ANCIENT DEITIES

Jennifer Ocampo Throughout history, art has been used as a language to express a society’s religious and cultural values. This is no different in ancient cultures such as Mesopotamia, Egypt…

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A marble sculpture of a dying man.

From the Greeks to Augustus

Jesse Busby Since the Greeks, there has been an emphasis on the human body. Whether it be exaggerated emotions and contorted posture or the idealization of the human form, we…

Ancient Art’s Relationship with Religion

Carly Strickland Religion and the beliefs of the cultures of the ancient world played a huge role in the art that was created. Through this digital micro-exhibition visitors should experience…

An illustration on a wall of a male figure riding a horse.

Human and horses

  Ma Lijun “There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.” EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY PROVERB   The relationship between horse and human…

Narrative and Ancient Architecture

Stuart Fleischer Throughout history, places of religious worship have served as the centerpieces of ancient cities. The temples, pyramids, ziggurats, and the other buildings and structures of religious worship that…

Funerary Practices throughout Civilizations

Jessica Honeycutt Throughout time many civilizations have incorporated the belief of the afterlife and funerary traditions into their everyday life and rituals. Death and funerary practices are often some of…