Frieze

Southern Methodist Church has a variety of classical elements that attribute it to past temples and structures created by the Roman and Greek cultures, appropriated to fit into the religion of the church by the manipulation of certain parts, such as the frieze.     To begin, the first and foremost part of the discussion is the elements of Greek and Roman architecture that have been incorporated and appropriated for the building of this church. The first and foremost noticeable feature would be the columns

The Ara Pacis and the Idealization of Power in the Age of Augustus I am choosing to focus on the imperial portrait reliefs from the Ara Pacis for matrix cell 1 because this monument combines politics, religion and social values. The Ara Pacis Augustae epitomizes the Mos Maiorum, the visual manifestation of Roman virtues and laws. This paper will explain why the reliefs on the Ara Pacis can be considered political propaganda. Furthermore, I will analyze how the art in this monument exhibits the

the amount of light in the room since the only source of light was the narrow entrance doorway. ... .. The walls of the peristyle are decorated with architectural motifs on a light ground separating black panels framed in red above a lower black frieze. The central garden (i) (pictured below) contained statuary, columns, fountains and tables many of which have been restored to their original positions set in a recreation of the original garden based on traces left by plant roots. .. .. .. The

It is reasonable enough to say that the Altar of Zeus was an architectural transition from the previous model of Parthenon for that they were built with many similarities yet distinguished in noticeable details. The artistic transition from the Parthenon to the Altar of Zeus represent the evolution from disciplined Athenian to a more dramatic Hellenistic culture, because of the uncontrollable instability of the later 2nd century B.C.E. The Altar of Zeus transitioned from Parthenon’s traditional

Myths are stories describing the activities of the gods and larger than life humans, which were manipulated for different functions to highlight different values and ideologies resulting in different versions. I agree with the statement and will argue that Roman foundation myths and Hippolytus myth were used by ancient societies to bind its members into a cohesive unit. This essay will explore the ways in which myths brought members of an ancient society together by instilling and reinforcing civic

The Lansdowne Dining Room (1766-1769), as its name suggests, is a dining room from the Lansdowne house located at the southwest corner of Berkeley Square, in London. This house actually belonged to two unpopular British statesmen of the eighteenth century, John Stuart (1713-1792) and William Petty Fitzmaurice (1737-1805). Indeed, Stuart was the third earl of Bute (earl meaning “a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess”) until 1763 when he left in political disgrace and sold

The Erechtheum is not harmonious and is asymmetrical due to it being intended to see from a distance. The structure is from the Ionic Order due to its capital with volutes, a continuous frieze and the base where the shaft rests. This is the location where the competition between Athena and Poseidon was held because there is a marker of Athena’s olive tree. The judge of the completion was King Cecrops, who was half serpent, half human. In

To what extent were propaganda and national pride as important as religion in the design, construction and decoration of the Parthenon? Although the decision to build the Parthenon was highly controversial in Athens because of the politics that surrounded it, was the Parthenon erected simply as sign of dedication to the gods? Or was it to fuel the dwindling pride of the Athenian citizens? By studying the structure, decoration and design, I hope to come to a conclusion as to whether the Parthenon

library to 200,000 scrolls and garrison of soldiers that use to reside in Pergamon city in the 2nd century B.C. I will be performing a visual analysis on one of the friezes depicted in the Pergamon altar of Zeus showing the Goddess Athena, who helped Olympus fight against the titans. In this essay I will explore how the Pergamon frieze is a metaphor for the victory of greek culture over the unknown, the unspoken fear of the greeks against the chaotic forces of nature by looking at the movement of

Parthenoi: A Mythological Interpretation of the Parthenon Frieze" by Joan B. Connelly and "The Muted Other" by Natalie Boyment Kampen, the Parthenon frieze, the Ara Pacis: Imperial Family frieze, and Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi, are pieces depicted to characterize women in their implemented roles. Taking a look at the Parthenon, 442-438 B.C. Athens, there are many scenes, which display women in an active purpose of their society. The Parthenon frieze is said, "to be viewed as a representation of