Human Depictions In Ancient Art

Fig. 1 Statue of Yuny and Renenutet, ca. 1290–1270 BCE.; Fig. 2 Akhenaten and his Family,18

Modern figurines of art stem directly from the hands of the ancient’s. The organic forms of modernly sculpted artifacts can most likely be directly referenced to the movements of prehistoric artworks. There seems to be an ongoing transition on how cultures no matter how stretched apart through time, contrasted by ethnicity or religious views; can all be somewhat related to each other by the methods or principles portrayed through their artworks. In fact, I saw that very transition; within two works in which are extremely different in meaning, craftsmanship, time, culture and so on. However, I was still able to find similarities within the artifacts. In this paper I will examine Venus of Willendorf, a Paleolithic carving in limestone; which can fit in the palm of one’s hand. As well as, The Sacrifice of Chacmool, which are a plethora of Mesoamerican statues emulating rituals of sacrifice.

The Eagle-headed Apkallu Guardian Figure is a low relief sculpture from 883-859 B.C. Assyria. Made from gypsum, this sculpture measures approximately 42 1/8 inches tall, 26 inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. The sculpture is mounted on the wall of the dark, navy-blue painted Antiquities section of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, dimly lit by the luminance of showcase lights. The guardian figure watches over the room as visitors pass through the archway between two exhibits of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. In The Eagle-headed Apkallu Guardian Figure, the artist uses compositional choices, stylistic

The subject of the artwork is Nefertiti, who was the wife of Akhenaten. In addition to being a wife, Nefertiti was also a queen of Egypt. Nefertiti is posed in a very graceful stance. She looks very calm and put together. Due to the curvature of the very elongated neck, the Bust of Nefertiti is poised into a relaxed pose, while maintaining her eternal beauty at the same time. These features are also noticeable when moving the focus towards the eyes, which are slightly closed enough to see her eyelids in addition to her actual eyes. Her eyes are composed into a very natural state; they aren’t widened as if they are portraying a specific facial expression. Her entire face has a peaceful and very naturalistic look. Although often times portraits in Egypt were made to be exaggerated and never depicted what the person actually looked like, this piece

The ancient Mayans, Egyptians and Chinese recorded religious ceremonies, work life, and recreational activities in their art. These works of art accomplished two hugely important tasks. First, they recorded ancient history in a most intriguing and exciting way, thus providing permanent windows into the glorious cultures of the ancient past for centuries to come. We, through their art, are in many cases able to discern why and how their cultures thrived and ultimately were wiped out. Second, the artwork provided teaching tools for their children, through which they could learn about their own culture and history, formulate new ideas for their own generation, and provide a connection that linked many

In Greek art, measurements were in relation to human scale and organic form. Despite Greek architecture’s size, their illustrations where kept to a human scale within the scene presented. There is effort to keep all body parts proportional and forms where depicted in naturalistic stance. Their artists portrayed bodies in anatomical correctness. They left open spaces between legs and arms of the statues

The evolution of Greek art has expanded over hundreds of years and has contributed to many artistic developments, especially in sculpture. The depiction of the human figure has drastically changed overtime from an undeveloped form to a more detailed rendering. This transformation can be seen from Early Bronze Age figurine models to Ancient Hellenistic sculptures. Examples of early figurines are small with disproportionate and unusual bodies while much later sculptures are large scale showing the importance of corrected bodily proportions. Tiny figures generally had the same poses lacking facial and body definition details while later sculptures have exquisite, clear facial features, and deeply chiseled bodies. The developments of sculptors

Our world is full of so many grandiose monuments, eye-catching sculptures, and stunning statues, each having an individual story to tell. Thousands of them have been created however, only a small number of them are actually extraordinary and picture-worthy. This paper will compare and contrast two of those picture-worthy sculptures. Furthermore, I will examine the aspects of each of these sculptures. I will compare and contrast what each of them represents, the differences in texture, their size and their tone.

In historical context, the statues referenced here are three-dimensional likenesses of the individuals that transcended this dimensional plane. The cultures of the Egyptians and Sumerians believed that life on Earth was a larger part of a journey of the consciousness. The statues depicted are an attempt to capture the essence or ideals of the individuals carved into the respective medium selected by the artist.

The Persians borrowed from other conquered cultures because they lacked strong artistic traditions. Persian architecture was known to include “echoes of Egyptian temple Gates and hypostyle halls, Hittite audience chambers, and Mesopotamian sculpted animal motifs (“Fazio”).” The application of outside cultural influences to Persian architecture signified that Persian architects

The first is a medieval painting, created by the Italian painter Duccio creation, we can see that his paintings are characterized by a typical dark tones, because it is the early Virgin image, painting skills are not too mature, more oil painting Has not been born, cannot be repeated stacking, repeated changes, and thus in the character image of the expressive force is not perfect, it is not a strong light and shadow effect, but on the basis of flat painted slightly darker blooming, so that the face of the Structure and clothing pattern to show the bumps. However, as time goes on, the earlier the icon on the image, the less the effect of three, the basic lines are outlined in the plane, with color is simple and bright. But the phenomenon of rigid expression until the 16th century when the image has not been

Statues, along with other types of concrete ornamentals, are a nice addition to help accent different things. They are especially appealing when used in various places in your landscaping.

They delivered three-dimensional structures (figure in-the-round) and alleviation carvings. They etched figures predominantly of divine beings and goddesses in the resemblance of men, ladies, and

Greek culture is the source from which many of the characteristic elements of Western culture derive. Their explorations and innovations in art have both fascinated and inspired other civilizations for centuries. For this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess, (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy, 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros

Human being ‘homo sapiens’ have developed so many ways to communicate with each other, art is one of them. Art is the most popular way to let people know about the past. Before human civilization, when people used to live in the cave, people used to use art for hunting, astronomical observatory, solar calendar and cultivating etc. We have seen using of art different way during the time period of Akkadian. Through the deep observation of Akkadian’s art history, we came to know about their political concepts, kingdoms, weapons, outfits, etc. Unfortunately, the specific site of the city Akkad, which was in the vicinity of Babylon, yet to be discovered (Kleiner, Fred S. 2017, p.26). Akkadian empire is one of the most interesting time periods in