Marble sculpture

there was a sculpture that especially caught my eyes because of its familiar style. It was Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children. Although Bacchanal can be seen as a little imperfect compared to his later works because it was finished when Bernini was 18, I was able to clearly see his idea of emulation and his own distinct signature style which is elegant, refined, and exquisite. Needless to say without doubt, he is one of the greatest artists…

art in particular is the “David” sculpture. The sculpture was made between 1501 and 1504, a naked man made out of marble. This sculpture is known as the most famous statue in Florence. According to Accademia.com, the sling in the trunk were covered with gold leaf, but being outdoors in Piazza della Signoria and the elements washed it away. The sling in David’s hand was intended as a symbol of liberty for the palace. Michelangelo never let anyone see the sculpture until it was completely…

I chose the object, Marble Grave Stele with Family Group (560 B.C). This object I found interesting because it is a funerary object that do not have a story that is strongly believed to be true. It has two stories that could go either way. The first story is that the woman, who’s body is mostly missing, is the one in which the family to the right is mourning her death. The other story is that the woman is the only one who is mourning the loss of her family; being the sole survivor.…

What is beauty? In a classical sense beauty is something of perfection primarily with a strong connection towards math hence that everything beautiful was perfectly proportional and followed the golden ration of size and precision. The great Philosopher Plato believed that we find things beautiful when we unconsciously sense in them qualities we want such as gentleness, harmony, balance, peace, strength, and perfection. Michelangelo as well as Plato shared the same belief of what beauty was.…

Daphne Choy Prof. Kenfield Marble Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons The Roman Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons made from marble, is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and dates back to the Late Imperial, Gallienic period around 260-270 A.D. Its accession number is 55.11.5 and can be found in the museum’s Greek and Roman Art Gallery. This piece was brought to the Metropolitan Museum from a collection of the dukes of Beaufort, where it had…

artwork I viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is, Marble statue of Dionysos leaning on an archaistic female figure. The statue was created between 27 B.C to A.D 68, which was during the Augustan or Julio - Claudian period. The original artist is unknown, but Vincenzo Pacetti restored it. This artwork caught my attention because the size of the sculpture was different from the other art works in the room. The focal point of the sculpture is his left arm. There are four different aspects of…

The Parthenon or “Elgin Marbles” controversy has had both Britain and Greece scramble over who has the most acceptable appeal regarding the statues ever since Lord Elgin removed the statues from the Parthenon. Yet, from a direct comparison between the two nations based upon the strength of arguments, Britain has the most valid claim to the Parthenon Marbles. Though the flaws and bias involved in the extrapolation of evidence mush be considered such as the lack of an original document provided by…

The sculpture in Unknown #4 depicts the upper body of a middle-aged man. That the figure shows the imperfections which come with age suggests that the sculpture is of Roman origin rather than Greek. Carved from marble, the sculpture extends to the lower chest of the man, just above the solar plexus. The chest and shoulders are soft and lightly defined: the pectoral muscles are visible only as gentle contours, and the shoulders slope downwards in fleshy smoothness. The head of the figure is…

(Venus Di Milo) Vera Feng AP Art History Thursday, October 2, 2014 Today, the famous Hellenistic sculpture of a goddess half-heartedly holding her garment over her hips sits in the Louvre. Although first thought to be carved by Praxiteles, the beloved Aphrodite of Melos (Venus Di Milo), dated ca. 150-125 BCE, is now understood to have been created by Alexandros of Antioch. This beautiful marble sculpture hails from Melos, Greece. Although a large part of this piece’s fame can be attributed…

The kiss artwork is a sculpture made with marble and the Christina’s World artwork is a painting made with tempera. Both artworks has a meaningful story behind that you would never think of. For example, in the painting Christina’s World somebody would think that Christina is just sitting on the grass catching the breeze through her hair and enjoying the day instead of her having an disorder that makes her not able to walk. For the sculpture The Kiss you would think that Auguste just saw two…