Nefertiti bust

Reading and Watching: VT 13 & 14 Highlights: During these two units of architecture and Paleolithic Art, I have come across several highlights that will give one an idea of what each unit was about. In the video, “Cathedral of Norte Dame” by Khan Academy, explains how it was the oldest church in its era. It possessed a relic, which is an object that holds special powers, for example in this case, the supposedly Virgin Mary’s tunic. People would travel great distances to see the relic and be…

Capitoline She-Wolf, which became a mascot of Rome due to their belief that Romulus and Remus, descendants of the gods, were raised by wolves before founding Rome. The Lid of a Funerary Urn was the model for portraits of the Roman rulers, such as the Bust of Cicero. The alter of Ares Pacis Augustae effectively combines the mythology of Romulus and Remus with Augustus and his rule. It also provides a visual for Vergil’s Aeneid, which described the progression of the empire and establish Augustus…