Sarcophagus

In Rome, the inception of Christianity was not embraced with open arms to say the least. This was mainly due to Rome’s emperors feeling threatened by the newly founded religion. “Meetings between Christians were prohibited, and the clergy were persecuted with much vigor. [Christians were] considered to be a danger to the state….”(Shlosser 179) Since the religious practice of Christianity was deemed illegal by officials, the use of symbols was essential when it came to not only signaling a meeting

has absorbed all the residue fallout of the nuclear accident. 400 hectares of pine trees were killed. Today the environmental status on Chernobyl is still controversial and researched. In 2013 a French company with help began to elaborate a new sarcophagus, an impressive work of engineering. A horrible time in our history as a living creature, but a successful goal for our future to come. Works Cited Marisa Fernandez. "Chernobyl Nuclear Accident." 3. How Has the Environment Been Affected by the Chernobyl

Dionysus as the Artist's Subject: Mirror with Heracles, Dionysys, Ariadne, and Eros In the fourth and third century BCE, the Etruscans produced many engraved mirrors decorated with scenes from Greek or local mythology. A characteristic product of the Etruscans, they provide a great deal of information about Etruscan bronze technology and the development of Etruscan art. An example at the Walters Museum, "Mirror with Heracles, Dionysus, Ariadne, and Eros," allows the viewer to see such an object

A big part of the clean up process involved the setting of the sarcophagus. A sarcophagus is a concrete box, usually used for a corpse. In this case the unit 4 of the Chernobyl plant was in a corpse in hoped to be buried for good. Around 7,000 tonnes of steel and 410,000 m3 of concrete were used to cover the reactor. The sarcophagus was designed to halt the release of any radiation being projected into the atmosphere from the reactor. “ The first task in destroying the nuclear reactor was to build

Arts. The artwork was commissioned by a wealthy Roman during the end of the second century A.D. Although the Dionysus cult may hold many mysteries it is known that this artwork originated in Rome. The individual who funded that creating of this sarcophagus desired to commemorate his beliefs. Desiring for others to know what he associated himself as is what gave birth to this masterpiece. Their were multiple different art works that caught my attention at the museum although through the semester it

from cave paintings, to elaborate churches with beautiful stain glass windows. Another thing that has changed overtime and culture to culture is the definition of beauty. I feel like the Venus of Willendorf, the Venus de Milo, and Eve is from the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus all show three different perspectives of beauty. The Venus of Willendorf and the Venus de Milo are two ancient day venus sculptures representing two different views on beauty. The Venus of Willendorf is a small 4.5 inch limestone

"Long before the time of the Pharoahs..there was a god who cares for all of the skies and dozens of his kind...." Inscription found on wall above the Tomb of Osiris The Great Secret Surrounding the Tomb of Osiris In the Late 1950's , while the Super Power of the United States was tapping into the future through space expeditions, the other Super Power of Russia was tapping into the future by seeking the knowledge of the past. A very top secret project began..so secret that even

Greek myth, which was first recorded in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, was that of “The Death of Actaeon” and this myth can be found not only on Greek art, such as vases, but also in Roman art including one example that includes a depiction of the myth on a sarcophagus that is on display in the Louvre. Sarcophagi include art, many depicting myths, that are thought to have some thematic appeal to the commissioners and thus we can

the lower edge which translates from Latin to “Here lies the most beautiful girl. What a pity at such a young age”. The sculpture while made of marble is somewhat intact with a large chunk missing from the front which interrupts the quote. The sarcophagus of the young girl lounging propped up on her elbow is petting a small dog and looking at her two dolls her body is elongated to fill the space on the top and there are small holes in her ears where jewelry would go. The condition of the girl herself

the origins and cultural significance of the artwork in terms of gender roles. Of particular interest to archaeologists (in terms of gender roles) is the well-known Sarcophagus of Spouses. A sarcophagus is a funeral coffin of sorts and is usually made out of terracotta which is a brownish-orange clay-based ceramic material. The sarcophagus is incredibly realistic and life like. The limbs of the spouses are of significant distance from their bodies indicating movement and expression. Further, the artwork