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…
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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…
Kirsty Rice The Great Sphinx has been seen as the symbol of both ancient Egypt and even for Egypt today. The Sphinx is an iconic symbol that is so widely…
Alight at the Top of the Staircase An examination of the Louvre’s recent restoration of The Winged Victory of Samothrace as a case study for right practices in contemporary restoration…
Jennifer Crumby The Great Debate: Final Conclusions of Encyclopedic Museums and Ownership Throughout this course we have looked into a vast collection of ancient structures and artifacts that create an idea…
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…
Apollo :God of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge Apollo, a deity of many functions and meanings, after Zeus perhaps is the most influential…
In 1801, Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, began his controversial removal of half the sculptures in the Parthenon. Greece at this time was occupied by the Ottoman Empire.…
When the Parthenon was constructed in the 5th century BCE, Athens was thriving as a democracy under the rule of Pericles. This temple was built to honor the patron deity…
Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Parthenon was built. It served as a temple to the goddess Athena and had since been used as a church, mosque, and even storage for…
Athena (Minerva to the Romans) was the goddess of reason, wisdom, handicrafts, and war. She was also the guardian of Athens, of which was named after her. She was seen…