Bronze sculpture

Justus Brinckmann, an art historian said that those bronze were actually evidence of contact between Benin and the more civilized peoples of ancient Egypt. Augustus-Pitt Rivers an anthropologist argued that the sculpture could only have been made as a result of European influence. On the other hand, Henry Ling Roth, Director of the Bankfield Museum in Halifax said that they were only…

Analysis: Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) is an Asuka period sculpture depicting the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Avalokiteshvara is an enlightened being that aids others in their path to enlightenment through Buddhism. He is said to be the embodiment of compassion and the attendant bodhisattva to Amitabha, Buddha of the West. Kannon is an important figure in Japanese art. The stylistic aspects of this sculpture seem to be borrowed from earlier Chinese styles and depicts a…

Groups and agencies have many factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors include but are not limited to the relevance of this person or event to history, finances, and the overall the controversy. There are historical sites still standing today that hold a special place in our country’s history…

entry in an online guide to offbeat tourist attractions confirms this, “The sculpture was supposed to be cast in bronze… But Maine ran out of money, so the artist just slapped a coat of bronze paint over the plaster model and shipped it to New York.” (Source F). The entry goes on, stating that the low-quality sculpture was vandalized, repaired, and even eaten by rats at a warehouse. Eventually, the sculpture received its bronze cast and is now worth $30,000. This goes to show that agencies…

As Winner of a time travel vacation, I choose to time travel to the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance is full of beautiful architecture, sculptures, and art. In this essay I will discuss why I chose to travel to the Italian Renaissance. When I first arrive at the Italian Renaissance I rush over in a frenzy to see the beautiful Gates of Paradise by the very talented Lorenzo Ghiberti. After taking a moment to take in the details of the Gates of Paradise, I searched for Ghiberti until I…

Versailles in 325 BCE to honor Artemis who is the Greek Goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth. The Romans later created a marble copy of the sculpture in the Imperial Roman period to honor Diana, the Roman Goddess of hunting, the moon, and childbirth. The statue currently resides on display at the Louvre in Paris, France (Ancient Greek & Roman Sculpture). Artemis, the daughter of Leto and Zeus, is a principal Greek God who spends most of her time in the forests. She hunts alongside her…

I am at the Museo del Novecento, in Milan, Italy, learning about Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. This bronze sculpture was created in 1913 during the Cubism and Futurism periods. Though the trip was costly, I decided to go anyway to learn more about this extraordinary piece. The work portrays a runner in full speed; its legs facing forward, display the speed and power of the runner. The cost of traveling to the city, roundtrip, reached a little over $1,400 of airfare,…

The Spirit of Detroit is a sculpture made in the heart of Detroit. It is a large bronze statue, standing twenty-six feet high and is located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal center on Woodward Avenue. Behind the statue, is a Courts Tower's marble wall element that has various passages, symbols, and writings that symbolize Detroit. The extensively creative detail amidst the statue and the messages behind the sculpture provide a visual argument of hope for the people that walk by it every day and…

A. (Body paragraph #1) Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi a.k.a Donatello 1. Donatello’s bronze David David, Donatello’s landmark work and one of the renowned sculptures of the renaissance, reintroduced the life-size nude-sculpture-in-the-round figure to be cast into bronze. Not only was David the first life-size nude to be cast into bronze since Classical times, but it was also one of the first nude-sculpture-in-the-round in a thousand years, making it one of the most significant works in the…

Ceremonial Bronze Gui This is a ceremonial bronze gui that was used in the late 11th and early 10th century, during the Zhou dynasty. It is currently in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The image is a bronze gui. A gui is a bowl that was used to hold offerings. The bowl-shaped item has 2 handles on either side which sits on a box like stand. The majority of the gui is engraved with different carvings. The gui is mainly a dark green/grey colour. The sculpture is symmetrical because all…