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BC with the rise of Greek art and literature. Looking at many of the statues from the Greek era, many commonalities of the ideal masculinity are drawn. Most sculptures that embody the male physique accent athleticism, heroism, and strength. For example, one of the most acknowledged statues famous for its depiction of the ideal masculinity is the Greek statue of Discobolus, created by Myron in 450 B.C. The subject of the statue is seen partaking in the sport of discus throwing. His stance just…

Study of Religion: Hinduism Hinduism is an extremely dynamic religion with emphasis placed on tolerance and the cosmos (Fisher 68). At the center of this philosophy is a major theme, reincarnation. Reincarnation is a central aspect of the Hindu religion, due to the fact that it can be connected to nearly every ritual or doctrine. It is believed that one can only meet Moksha by being reincarnated into higher castes by creating good karma during each life. Moksha is described as an escape from…

counterpart of religious stories. Without art religion could possibly be to complicated to visually understand. Throughout religion there is a recurrent of art in places of worship, in a broad sense as, stained glass windows, paintings, ceilings, statues or sculptures, even the architectural design of the building itself. It wasn’t until the twelfth century that producing stained glass became an art form like sculpture or painting. In the medieval period many churchgoers were illiterate, so…

however when they address the Statue they sing in an aria style. This is particularly effective because it shows that when they do speak to the statue they are trying to appease to its likings by singing in such a sweet manner, as opposed to when they aren’t trying to appease one another. Mozart uses the pedal point to show an appeal to reason or needing something from another character. For example when Giovanni threatens to kill Leporello if he doesn't invite the statue to dinner, Mozart fills…

The Altercation of Apollo One of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s proudest, and most controversial, pieces is the statue of Apollo by Praxiteles. Steven Litt from the Plain Dealer writes that since there is not clear documentation concerning ownership, exportation, and authenticity of Apollo, he should not be displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Art (2). Curator, Michael Bennett, was so blinded by the bronze Apollo that he disregarded any of the moral codes set by the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA)…

Compare and contrast the statues of humans found in ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. Ancient Egypt statues aren’t as life-like and natural as ancient Greece statues. Ancient Egypt statues have a rigid proportional system where they are standing or sitting facing forward. On the other hand, as time goes on, you can see ancient Greece statues becoming more life-like and showing movement from archaic, classical, and Hellenistic styles…

referred to as Nkondi or Nkonde nail fetish. Fetishes were created to be figures used for protection over the entire community to ward off evil spirits, prevent illnesses and help uphold justice. A spiritual person of the community would bless the statue using their spiritual…

chosen object, isolate a microorganism, and identify the microorganism through a series of morphological, physical, and biochemical tests. One chose to swab David Phelps’ pastor dreamer, which is one of the larger statues on The University of Oklahoma’s campus. The nose of this statue was swabbed and is where one’s environmental isolate originated. Through morphological, physiological, and biochemical experiments, one was able to gather results that revealed that the environmental isolate is a…

abound, and with the example of solidarity of the prince we can be born love and peace. Descriptive paragraph : The happy prince is the story of a statue that lay in the highest part of the city, whose statue was admired by all, from the children to the highest representatives of the city, like the mayor. Even a failed man, who cried to see the statue so happy and said, if there is someone in the world completely happy. One day a swallow flew to the city, her companions had flown to Egypt,…

Thus, it is vital to always consider who or what is being revered in a monument, and in doing so, what message is being sent. Oftentimes, memorials and statues display very limited excerpts of history. The well-known "discoverer of America", Christopher Columbus, is a prime example. Source B (Photo) shows a statue of Columbus in Riverside Park, Pennsylvania, but the explorer never actually set foot in North America. What's more, in invading Central and South America, he widely spread…