Osiride Statue Of Senwosret

And a lot of horizontal lines that counteract. It has a smooth to the touch texture. The statue is a darker black which is considered Neutral Color Made of stone. It also has used closed form with the hands, to give it a realism. The realism of this statue is like as if they are right underneath the stone.

The piece of art I chose is called Batman created by Lino Tagliapietra made in 1998. The median is glass. Batman is a U shaped figure with very pointy ends and 2 little spikes sticking out of the top. The right end sits up higher then the left end. The artwork is smooth with little dimples all over it. It’s red on the whole sculpture with a blue stripe horizontally through the middle.

The Ancient Egyptian artifact that I chose to analyze and is the most interesting piece I have seen in the museum is the Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare. The artwork itself was larger than me and that was one of the reasons why this artwork was very interesting to me, since I am a fairly tall individual. It was created during the Third intermediate period that was around Dynasty XXII or the twenty second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was possibly acquired from Thebes. The dynasty was also known as the Bubastite dynasty which was approxamently from 945-718 B.C.

The work of art I chose to analyze was from the European Art collection located on the second floor of the Audrey Jones Beck building. The painting is titled “The Rocks” by Vincent Van Gogh. Personally, i chose a Vam Gogh painting because his art emotionally connects to people by telling a story. Many artists focus on the realistic concept to relay messages, Van Gogh however, expertly expresses meaning through a cast of colors. Having visited the Museum of Fine Arts quite often, I found myself most comfortable with this selection.

It is important to first begin with the basics of each piece of artwork. The graywacke statue of Menkaure and a Queen was made between c. 2490-2472 BCE during the Old Kingdom period in Giza, Egypt. Although the artist is unknown, it is understood that the time during which this artwork was made was during the Old Kingdom period, which lasted from c. 2575-2150 BCE. This statue is smaller in height than the average human being, being 51 ½ inches tall, which is a little over four and a quarter feet tall (Stokstad and Cothren: 60). The stone that it is made from is a rocky, rough stone, that took a considerable amount of sanding to get the statue to look as smooth as it is. The second set of statues I will be comparing and contrasting to the Menkaure and Queen are the limestone statues, Anavysos Kouros and the Peplos Kore. Both were made in c. 530 BCE during the Archaic period in Athens, Greece. Similar to Menkaure and a Queen, the Anavysos Kouros and the Peplos Kore do not have a known artist, however it is known that the time period in which the statues were made was during the Archaic Period, which lasted from c. 600-480 BCE. These statues are more life-like in size. The Kouros statue is around the size of a tall male, six feet four inches tall. On the other hand, the Kore statue is smaller in stature, about four foot tall . Both statues were made from carved marble, although some of the other kouros and kore statues that were made were from terra cotta, wood, or limestone

Choose a work of art from the reading in Chapter 1. Discuss how the work is a reflection of the ancient culture that created it. Also, did anything particularly surprise or impress

The artwork I chose to write about is The Indian Triumph of Dionysus which I came across on my visit to the Museum of Fine Arts. The artwork was commissioned by a wealthy Roman during the end of the second century A.D. Although the Dionysus cult may hold many mysteries it is known that this artwork originated in Rome. The individual who funded that creating of this sarcophagus desired to commemorate his beliefs. Desiring for others to know what he associated himself as is what gave birth to this masterpiece.

The Statue is a depiction of Akhenaten. It is about 16 feet tall and made of sandstone that has “traces of polychromy” within it. The reason why the Amarna Period art is drastically different is because the pharaoh, Akhenaten, was depicted

It must have been 13 years or so since I have been to the art museum, back in elementary school, on a one of a kind field trip. 13 years is way too long to have been away from the art museum, as my experience this year reminded me that. It was a beautiful, sunny October day, although it felt like July, and it was an even better day to talk a walk through the vast, mesmerizing pieces of art that the museum has to offer. The North Carolina Museum of Art provides an abundance of artwork from various time periods, cultures, and one can find art anywhere from Egyptian, to classical, to modern and contemporary art. The artwork that the museum provides not only displays an abundance of artwork, but

The purpose of votive statuary like the Seated Statue of Gudea and the Satue of Ur-Ningirsu were used to keep a state of everlasting prayer to the gods of Sumer.

Statue of Jupiter – artist unknown, found in Italy and created in the 1st century in marble. I personally picked this piece because I want to see and study

Egyptian sculptures at the exhibition -- flown to Mexico from ancient temples along the Nile and from museums in Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria

When examining the statue, there is an old woman bent and weary. Her posture helps clue us in, with her age and the state of her health. The figure is dressed in cloth that drapes off her body as she carries a basket that is filled with what we may think are offerings. On her head, there are vines that create a band around the top of her head used to signify the festival that was going on during that time. The specific detail that is seen on this statue persuades us to want to know the story of this woman. Doing so, the process involves lots of research about the time and art. During the hellenistic period, artists begin to introduce more inner beauty than physical beauty. There is an opportunity to learn more about the structure itself, then settle for what is given and seen.

This statue seems to have been treated poorly and not with much care. It can be seen that it went through a lot causing such damage. However, because of its massive size, it was able to survive and still be in somewhat good condition. The body around the torso is relatively smooth and in tact with minor scratches. Her body itself was not as damaged but mostly around the edges of the statue were broken off. The texture seems to be of hard, rough limestone but it was smoothed out when being carved.

The statue is made of limestone, which is the easiest type of stone to obtain and one of the easiest to carve. It is not carved in the round and has a flat back as most New Kingdom Egyptian sculptures are. There are many straight, diagonal, and curved lines that make up the detailing on Nehy’s gown, wig, and headbands. The texture of the sculpture looked to be both smooth and rough, the Nehy’s face, arms and seat all appeared to be smooth while all the detailing such as the lines in the Nehy’s gown and the Nehy’s wig appeared to have more the most texture because it was carved in such detail in order to make the curls of the wig more visible. The side of the chair has deep carving marks that add to the rough and bumpy texture that the white limestone already have. The deep carvings in the chair also signify that the statue was intended to be in a niche of Nehy’s tomb where the sides would not be too