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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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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Listening Skills Before you listen – understand the table The idea is that before each listening task, you should spend the 30 seconds to try and do all of these things: 1.  understand what you are going to listen to 2. understand how the table is organised 3. predict what type of answers you might want You should note that there are different ideas here. You don’t just want to try and predict the answer; you also want to make sure you have a good idea about what the listening is going
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view) The Winter Palace (inner view) The Winter Palace (view from the Neva river) The Winter Palace (view from the Neva river) 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
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The Scream By: Edvard Munch From early on Edvard Munch was troubled. His mother passed when he was very young, as well as his sister. The blow of the passing of these family members was not to be softened by a military father who twisted Christianity to fit his radical views. Family tragedy caused Dr. Munch to be very violent and depressed. This, as well as Edvard’s consistent illness, was the motivation for Dr. Munch to constantly lash out and claim that this was Gods way of punishment. Edvard
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Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece Erica Horton Strayer University Dr. Caren Stayer HUM111: World Cultures I August 10, 2015 Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece In this essay I will be comparing the way gods and humans were depicted in sculpture in ancient India and Greece, and identifing the cultural values and ideals that these art works reflect in each culture. There are two theories that
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in the places they come from. Many museums no longer buy relics, although many like the Louvre or the Metropolitan Museum are still increasing and restoring their collections. Some museums are trying to return these artifacts to their rightful homes. “About 65% of the original sculptures from the Parthenon survive and are located in museums across Europe. The majority of the sculptures are divided between the Acropolis Museum in Athens and the British Museum in London (about 30% each), while important
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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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created in the 5th BC and is an architectural and symbolic part of ancient Greece. In 1805 Lord Elgin transported half of the Parthenon sculptures from Athens to Britain after seeing the sculptures in ruins and in 1816 were acquired by the British museum. In 1999 Greece requested the return of the Parthenon statues for the first time. From then on the Greek and the British Governments have debated who gets to keep the sculptures. In my opinion the Parthenon sculptures should not be returned to Greece
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through the hands of multiple people and eventually made their way to where they are today in the British Museum. After gaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire, Greece started trying to restore its monuments. Many attempts have been made but Britain will not budge. Many think that artwork should be restored to its original owner and or birthplace. If we were to do that many of the museums that we
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