The State Hermitage (Russian: Госуда́рственный Эрмита́ж; IPA: [gəsʊˈdarstvʲɪnɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ], Gosudarstvenny Ermitazh) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest[2][3] and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise over three million items,[4] including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections
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program of the Peranakan Museum as a participant and be able to create critical consciousness as well as to use chosen concepts and theories to evaluate the helpfulness of the tour guide after the visit. The Peranakan Museum installed in the previous Tao Nan Chinese School (constructed in 1912) sightsees the culture of Peranakan societies in Southeast Asia. The best and most inclusive assortments of Peranakan objects are owned by the museum. Peranakans’ distinctive visual arts and cultural traditions
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Greece or the British Museum could put a price on the Parthenon Marbles. Is there a price that either side could pay to get their way? With my knowledge of Greece’s current economic situation, the British Museum has stronger funding than the Acropolis Museum. Greece is not lacking in Greek art by any means, but it is lacking in the necessary funding for its country and for the museum in ways that the British Museum is not. The quote above would suggest that the British Museum would pay market price;
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Since my childhood, art has been my direction and an essential part of my life, from designing and making the sets and costumes for plays to making my own jewelries. When I walk down the path of art until now, I still find myself willing to discover new things, and getting excited and inspired by the simplest thing around us. I wish to study the Art and Design program at the University of Ryerson because I want to devote my passion to art and design under an insightful guidance, broaden my understanding
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Although the dispute over looted and stolen antiquities is not a new issue, in recent years, requests for the repatriation of antiquities to their countries of origin has increased immensely. With the media covering cases of museums and collectors returning valuable pieces to their original locations, more and more countries have begun to make demands for antiquities to be repatriated. At the forefront of these countries is Egypt. Having been deprived of many of its treasures in the wake of imperialism
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EG362 April 20 2012 The “Elgin Marbles” Many consider the Pantheon sculptures known as the “Elgin Marbles” to be the greatest pieces of art still in existence. Many people from different countries around the globe understand how valuable they are as pieces of history. Many people from different countries around the globe believe they were stolen. The tail of the “Elgin Marbles” as we know them today begins with Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin who was the British Ambassador to the Ottoman
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The State Hermitage, the largest museum in Russia, is located in the center of St. Petersburg, on the Neva River. To be specific, it’s right on the Palace Square, which is named like this because of the museum. It’s the heart of historic St. Petersburg. Most of the main city events, like fireworks and New Year celebrations, take place on this square. More than three million items are stored in Hermitage collections - paintings, sculptures, works of applied art, coins, medals, weapons, archaeological
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Comparative Work & Bibliographic References/Resources My artwork is a funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii. The artwork dates back between 50-20 B.C. from Rome, Italy. I did some research to find another piece similar to the portraits of the Gessii and I found another funerary relief of Lucius Antistius Sarculo and Antistia Plutia. The two artworks are very similar. The funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii portrays Publius Gessius at the center, Fausta Gessia at the left
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Many museums around the world display beautiful pieces of art. The Mingei International Museum of art in San Diego’s Balboa Park carries many types of art with a vast category of sculpture. One of the best pieces there is Carousel Horse by the Gustav A. Dentzel Carousel Company (1867-1928). Gustav Dentzel was a cabinetmaker, but decided to make carousel animals. His animals are the most anatomically correct than the work of other carvers. This horse in particular is a fine work because of the attention
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