Bronze Age

This arming cap is made of cotton and is thickly lined with fiber fill. Features quilted construction with a tie cord. Machine washable. This version of ancient Greece helmet is made of 18-gauge steel and has been plated in an antique bronze. Features black and natural striped horse-hair crest and a padded adjustable liner and chin strap. This classic helmet, one of the most popular versions depicted and worn during medieval times is made from 18 gauge steel. Features narrow eye slits for…

Over 8,000 years ago in what is now present day Jordan, there lived Stone Age hunters. Around 8,000 BC the hunters began farming and living in organized villages. During the Bronze Age, they lived in fortified towns and soon trade routes began to pass through Jordan because of its proximity to two booming trade routes that ran through Egypt and Iraq. Jordan also shares borders with Israel, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. After 1500 BC Jordan divided into organized kingdoms of which included the three…

emphasizes physical beauty. In this painting, Venus, a goddess lacks characteristics that a goddess would typically possess. For instance, in this painting one can notice her seductive expression on her face, which would be seen as risqué in the Middle Ages. In addition, Titian was successful in using perspective when crafting this painting. As you can see, the young girl in the background, possibly Venus’ daughter looks much smaller due to perspective. Also, Venus is nude in this painting,…

For ages, people have been coming up with new innovations to revolutionize the world and the people living there. Rome, with the invention of the road, created a new way of communicating throughout the empire. After the Islamic empire introduced mosques to the world, all the Muslims go there to pray to Allah. Paper money became very common after the Chinese created it. These three civilizations that used to trade together made more incredible things possible during their time period. Created…

perplexes and developed his approach to achievement. Filippo Brunelleschi early life is generally a puzzle. He was Born in 1377 in Florence, Italy. Brunelleschi was prepared to be a goldsmith and a stone worker, in 1401 he joined an opposition to make a bronze relief for the entryway of the Florence baptistery. Brunelleschi entered the plan of "The give up of Isaac." That was the highpoint of where his short profession finished. Brunelleschi lost the opposition and it was trusted that the lost…

of wealth in favor of nonreligious power benefiting the middle class and the monarchies of France and England. Saint-Denis had been the burial place of many French kings. The Gothic was the new and revolutionary architectural style during The Middle Ages and it all began with the reconstruction of St. Denis. Fooling and leading the people out of darkness through innovative creations and reinventions of cathedrals – sacred places that were meant to embody the devotion of the people to God.…

From studying anatomy to discovering new techniques for painting, Renaissance artwork stemmed from creating masterpieces that encompassed a wide range of topics. The Renaissance paved the way for artists to find new methods which lead to an abundant number of influential pieces. Not solely in one area, but spanning the entire region of Europe, it is obvious that the sculptures were a significant facet of this time period, in particular, depicting historical figures and then displaying them in…

[Location: British Museum] and Equestrian Portrait of Charlemagne, bronze (9 century) [Location: Louvre, Paris] When art is from two different time period and two different cultures it is thought that the two pieces when compared would not have much in common. However, that is hardly ever the case; they can have similaries in meanings and cultural significance. With the help of the readings from “Icon” and “Art Through the Ages”, along with the textbook, it was amazing to see all the alike…

Thresholds 1, 2, & 3: In threshold 1, 2, and 3 the beginning of the Greco-Roman universe was never truly empty, there was nothing but Chaos. Chaos as it was called, was described as darkness and disorder. According to Greco-Roman theory, there were no gods present in the beginning- though in time, a god of nature separated light and dark, soft and hard, weight from weightless, etc. The godly being separated those spaces with gods that we know of today. Then, 4 forces appeared fire, light, air…

glittering with beauty in every part"Mottes were made out of earth and flattened on top, and it can be very hard to determine whether a mound is artificial or natural without excavation. Some were also built over older artificial structures, such as bronze age The size of mottes varied considerably, with these mounds being 3 metres to 30 metres in height (10 feet to 100 feet), and from 30 metres to 90 metres in diameter (100 feet to 300 feet). This minimum height of 3 metres (10 feet) for mottes…