The cella was a rectangular building made of ashlar blocks. It comprised two rooms that shared a back wall, with their entrances at opposite sides. The eastern side was the larger of the two, featuring the great statue of Athena flanked on three sides by a row of columns. The western room was smaller, and supported by four Ionian columns; known as the Hall of the Virgins, it served as a treasury. The architrave of the cella, or
The world in the late 19th century was a time where standards were set by men for men, and directed completely towards only masculine standards. Limited were the women of this era; leaving female artists unaccounted for, the work produced by women constrained due to restrictions regarding subject matter and views, and lifestyle so drastically differing socially, individually, and economically between men and women. Pollock begins with the discussion of the concept of spaces, then moving forward to
Introduction “The Last Supper”, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, Italy born artist began to be painted in 1495 on the wall of the dining hall of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy and was completed in 1498. “The Last Supper” painting is one of the most studied, scrutinized and famous paintings of all times. The representation of the painting is of “The Last Supper” of Jesus and his twelve disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21 of the Bible. Theme I believe the theme of this particular
defined the term an abstract arrangement of shapes painted in gradient colors piece of paint. Cubism refers to an art movement invented in the early 20th centuries by Picasso Pablo which later George Braque join in, a two-dimensional paint which includes inclusion of geometric angles, lines, shapes usually associated with forms and when formed, it is there to posses an independent geometric shape, as quoted by Marius De Zayas. It is a series of analysis of an object, deconstructed and pieced together
The Last Supper, the final meal of Christ with his apostles, is monumental to all of Christianity. Countless artists have formed scenes of The Last Supper for hundreds of years, including many of the Old Masters. Some have shown the institution of the Eucharist; some have represented the annunciation of the betrayal of Judas. There have been many different compositions to exhibit Christ and the disciples, including the preeminent Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci (Fig 2), from which many Last Supper
“We’RE raising the BAR.” This is Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation’s marketing tagline to showcase their sole product – rebars. Rebars are cylindrical bars of steel used by the construction industry for building the structures of every building, house, road, or project that they do. The experience at Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation exposed me to the steel manufacturing industry. The said field trip was not only very educational; is also filled with fun. As a future chemical engineer of
Gothic is an example of this. American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood in 1930, is an oil painting that most people are guaranteed to have seen multiple times throughout their life. It depicts two elderly people standing in front of an old house. The man holds a pitchfork and stares directly at the viewer, while the woman stares into the distance. The tone of the piece, depending on interpretation, can range from somber to peaceful to aggressive. Wood painted American Gothic in the summer of 1930, planning
This is one of the most sought after paintings of all time. I have a replica of this painting hanging in my living room at my home. There is something very soothing and surreal about this painting when you look at it. As in "Starry Nights", "The Cafe Terrace" and "Starry Night over the Rhone" all have similar styles used throughout these paintings. The sky keeps the
define naturalism. Differences can also be seen through their poses. In the Morgan Madonna, Mary and Christ appear in a very rigid frontal position with an appearance almost as if they had not any room to “wiggle” around. Fast forwarding to the Virgin and Child, Mary and her son seem to be more relaxed, with room to move; the relaxation interpretation comes from the use of the medium and the Late Gothic artists idea of elegance. One final difference between the sculptures is that the Morgan Madonna functions
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” Analysis Have you ever been patronized through a witty display of sarcasm? Have you ever failed to notice this charade until it was much too late, or the conversation was over? Mark Twain’s short story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” may have been the pinnacle of political and historical sarcasm, as an elder, uneducated miner proceeded to make a fool out of an unaware, sophisticated easterner. The elements Twain implores in his