Wax sculpture

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth” (NGA, web) (May, 1). Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth.” (NGA, web) (May, 1) Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…

difficult for me to pick a sculpture that I really connected with. The one that I particularly enjoyed the most was the Charioteer of Delphi, which is located in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. It is a very famous statue from Greece. It is a sculpture that Rob seemed to be very enthusiastic about, so he passed the appreciation on to my classmates and I. The sculpture was set up at this location to congratulate the victory of Polyzalus in the chariot race of 478 BC. This sculpture struck me for…

Rome’s Purpose for Sculpture and Painting As has been the case throughout this course, I am once again intrigued by this week’s Learning Journal question. I had not previously thought about the purpose of Roman sculpture or considered if there were cherished Roman paintings, similar to the Mono Lisa. My research for this assignment surprised me. While the Romans no doubt enjoyed the esthetic of art, it was more to them. It was yet another tool for them to use, apply, exploit as a technology, the…

most famous sculpture in Ancient Greek, displaying a moment of throwing the discus. Observing the exterior of the Discobolus, some features can be discovered. Discobolus’s lifting his arm, ducking down and bending knees form an “S” shape. The athlete shifts his weight to the right foot and uses left toe as the auxiliary supporting point. Man’s body has a trend of counterclockwise turning, which fulfill the concept of dynamics. At about 460 BCE, Myron created this great sculpture in ancient…

When studying old art sculptures, it can be very difficult to know everything about the piece. The how, why, and when of a piece can be hard to pinpoint and that lack of information can make a piece more fascinating. The piece that I ended up choosing at the Minneapolis Institute of Art was the “Crouching Lion”. I ended up going with this piece because the size, detail, and the unknown about this piece. Greek artists are believed to be the ones that created this sculpture and it is estimated…

together as team and raise the happiness of the society. Identity meaning that even though you have different social castes individuals has to have happiness. Stability is the word that represents the goal of the society. “…drops of liquid sealing wax, drops that adhere, incrust, incorporate themselves…

As Winner of a time travel vacation, I choose to time travel to the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance is full of beautiful architecture, sculptures, and art. In this essay I will discuss why I chose to travel to the Italian Renaissance. When I first arrive at the Italian Renaissance I rush over in a frenzy to see the beautiful Gates of Paradise by the very talented Lorenzo Ghiberti. After taking a moment to take in the details of the Gates of Paradise, I searched for Ghiberti until I…

In the world of art and sculpture, Edgar Degas’ The Little Dancer’s meaning is decidedly undecided. When the sculpture was first presented to the world in 1881, people reacted strongly in both good and bad ways because of just how different this sculpture was. The figure is rigid – in what looks like a stretch – and the face isn’t posed but natural and what some would call ugly. I found the sculpture to be profoundly refreshing due to the detail in every part of it, the unique authenticity, and…

and different population within the kingdom, have the best sculptures known throughout Africa, and within the Western Hemisphere. The lost wax casting method, the artist uses a wax model over a clay core, once the clay has set it is heated to melt away the wax. At last the molten metal is poured into the clay mold that would leave behind hard clay that is then chipped away once it has cooled down, leaving behind the beautiful sculptures such as an Edo Alter Head of an Oba/Oba King, Ife heads,…