Art has been around since the drawing on cave walls, and play a huge part in world history. People of the present use it to connect to the past. Art help viewer connect to the past by telling the viewer about the history of the country, that is has been through, and what the artist has been through. Art has a meaning behind it telling a story or showing something. Art also can help viewer to connect to the past because they might be drawn historically. It can reflect and affect how a generation is
considered inferior by comparison. Both Thucydides and Herodotus discuss wars; Herodotus ‘The Histories” covers the Persian War wheresle Thucydides covers the “History of the Peloponnesian War”. This is where the similarities end as both works are significantly different in the topics that are discussed, narrative style and chronology. Similarities and differences between Herodotus and Thucydides’ histories have been the topic of much research,
Cultural history emerged as a discipline in an endeavor to examine popular cultural traditions within its historical context. Concerning methods of anthropology and history, cultural history allows for an understanding of specific clusters of people’s attitudes towards everyday life. Historians in this field regularly observe accounts of past customs, arts, and knowledge of the era in question. Robert Darnton’s The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History uses this “anthropological
The history of art is literally and figuratively very colorful. This is because thousands of artworks were made throughout history and these played a significant role on shaping our society despite the fact that only few of these artworks made it to the halls of the museums, or they were sold for the highest bidder at high-end auctions. Moreover, these artworks were crafted in different periods that their themes and the motivations for their creations are dependent on the existing conditions in their
According to The author of “The story of Christianity” by Justo L. Gonzalez in his narrative of the future of shape of history. He agrees that history is complex with its ups and downs, its time of trials, and its times of glory. But as every history, it is an unfinished narrative, for us too, with our own confusion, our ups and downs, our time of trials and our time of glory are now becoming part of the story (Gonzalez. pg. 527-28). It is we who, from our own twenty-first century perspective, shape
periods and civilizations, and even throughout the history of art itself, inspiration from previous artists’ and cultures have affected the course of history in the art world. While other countries have obvious inspirations in technique and narrative deriving from a nearby or previous city, it is also clear to see that depending on the cultures being observed that it is also somewhat easy to understand the differences between the two once we know the history behind the artwork. Even at first glance it is
Nowadays, people around the world witness various art and architecture whilst traveling. The facts and history of the art and architecture goes overlooked. A majority of people do not have a full grasp of the meaning behind certain images and buildings. Therefore, historians around the world are educating individuals so that the true meaning and background does not fade away overtime. It is in their best interest that people are well informed and that it continues to be passed down for generations
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” This a famous quotes by Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was a proponent of black nationalism in Jamaica and especially the United States. Knowing history is not a pleasure for the historians, but also for every individual who have a past life. This intense quote helps us to question our self, like “what is the use of knowing history”, “why do I need to know my roots”, “it isn’t enough knowing my great
Throughout history, art has been an evolving form of expression traveling era by era, shaping the world around us. In my opinion, art’s prime age of existence was before true technology had formed as it provided the artists with opportunity to express their ideas and beliefs without influence, capitalizing on the raw talent many of them possessed. Two significant periods in crafting history are the renaissance era and the medieval period in which art flourished in exceptional and yet contrasting
Wanda M. Corn. The Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915-1935. 470 pp., illus., bibl. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2000. Cloth $50 In history, some authors, including Samuel Isham, believed that American art was imported to America from Europe. Other writers differed and fought to construct a sense of homegrown tradition to visual arts. John McCoubrey’s American Tradition in Painting (1963), for example, brought arguments in scholarly circles. Wanda M. Corn’s