Essays 31 - 60
statue conveys a sense of well being to the viewer. In this statue, the Avalolkitesvara is pictured in interesting pose that sugge...
is also very active and speaks of mythology and fantasy. Standing Woman (1927) by Gaston Lachaise: Interestingly enough, this pa...
In 1785, Houdon joined Franklin on a journey to America, and arrived in Philadelphia (Jean-Antoine Houdon, 2003). From there, he ...
in the afterlife. The two figures do not appear to be sculpted, but are rather painted on to the marble column. The figures look ...
This paper compares the Native American culture with the culture of West Africa in an overview of sculpture, dance, music, poetry,...
of this prolonged gloom. This period of time catapulted the citizens of Europe from the land of the dark to a world filled with co...
In ten pages this paper discusses the style and development of Kamakuran Period art in a consideration of Buddhism, priests, spiri...
In six pages this essay discusses this mysterious sculpture and the various social and politial concerns it reflects in its artist...
In four pages the art of ancient Greece is contemplated in terms of its influential architecture, paintings, and sculptures. Thre...
In fifteen pages this paper examines the evolution of drapery treatment in this analysis of Greek sculpture. There are 8 sources ...
An explication of this sculpture featured at New York's Met is presented in a paper consisting of five pages. Three sources are c...
An exhibit reaction paper of two pages considers the various African, Asian, Greek, and Roman wings and galleries of NYC's Metropo...
In eleven pages art of the Middle Ages is discussed in terms of the popularity of devil representations that dominated paintings, ...
liturgy provided innumerable texts, all set to music in the style we call Gregorian chant. The church served as an important patro...
version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...
particularly with the theme of human vanity and the transience of life." The student also notes that there is a sense of wealth se...
were a period of tremendous changes in western Europe, particularly in population, demography, economics, politics, and military s...
in.); Max. W.: 73.7 cm (29 in.); Max. D.: 55.2 cm (21-3/4 in.)" (The Art Institute of Chicago). The Corpus of Christ measures "6 5...
physical level. Art is a language unto itself that speaks to the communal need for expression. Every individual - no matte...
inquiry, which they saw as the "key to success," and believing this they sought to discover the laws governing such things as the ...
modern, the setting and the rising stars, were in the sky together ... As the rift between the spiritual and the material values w...
A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested ...
In the story one can see the unique style, and the power of his art that would forever serve to influence relief sculpture of the ...
a moderate tempo, the strings playing a staccato bass line, with a lilting melody above. The bass line suggests dancers, whose ste...
rationalize our mental processes. Beliefs such as those involving our ice sculpture are typically viewed from the foundationalist...
21 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/2".2 One author, in relationship to the material schist and its use, states that, "Unlike their Mathuran coun...
powerful texture. The cloth that apparently is draped around the woman seems quite tight, and beautifully well distributed. It app...
In five pages Catherine Burgess, who has worked in mixed media sculpture that is steel based for more that two decades, is discuss...
In six pages this paper examines classical Greece's architecture and art with a discussion of the Acropolis and the sculptures of ...
In seven pages this paper discusses the love and passion themes represented by this late 19th century sculpture. Twelve sources a...