both countries the sculptures and paintings had a feel of historicism, morality and antiquity. When it comes to the feature of historicism figure 23.4 of The Death of Germanius by Thomas Banks is a good example due to the fact that he tries to emphasize logic and credibility with the authenticy of his scene being as real and historical as possible, in comparison to figure 23.28 of The Death of Marat by David which was made to be used as propaganda so it wasn’t as informative and historical than Banks sculpture. In the morality aspect of this style women artist made influential pieces in both countries, however, England’s artist Angelica Kaufmann painting in figure 23.5 of Cornelia Presenting her Children as Her Treasures shows more a deeper meaning and background story with a well known historical figure compared to French’s piece in figure 23.29 of Marie-Louise Lebrun of her Self-Portait with Daughter which does tell a story as well but not quite as enriched as the other. When it cones to the difference in the Neoclassicism period from French to England in the architecture feature the focus in French were more for the exterior and playing with shapes using geometry to create uniqueness while England Architecture was based on antiquity and more had more of an interior

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 sculptures and paint show details how society viewed and interpreted women body, sexuality, and maternity. In addition, revealed that these women were protected from threats around them with ornaments. Civilizations since early times, believed that we were in permanent threat from forces we do not see or cannot explain and because of it, we protected ourselves with artificial elements in a form of jewelry, crowns or caps. This idea has been continue from one generation to the next to the point that in modern societies some of us still use this type of protection in our bodies (e.g., small cross, divine images, tattoos, etc.).These pieces of art also indicate that humans believed in gods with superpowers and they are looking over us constantly. Humanity also believes in dark forces or demons trying to makes us do things that would upset the good gods. Some of the differences between these sculptures and paint are the material in which each one of them were created. The first figure, the Woman of Willendorf was carved in limestone, the second piece, the portrait of Queen Tiye was carved in wood and the last piece, the Virgin and Child Icon was created of tempera on a wood. You can also notice how the details on their faces and bodies changes throughout the time and years. The woman of Willendorf figurine offers details of a voluptuous nude women’s body but there is not face, or feet. Queen Tiye statue shows the face of a woman in detail closed to the gods but without any body parts and lastly The Virgin and Child Icon, is an expression of divinity of the views, reflections and beliefs from the gospel. Because communities started to innovate on the art of carving and painting, populations began to discover and/or create art with the objective of expressing different purposes of our daily lives, such as the beauty of a woman’s body, or to commemorate an ancient

It is thought and theorized that nobles would hire an artist who had proven themselves to be superior craftsman. The skilled artist would then create monuments for these nobles and royalty symbolizing their power and control. The skilled artist would then create monuments keeping those same values in mind, to create propaganda-like alter to help create religious artifacts; these artifacts were known to be kept very sacred by the noble class (Kai,

Every painting is a unique experience for each individual person, therefore two of the artists that offered some of the most unique experiences where Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo. While both of these painters are today well regarded and remembered, during their time they both had achieved such status in vastly different ways. Therefore even though these two artists lived during the same time these two are nothing alike. With their unique take on the world and events around them they were able to shape how the average person thought about the world around them.

The Martyred” by Richard E. Kim Chapter 1-11 Reading Summary “The Martyred” is the novel written by Richard Kim about the Korean War and its consequences on the religious life. The first eleventh chapters of the story introduce the main character, Captain Lee, and describe his relations with his friend, Park, the ways of how they achieve the current military positions, and the tasks they have to complete during the war. The author uses the narration and a number of dialogues to describe the war’s reasons, methods, and outcomes. The idea to mix up religious and military ideas in “The Martyred” seems to be powerful indeed; still, it requires much attention from the author to every single detail like family relations, personal ambitions, and the desire to get to the truth.

His early paintings had an unconventional, unique, and unfinished look about them. The images were known to everyone in everyday life.

This essay will compare and contrast the work of two sculptors who use the human form as a basis of their artwork. The first sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created in 1622 and portrays a Romanian story. Where as “Two Women” by Ron Mueck is a hyper realistic sculpture made by an Australian contemporary artist.

Art in the Medieval Times was dreary and bland. Many works of art were solely about God or holy figures. The most obvious change from the Renaissance to Medieval Times was the arts, according to Document A and also that “One begins to know the names of the artists ... feel stronger emotions in the subjects”. This shows that Renaissance art not only changed in style, in changed in how it made the viewer feel when seeing the art. Similarly, in Document A, Renaissance art is described as “new artistic styles would echo the broader movements and interests of the new age.…”. As compared to Medieval Times, the style of art became something similar to the time that people could relate to. In the Medieval Times, art was just meant to extol God’s many feats. People who viewed the painting were supposed to put that style of art on a pedestal. Medieval art was supposed to be worshipped, not so much understood. The individual in the Medieval Times was supposed to take away from the painting that the only thing that mattered in their life was the Roman Catholic church and God already had a plan for their lives. But in comparison, Renaissance art was supposed to empower and help people of the time to understand themselves and the fact that they can change their own lives.

I was drawn to this time period as well as these two sculptures. As I researched both sculptures I was fascinated by how much respect the people of that time had for their women. Not only for what they could do for them, but also for what they looked like. They didn’t see the weight and size as a grotesque thing; but more as a thing of beauty. In

In many places throughout the world many buildings, monuments and sculptures have been made. Some were made centuries ago, and some were made recently. Many works of arts are significant or a great part of history. Some of the many buildings that have been made throughout time could have also been dedicated to someone or something. For example, the Arch of Titus was dedicated to Titus. Another example would be the Arc de Triomphe which was dedicated to soldiers. Many buildings can have a very significant meaning behind them, in the following essay I will be speaking about the importance of both of these works of art, which are the Arch of Titus and the Arc de Triomphe.

The artists and their works, which I stated before, are Kirchner with his piece Street, Berlin, Beardsley, with his drawing Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, and Munch with his work Vampire. Before we can address how they compare with each other we must first recognize the formal elements in general for each.