Iconography

As referred above the masks of the Middle Sepik River come out in a variety of forms each embellished with different designs and materials. Luckily, I have provided two rather diverse masks from this region which include: A Dance Mask with Bird totem from the Minneapolis Institute of Art and a Gra from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With these objects, I hope to provide readers with a broad overlook on the different characteristics these masks may or may not share with each other. We will first…

compares biblical texts depicting sacred places, such as the Garden of Eden and Solomon’s Temple to the archeological evidence left by ancient cities of the past. Stager argues that, “in Solomonic Jerusalem, topography, hydrology, architecture, iconography, parks and gardens were all part of the sacred center patterned after celestial archetypes” (Stager 13). Meaning, all aspects of natural and manmade creations were centered toward the divine, serving the divine, and being near the divine.…

animals gathered around a figure lying on a table. Above this scene are more patterned sections. The uppermost part of the krater is a maze, or “s” like design that runs around the rim. Almost all of the empty space is taken up with symbols and iconography.…

elevated above those of local worship. (Fairbanks, 1898, 295) Homer attempts to make gods more universal, and less subject to the restrictions of the human body. (Fairbanks, 1898, 297-298) The status of an individual god, as seen through their iconography of traits, is determined by the relationship of the deity and the human beings. Established from the idea of exchange, gods and goddesses were expected to contribute votive offerings. (Fairbanks, 1898, 297) Furthermore, family relationships,…

Throughout the reading, Teteriatnikov argues that Justinian’s and Theodora’s panels at San Vitale show the gender difference through their illusionistic locations in the painting and their actual locations in the church. Further, she states that the panels are made to ensure the resurrection and the eternal life of the imperial couple and their accompanying courtiers. In her argument about the gender differentiation in locations, Teteriatnikov uses a number of persuasive sources. An analysis of…

According to Studlar and Bernstein (2001), John Ford advocates the cinematic poetry and sentimental narrative toward both U.S westward history and his personal experiences since nineteenth-century. The conventions of western films on narrative and characters had massive success since cinema became the mass medium, which enable to showcase the historical wild West spectacle and nostalgic sensation in films (Studlar and Bernstein, 2001). My Darling Clementine illustrates with the audience falling…

1. Octavian was born in a wealthy equestrian, plebeian family in 63 B.C.E. He served under his maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar whom adopted Octavian and appointed him as his future heir. Being too powerful and admired, Julius Caesar was threatened and assassinated by as many as 60 Senators within Rome. Shortly after the assassination, Octavian and Mark Antony briefly attempted to defeat the assassins together in revenge for Julius Caesar. After their victory, they divided among themselves…

Hieronymus Bosch (2p minimum) introduction Exploring the concept of the Christian Worldview- Hieronymus Bosch and his rather infamous triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights. We misunderstand the artist if we fail to look past his grotesque beasts and monsters biography real name was Jeroen van Aken and in Spain, he is known as “El Bosco”. Bosch was a Dutch painter of the 15th-16th century Little is known about the life of this Early Netherlandish Renaissance artist, but we do know that both…

Ancient Artist and Patron Paper: Dear Gaius Julius Caesar, your life as an emperor, politician, and notable author has inspired me to create a sarcophagus special to you. Your notable victories as a military commander are especially inspirational to my creation of your sarcophagus. I included scenes that depict your role as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and victories over Egypt, Gaul, and Pharnaces. The specific images I have chosen to sculpt on your sarcophagus include,…

One of the common types of paintings in Colonial Peru during the 18th century was a portrait style depicting a single figure. These portraits were not created to only be a image of the person in the painting, but also to convey information about their life and their accomplishments. One of the most notable examples of this type of painting is the Portrait of Marcos Chiguan Thopa Coronilla Inca. Marcos, a royal Inca descendant is portrayed standing very similar to the posture of the Viceroys next…