Centaur

Daisy Twiff lazily squinted her eyes as her small, New York terrier pranced on Daisy in excitement. The 10 year old girl was always serious, smart and polite. As usual she slowly placed her dog, Liz, down on the warm fuzzy sheets of her bed and unlocked her tiny, circular window. Then she peered out the opening and saw the sunrise stretch over the horizon. White, frozen snow lightly shuffled to the ground, covering the Earth like a large fluffy blanket. Freezing winds blew at high wind levels.…

The House of the Vettii offers the world a view into an intriguing period of life in ancient Pompeii. By analyzing themes such as punishment and divine dominion over mortals, within six Greek mythology based panel paintings in the House of the Vettii’s better insights into relations between the sexes is gained. Even in the male dominated society of the first century BC punishment is more about power than gender because it was imposed by both male and female. Pompeii is a small to medium-sized…

inner rings. Within the first ring were those who had been violent against people or property. They were left to boil for eternity in a river of blood and fire, at a level commensurate to their individual sins. The river was patrolled by herds of centaurs, armed with bow and arrows, prepared to shoot any sinner who attempted to rise farther out of the river than they were allowed. This punishment seems quite appropriate, those who have spilt blood will boil in it until the end of time. Within…

Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic Parthian and roman border city built above the right back of the Euphrates river, in 165 AD it was captured by the romans, And destroyed after Sasanian siege in in 247 AD. Three religions were practiced there which included Christianity, Judaism, and Mithraism (silver 2010). The religious findings consisted of the synagogue, house of church, and the Mithraeum which all had unique but different architecture. There were many objects that were recovered from Dura like…

In the beginning of the book, Seth promises he will use the Sands of Sanctity, if they obtain it, to heal Graulas. Later, Seth and Kendra head out soon, going to Obsidian Waste, one of the secret preserves. When they arrive, they discover that the Society is already there, trying to get the Translocator. They quickly make their way past obstacles, such as the… Kendra and Seth end up in a battle with the Society over the Transporter. Luckily, they won the battle and got the Translocator. In the…

subjectivity for a modern day writing in today’s society. John Updike is the author of many artistic and creative novels such as “Rabbit, Run” (1960), which is the prequel to his most famous “Rabbit” series. Another few works of Updike was “The Centaur” (1963), which received the National Book Award a year later, and notably “Seek My Face” (2002). (Saldivar 215). Updike was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on March 18, 1932. This location in which he was…

he may have had the right to be arrogant. He was skilled in most forms of art, although he always thought of himself as a sculptor. For two years Michelangelo lived in the Medici household while working on the sculptural relief The Battle of the Centaurs (“Michelangelo Buonarti Biography”). Michelangelo also made many statues in the Medici household garden (“Michelangelo Buonarti Biography”). He was commissioned by Cardinal Raffaele Riario to make a statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The…

It was a hot and relaxing day in the Heart of the Amazon jungle. Explorer James and his brother Alex where sitting on the chairs they have made by themselves and inspecting some animal bones. James had brown eyes, dark brown hair and wore glasses, while James had blonde hair, blue eyes, and he was always wearing caps. James and Alex were Steph-brothers, but they always cooperated like real brothers. Three years ago, they were on their way to Brazil with their private plane, when they flew over…

The reason for choosing this piece of work was because out of all the books I had gone through pertaining to the Northern Renaissance period, this one jumped out at me the most. The incredible attention to detail and the intrigue of possible symbolic meaning behind it drew me towards wanting to learn more about it. Andrea Mantegna became well known for his attention to detail and linear sharpness of his art during the Northern Renaissance period, and he stands out for his devotion to classical…

The text “Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts”, introduces and discusses a lot of information that has to do with spirituality and religious art. Many architectural works that have been created as an art form also function as sacred spaces. It should be known that although there are many sacred spaces across different belief systems, that they actually have many architectural features in common. In Greece, we have the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Besides the Greeks not only…