Entablature

primary orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Doric being the oldest and simplest of the three: “The Doric order is characterized by a plain, unadorned column capital and a column that rests directly on the stylobate of the temple without a base…entablature includes a frieze composed of triglyphs and metopes. The columns are fluted and are of sturdy, if not stocky, proportions” (Becker 1). The Doric is best describe as the most understated style with a masculine appearance out of the three orders.

. ¬¬ Curving figurative contour lines fill the center of the canvas with movement. Two idealized figures are seen in the center of the piece engaging on a classic roman lectus. The figures are emphasized in front of a clouded, white, ornate entablature

The Arch provides one of the few contemporary depictions of Temple period artifacts.[6][7] The seven-branched menorah and trumpets are clearly depicted. It became a symbol of the Jewish diaspora. In a later era, Pope Paul IV made it the place of a yearly oath of submission. Jews refuse to walk under it.[citation needed] The menorah depicted on the Arch served as the model for the menorah used on the emblem of the state of Israel.[citation needed]However, when the existence of modern State of Israel

The Parthenon Building the Parthenon was a greater feat than they ever would have known. Work on the Parthenon began in 477 BC. A much smaller shrine already stood on this site, one to which we can attribute various pieces of surviving decorative material--lions and snakes, a cornice incised with flying birds, and a blue-bearded trinity that may conceivably represent Cecrops, Erechtheus, and Poseidon. If such an edifice in fact existed, it was torn down to make way for a huge limestone platform

Kachchh is visually one of the most stunning districts of India. The landscape continuously surprises the human eye; in that there is something akin to timelessness of great art about the landscape of Kachchh. A line of a Kachchhi poem reflects Kachchh - dhingi dhara, dhinga dhor, dhingi boli, dhinga bol- meaning: This earth is firm, these animals are tough, this speech is strong, and this language is powerful. Kachchh has been a gateway to Sindh in the west and to Gujarat to the east. Kachchh

New York City has been called “the greatest city in the world” numerous times by its own people and visitors to the city. New York is civilization’s greatest world within a city. It gives the overpowering impression of being a magnet and mirror for all of humanity and all that humanity does. For a city so young, New York is home to number of architectural classics. Two of these masterpieces of architecture are the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum. Both continue the metaphor of

The Altar of Zeus is a giant monument constructed during the reign of King Eumenes II (The Altar of Zeus: Pergamon), which located on a terrace of the Acropolis in Pergamon. Since the Pergamene King regarded his country as the successor of the Greek culture, there were numerous sculptural monuments built to commemorate their military achievement and declare their roles as inheritors of Athens. The Altar of Zeus is one of them, as well as the library and the sanctuary of Athena that are located in

Jane Molloy, glass of fizzing champagne in repetitively-stressed hand, stood and looked at her old friends. They were very old friends — Lettice, whose 50th this was, had always been one of those people who keep in touch. So it was faces bloomed out of the murk Jane hadn’t set eyes on since university. Ageing, she thought, was particularly cruel to these late baby boomers, whose juvenescent culture had been dominant for so long, they forgot they were getting older, and so stretched their knicker

Throughout history, Roman art has had a great impact on what we call art today. Through their sculptures, architecture and paintings, the Roman artists have uniquely imprinted their style. In particular, the Roman wall paintings evoke the wealth and splendor of the palaces and pavilions of rulers. A great example of this is the wall paintings from a Cubiculum Nocturnum from the villa of P. Fannius Synistor. This villa, in which the paintings were created, is in Boscoreale, a commune in Italy

Greece is a small country on the southern end of Europe’s Balkan Peninsula. While a relatively small area of geography, the country was a focal point of power and influence in the ancient world as well as today. Greek architects were relentless in their quest for perfection, used meticulous attention to detail and created many innovations. The methods used were tremendously sophisticated and complex even in comparison to modern times. Techniques used by ancient Greek architects are still used today