Iconography

kilometers north from the larger site of Yaxchilan, under which Bonampak may have been a dependency. The site dates to about AD 790 and is home to one of the few extant and complete murals of the Maya Classic Period. Bonampak’s architecture, art, iconography, and epigraphy are an important resource for understanding Maya society in the Classic Period by presenting a historical narrative of the lives of the Maya elite, documenting their ceremonial life, warfare, and courtly rituals. Bonampak is…

The rich iconography of the painting offers a plentiful range of colorful, almost idealized, images of childhood abundance. The toy racing car, soccer balls and the white picket fences project an image of plenty in suburban America. “When I made The Lost Boys, I really…

1:1--- After considering the four roles of the artist that author Henry Sayre notes; I believe that the most important role for Andy Warhol 1963 is to make a visual record of the people, places and events or their time and place. I believe that Warhol was making a records of a specific time in the events of May 1963 Birmingham, Alabama when the police employee dog to attacks and fires hoses against the demonstrators led by martin Luther King Jr. I believe he used the red, white and blue colors…

The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck is an oil painting that was transferred from wood, panel, to a canvas. It was completed between 1434 and 1436 and it currently resides in the National Gallery of Art in D.C., where I visited it. It is believed by experts that this painting is part of a triptych, a work of art that is divided into three sections that are together and have artwork in both the inside and outside, although there has been no actual evidence that proves it. The painting is very complex…

During the 12th century B.C.E., Greece and its islands were overrun by the Dorians, whose uncultured rule led to a collapse of the arts and crafts industry.During this time, the more secure setting of Athens became the centre for ceramic ideas and development. This consisted of mostly Sub-Mycenaean ware, followed by a more common Protogeometric style, confined to the rendering of circles, triangles, wavy lines, and simplified geometric designs. Protogeometric vases are one of the earliest types…

One of the most important stages to define and understand the development of Egyptian civilization was the Predynastic era (the Egyptian Neolithic), a period of time spanning from 4000 to 3200 BC that was a precursor of Pharaonic Egypt and its dynasties of kings. Neolithic communities of Upper and Lower Egypt cultivated different kinds of barley, spelt, flax, fruits and vegetables. It is also known that different kinds of animals were domesticated. Both steps were necessary for all later history…

make the setting appear to be in more divine location rather than on earth, but as we look towards the focal point we can pinpoint the most apparent difference - the portrayal of the Virgin Mary. Cimabue closely follows the traditional Byzantine iconography…

A well-known scholar of the Renaissance period, Charles Dempsey has written an engaging article on the various sources of Botticelli’s Primavera. Once again, this article begins by discussing the individual identities of the figures represented, with particular reference to their role as deities and personification of the spring. According to Dempsey, the painting can be read as the stages of the season, with distinct attributes as well as a collective identity. The breakdown of the months of…

I chose to write a compare and contrast for my final on Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” during the period of Venetian Renaissance and Romantic artist Francisco Goya’s “The Nude Maja”. My major is fashion design, so I was drawn to write about these works of art because these two paintings depicted both females’ sensuality which is probably the most popular subject matter in the western art history for centuries. These two works are particularly important because the “Venus of Urbino” is most often…

The Temple Expiatori of La Sagrada Familia (abbr. La Sagrada Familia), uses iconography, a formal composition, and numerology to create a monumental moment to teach and tell the story of the New Testament to Christians of all backgrounds. La Sagrada Familia, whose design is attributed to Antonio Gaudi, is a modernisme (a style of Catalan Architecture that has ties to Art Nouveau and Neo-Gothicism) minor basilica located in Barcelona, Spain. The use of multiple iconographic scenes and symbolic…