Parthenon

The Peplos Kore and Anita Huffington’s Kore are two established works of art that possess the delicate nature of humanity. The differences between the Peplos Kore and Anita Huffington’s Kore can likely be attributed to the magnitude of elapsed time between their creations; however, their similarities stem from the similar depictions of the female body. The Peplos Kore was sculpted during the Archaic period in 530 BCE., just before the Classical period, whereas Anita Huffington’s Kore is a…

The name Pantheon comes from the Greek word pantheion, a term that means “all gods”. However, whether or not the name reflects the original purpose of the structure still remains uncertain, as no surviving record regarding whom the temple was dedicated for has been found. The Pantheon demonstrates the Romans’ adeptness in engineering and construction during the ancient times. The structure has the largest surviving dome, with the interior span that comfortably exceeds any other ancient rival.…

Charles Barkley’s hands wrapped around my shoulders. My head barely went to his armpit. The 6’6”, 250 pounder, NBA legend towered over me. We were located in the hotel lobby in Birmingham, Alabama, I was there to compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament, he was there for fun. “That’s a good skill to have,” he said. “ To be able to communicate effectively and debate.” Is it? I have come to the conclusion, as I have contemplated this one simple question the past year , that the single…

The Athenian Agora in the 5th Century B.C. In the early 6th century B.C, during the time of Solon the Lawgiver, the area northwest of the Acropolis and east of Kolonos Agoraios was designated to be the Agora, the main square of the city-state of Athens. The Agora was then used and inhabited with periods of decreased activity until the 7th century A.D. when it was finally abandoned. Because this paper will focus on the practice of ostracism in the Agora which was an in use for such a long…

The arts of the western world have been largely dominated by the artistic standards established by the Greeks of the classical period. It is from the Greek word “theatron” meaning “a place for sitting”. It is said that the Greeks were the first people to erect special structures to bring audiences and theatrical performers together. The theatres were normally located near a populated area at the bottom, or cut out of a carefully selected, sloping hillside overlooking a seascape, plain, or city.…

Columns (or posts) are large, cylindrical pillars of stone mainly created to support beams or arches. Ancient Egyptian architecture made use of stone columns whose surface was carved to reflect the organic form of bundled reeds; in later Egyptian architecture faceted cylinders were also common. Columns in the ancient Mesopotamian region were in turn inspired by their palm trees, as it was a very fertile land. The columns were created for structural support. Columns are frequently used to support…

The Female Form in Cycladic Sculpture The Cyclades are a group of about thirty small islands located in the southwestern part of the Aegean sea. To the west and north of the island lies mainland Greece and to the east is Turkey. The Cycladic culture which flourished in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age is best known for its precise and schematic figurines carved from the islands’ marble. The ancient Greeks noticed that they formed a circle around the sacred island of Delos, which contains…

In my opinion the Romans are better than Greeks.They are each unique in their own ways and have many similarities and differences. I'm not very interested in art containing mythology and daily life. I'd rather look at art with fascinating scenes depicting architectural scenes in nature. Romans were really big on presenting the beauty of nature at its finest. One of my favorite Roman nature paintings is the "Pin", by Suhair Al Shamary, because it looks almost identical to one of the views of my…

For over 2,000 years, the ancient Greek civilization has been able to retain its prominent title as being one of the most important and impactful societies. Most of what we know today comes from ancient Greek ideas and customs, thus branding Greece as the “cradle of western civilization”. One key aspect of this civilization is the artwork which has enticed viewers for centuries. When viewing classic Greek art, you will oftentimes stumble upon marble, nude sculptures. This then makes you wonder,…

Sullivan saw Jenney’s work through the eyes of his transcendent nature. He claimed in his essay “The Tall Office Building Artfully Considered,” that the momentous task of designing such building was a practical one, for such proposes, and thus was founded through common reasoning and intuition, not taciturn schooled learning. Louis Sullivan coined the now popular phrase “form follows function “in this essay. He eliminated the notion that arbitrary ornament was necessary to conceal lack of…