The Great Wave off Kanagawa, which is additionally called The Great Wave or The Wave for short, is a wood block print made in japan by the artist Hokusai. It was created by Hokusai sometime between 1830 and 1833 as the very first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is one of Hokusai's most famous work. Also considered in the art world as one of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art in the world.
The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. It is often times thought to be a tsunami, however it is more likely to be a large rogue wave. Like all the prints in the series, it shows the area around Mount Fuji under different weather conditions, and the mountain itself is shown in the …show more content…
This architecture is an Islamic monument found in the city of Jerusalem. It was originally finished in 691 CE at the command of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. Construction cost was believed to be at least six times the yearly tax income of Egypt! Its architecture and mosaics were influenced by Byzantine churches and royal palaces. However, its exterior look has been altered a lot in the Ottoman period and again in modern history. Most notable with the addition of the gold-plated roof, which wasn’t originally there. The sixty foot diameter, timber-framed double dome, covered inside by colored and gilded material was originally roofed with lead. This structure rises 114 feet over the holy rock. It is carried on a tall drum, originally topped with glass mosaics, which sits on a circular passageway of twelve marble columns, set between four large rectangular piers. At the top of the drum, sixteen colored glass windows light the central space. Inside and outside, the Dome of the Rock was saturated with marble columns and floral mosaic patterns. The octagonal design of the architecture had been inspired by the design originally found in the ancient Church of the Seat of Mary built between 451 and 458 among the passageway between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The architecture’s importance comes from religious practices involving the rock. The Dome maintains a lot of clout for Jews and Muslims as the location of Abraham's attempted sacrifice …show more content…
It is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the spiritual ecstatic dancer. His dance is referred to as Tandavam or Nadanta, depending on the context of the dance. The classical form of shiva appears in stone reliefs, at the Ellora Caves and the Badami Caves, by around the 6th century. Around the 10th century, it emerged in Tamil Nadu in its most recognizable appearance of bronzes. Additionally, Shiva is presented at different heights however, it is typically less than five feet but some are over. The reliefs have been recognized in historic artwork from many parts of South Asia, such as in Bali and Cambodia, and in central
The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. It is often times thought to be a tsunami, however it is more likely to be a large rogue wave. Like all the prints in the series, it shows the area around Mount Fuji under different weather conditions, and the mountain itself is shown in the …show more content…
This architecture is an Islamic monument found in the city of Jerusalem. It was originally finished in 691 CE at the command of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. Construction cost was believed to be at least six times the yearly tax income of Egypt! Its architecture and mosaics were influenced by Byzantine churches and royal palaces. However, its exterior look has been altered a lot in the Ottoman period and again in modern history. Most notable with the addition of the gold-plated roof, which wasn’t originally there. The sixty foot diameter, timber-framed double dome, covered inside by colored and gilded material was originally roofed with lead. This structure rises 114 feet over the holy rock. It is carried on a tall drum, originally topped with glass mosaics, which sits on a circular passageway of twelve marble columns, set between four large rectangular piers. At the top of the drum, sixteen colored glass windows light the central space. Inside and outside, the Dome of the Rock was saturated with marble columns and floral mosaic patterns. The octagonal design of the architecture had been inspired by the design originally found in the ancient Church of the Seat of Mary built between 451 and 458 among the passageway between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The architecture’s importance comes from religious practices involving the rock. The Dome maintains a lot of clout for Jews and Muslims as the location of Abraham's attempted sacrifice …show more content…
It is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the spiritual ecstatic dancer. His dance is referred to as Tandavam or Nadanta, depending on the context of the dance. The classical form of shiva appears in stone reliefs, at the Ellora Caves and the Badami Caves, by around the 6th century. Around the 10th century, it emerged in Tamil Nadu in its most recognizable appearance of bronzes. Additionally, Shiva is presented at different heights however, it is typically less than five feet but some are over. The reliefs have been recognized in historic artwork from many parts of South Asia, such as in Bali and Cambodia, and in central