The Golden Calf Symbolism

painting. This is a painting in which Jesus is the center of the movement in the work everything

The work of art discussed here is a piece called "Bronze Statuette of Cybele on a Cart Drawn by Lions." This particular piece is mostly a

(Rothkope 15). Jeff Koons had a record for the highest selling piece of art. He achieved the record auction price for a living artist when someone paid $ 584 million at Chistie’s in Manhattan for his balloon dog, (Orange) 1955. Koons the States that all his works come from inspirations. (Lacayo 2014). He states that he hates when people focus on the price of his art he told New York Times “it’s not about the money, Other young artists I wanted to engage in the excitement of making art and sharing ideas, that’s what the art world means to me.

It has a strong connection to my religion due to the connection is has with Jesus and his mother The Virgin. The Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch display is part of the European artwork and it shows the connection between a mother and her child as she looks at him with deep admiration. The child being held by his mother is a clear display of Virgin Mary and the child is a representation of Jesus. The statue was used as a way for people to show their praise and devotion towards the holy Christian Church. During this era, it has been seen that many of the sculptures of Virgin and Child all had the same qualities.

The scene with the men bringing offerings, the offerings they are bringing are in containers that are triangular and circular. They are used to show the way many men would line up to bring offerings to the ruler and the goddess

The sarcophagus shows 10 panels in the front that show a scene from the bible. Starting

My Journey to The Sacrifice of Isaac by Peter Paul Rubens begin when I saw a painting at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art almost six years ago in a grand room, with tens of other paintings and high, echoing ceilings. I stood in front of a massive, Renaissance-era piece. Without looking at the title or artist’s statement, I knew it was of Abraham sacrificing Isaac. It had the iconic look of one of the most infamous stories from the bible.

The Giraffe takes place in a small town, in what appears to be Italy, although that can only be assumed from the names, buildings and author of the text. The city plays what could be considered an important role if you were to assume that the subtext of the story is one centered on change and progress. That being that the small town represents likely a place that is not very adaptable or open minded as is often seen in smaller more close knit communities, which may be why the story is situated there. Furthermore, aside from that, the location in Italy may also play a role in the subtext of the story if you were to interpret it as a story with a biblical relation, Italy being a country heavily influenced by the catholic religion, and containing the Vatican, the center of the catholic religion. The biblical influences can also be expanded upon if you consider that the giraffe taking refuge inside the church is deliberate, indicating that maybe the church is a clue to the giraffe being some sort of Jesus metaphor or an indication of the giraffe needing some sort of sanctuary.

Perhaps one of the most ambiguous characters throughout Roman society was the hated, yet beloved gladiator. Courageous and daring, the gladiators of ancient Rome risked their lives every time they stepped into the amphitheater. Although the popular presumption from movies such as Gladiator is that becoming a gladiator amounted to a death sentence, this profession did not automatically make them dead men walking. Two scholars Fik Meijer, author of The Gladiators: History’s Most Deadly Sport, and Mary Beard, author of The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found, project general mortality rates for gladiators based on statistics from dipinti and graffiti, concluding how often they died and amount of pardons granted. Scholar Susanna Shadrake

The subject of this sculpture is the heroic love story of Perseus and Andromeda. The figures in this sculpture are Perseus, Andromeda, the head of Medusa, and a naked baby. The source of this sculpture comes from Greek mythology and a representation of Perseus and Andromeda were very common at this time. What made this sculpture unique, and a lot of

A formal analysis, contextualizing, and compare and contrast of the Egyptian sculpture of Isis nurturing Horus and the Byzantine icon, The Virgin of Vladimir

The first subsection in the top left shows a bearded man and his right hand outstretched to the left side of the canvas, with his other hand hovering over a kneeling child, with another man standing behind him and some small animal, possibly a lamb, standing beneath the outstretched hand. According to Stokstad, this may be a depiction of the Binding of Isaac, in which Abraham passes the test of faith and willingly goes to sacrifice his firstborn son, Isaac, before divine intervention gives him a lamb as a replacement (Stokstad 168). This conclusion is consistent with the depiction, allowing the viewer to conclude that the outstretched hand is likely holding a knife and the figure present in the background is an angel, delivering the lamb in tribute. The subsection below the Binding of Isaac shows a seated man with a face of anguish, with two others standing over him, apparently

Salvador Dali’s painting, The Sacrament of the Last Supper (oil on canvas, 65 ¾ x 105 ½ in., c. 1995), has become one of his most iconic paintings from his “late” period. This painting portrays one of the most famous scenes from the Bible, the Last Supper, depicting the twelve disciples eating their final meal with Jesus. This scene has been created many times throughout history by many different artists. However, through Salvador Dali’s use of equal symmetry, the uncommon setting he chose and the interesting perspective and focal points, he was able to recreate a completely unique version of this common biblical scene while adding his twist of surrealism.

This extraordinary work by Carpaccio is a landmark in the history of devotional images. It is, in effect, a meditation on the them of Death and Resurrection. To the right, the Old Testament figure Job sits on a block inscribed in pseudo-Hebrew, while on the left, portrayed as a hermit, is Saint Jerome (ca. 347 -420), who wrote a commentary on the book of Job. Christ’s dead body is displayed on a broken throne, also inscribed in pseudo-Hebrew. A bird—symbol of the soul —flies upwards. The landscape, barren on the

“David Slaying Goliath” by Peter Paul Rubens is an example of Renaissance art. This painting depicts a well-known Bible story of a young Israelite boy named David who kills the giant, Goliath, with a slingshot, and chops off his head with a sword. Rubens has chosen to illustrate this Bible story at the moment when David is about to hack off Goliath’s head with the giant’s sword. In addition, we see armor-clad soldiers rushing into battle in the background. In “David Slaying Goliath,” Peter Paul Rubens uses color, value, and line to illustrate the dynamism and energy within the painting that makes it look realistic. In addition, these elements contribute to the sense of excitement and anticipation of the event depicted.