Iconography

Secondly, on the level of motif, “Bretonism” shows a new interest in religious and mystical iconography, which again goes back to a primitive state or the “super natural,” which is the opposite to modernity and science. Consequently, Gauguin uses “Bretonism” in order to reject modernity, by conceiving Brittany as feudal, rural, static in time and…

Coin Belt, Roman 370 A.D. through 400 A.D. This work conveys a sense of power through the expression of the gold belt having elegant sapphire,gemstones, and glass surrounding the belt. Additionally, the work displays a sense of power by the emperors on each coin on the belt that represents the Roman Empire changing by each emperor’s reign and people adjusting to Christianity, the main religion of the empire. Also, the mood of the work is expressed by the gold and bright colors used in the belt…

Props is another factor of iconography that is used and shown in these four films. Props are important in films, because it helps gets certain messages across, makes scenes more authentic, and they also have symbolism. Props used in the four films have meanings and symbolism behind them. For example, the totem in Inception symbolizes reality; whether the characters are dreaming or are in real life. Cobb's totem is a spinning top, and he uses this to test whether he is in reality or not. If it…

Paper 2: Ottoman vs. Byzantine: Religious Building Architecture A general trend of the artworks in this course, throughout almost every society we have studied thus far, is the reference to religious practices and beliefs of a specific culture. This trend has not changed at all and can been seen directly in the significance of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture for places of religious practice. Though the specific religion that is referenced in these two cultures are different, some ways of…

assumed dominance. Scenes involving weddings near the end of the films are common as well as a grandiose gesture of love, such as a big speech usually given by the man. Aside from the wedding at the end of It Happened One Night, these stereotypical iconographies are not truly at play in either film, most likely due to the fact that It Happened One Night was one of the originals and Harold and Maude was such a takeaway from the genre…

Lance Wyman has been a key artist…. While industrialization was occurring in the 1970s signage has been one effective system that is used now worldwide developed as industrialization was occurring in the 1970s. That system is known today as wayfinding. People from all languages needed help to get around places, especially in metro systems and airports where wayfinding was essential to get from one place to another easy and effectively. Wayfinding refers to information systems that guide people…

The Jungle Book is an illustration about development and about finding the positive qualities on the planet and it finds an interminable wellspring of it in Bill Murray's Baloo. Given that the pop iconography encompassing Murray tends to envision him as a genuine living Baloo, it's a flawless piece of voice throwing with Murray loaning the approachable bum his mark seen-it-all conveyance. It's a hotter and less cynical turn than quite a bit of Murray's…

divination, healing, ransom, etc. For instance, according to Changing World Religions, Cults & Occult by Jerry Stokes, “Bön rituals include, iconography, and meditation on peaceful and wrathful deities.” This means that Bön rituals specifically are ideological, as means of performing rites to control sentiments and values of society; religious, as to use religious iconography to appease deities; and revitalization, as to conjure out malevolent spirits. Stokes added that these rituals are…

The picture presented shows a marble grave stele. The object was found in Smyrna, and it dates from approximately the period between 150 BC – 100 BC . The stele belongs to the British Museum in London. The object is a grave which would have been placed in a cemetery. It as a height of 74.93 centimetres. It is made of marble, and it was created by the process of carving. This object was found in Smyrna, a place where many grave steles of this period have been discovered, and which have allowed…

It turned out that the Christian converts had wanted the same things as the Romans. Unfortunately because Christianity was part of a number of mystery cults, images of the Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection were not found in the third century Christian works of art (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The theme of death and resurrection were not directly shown in the works of art but they were represented through many images that had been derived from the Old Testament. Faith and…