Marble sculpture

was the lost-wax technique. Lost wax technique is a method of casting in which a mold is created for the wax, melted, and then drained. Classical period of sculpture was…

equipped to house and conserve the artifacts from the Acropolis and to reunite the Parthenon sculptures. The museum has five permanent galleries to do this – The Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis, The Archaic Gallery, The Parthenon Gallery, Propylaia, Athena Nike and Erechtheion Gallery and the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD Gallery. The completed museum does have the amenities to house the sculptures if they are…

The sculpture of Venus de Milo is a marble statue of a woman. Her face and body are turned to the side and she is looking into the distance. Her full face has dominant features with a large nose and thick lips. Her hair is curly and arranged in a thick bun on the back of her head. Her neck is long, and from the side one can see a fullness that matches the roundness of her hips. She has a strong core since her upper stomach has clearly defined muscles. From the back angle, one can observe her…

head is often compared to the art that came out of ancient Greece and Rome. Though what differentiates it from that of all European art is what the artist had to work with. Unable to either afford or come in contact with rich crafting materials like marble and stone, West Africa utilized that they had in order create a metallic mixture that could mold to the cast. When reviewing the complexity of this assignment, my goal was to create something that was original and that I would not suspect…

great examples how the naked human body is well-known in religion. Many of these paintings are scenes from the Bible, and contain nudity before Eve ate the apple. Another famous work that embodies the naked human body was a marble sculpture titles David, by Michelangelo. This sculpture has a large Greco-Roman influence that not only shows the nude biblical hero, but a work that exhibited the human body on the inside and out. Sculptors enjoyed making the naked human body into larger than life…

Sleeping Satyr deviated from the artistic norms of previous norms to introduce their interpretations of specific societal aspects. Although an overwhelming sense of movement is evident in both works, nevertheless the distinctiveness in each of the sculptures’ postures and motion specifically attributes in their effectiveness in conveying their individual themes because of the substantial contrast in the interpretation of activeness for each work. Moreover, both works both works are Roman copies…

The Parthenon marbles, also referred to as the Elgin marbles (After Lord Elgin, ambassador to the Ottoman court of the Sultan in Istanbul (1801-1812) include the collection of sculptures, inscriptions and architectural features acquired from the British government by Lord Elgin in 1816 and now exposed in the British museum in Duveen Gallery (Room 18). Under Elgin’s instructions, the marbles were removed from the Acropolis (the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaia, and the Temple of Athena…

Art comes in many different forms whether it’s sculptures, canvas, vases, or mosaics and can have different meanings to different people and that’s where the beauty of art comes in. When visiting museums, you get to see that there are absolutely no boundaries for what is considered art and it can be very inspiring. During my visit at the Morse museum I saw many interesting pieces but a handful of them really caught my attention and stood out. There was one interesting piece I saw under the title…

Cycladic culture was rich in mineral resources which made it easier to work with. In the early Cycladic period this figurine was made out marble and was 24 ¾ inches in height and classified at a stone sculpture. The figurine was known for the stylization of the human body. The curved surfaces of the head, and the enlarged breasts and abdomen represented technical command. The arms were defined but also were crossed over the…

Inconspicuously placed in the Greek and Roman gallery within the RISD Museum, guarded behind a glass display case is a bronze Greek statue. Surrounded by other ancient sculptures and decaying vases is a noticeably small, approximately 9.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm tall, Kouros. The “Inscribed Kouros” was found in Greek, Boeotia ca. 540 BCE. The statue is a recreation of the nude male form. Kouros statues were continually replicated within the Greek art culture. Due to inscriptions carved into the sides of…