temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and one small room used to shelve the Sutras. Several cushions are put on the ground of the hall and in front of the Buddha Statues. They are mainly used for meditation and making worship. During my visit‚ I mainly talked to Rev Chi-Miu Sik‚ who arranged the weekly meditation events and took care of
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sees America’s promise slightly different it is all about change for the better. Many European immigrants came to America in hopes of a new life‚ a better life. Upon arrival to the United States a major symbol of hope is presented before them. the Statue of Liberty. The illustration shows immigrants passing
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from Egypt. The statue takes on the form of a lion head (but really looks more like a monkey) and the body of a human. The container is made of glazed ceramics and well-crafted with details of the lion’s mane. The lion has really humanistic eyes‚ nose‚ lips‚ and ears. In contrast to the previous object‚ this statue looks less noble in my opinion. As a statue of leonine feature it does not display the sort of intimidation a European leonine statue would display (in my opinion). This
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background black. The artist reserved the red clay for the figures themselves” (Kleiner page 101). But figured pottery was not the only invention of the Greeks in this time period. The Archaic era was also known for “producing the first life sized stone statues [that appeared] in Greece” (Kleiner page 41)‚ the early precursors of the other piece of art‚ the marble funerary relief of a young
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but also by their age. Bronze statue of Eros sleeping Greek or Roman‚ Hellenistic or Augustan period‚ 3rd century B.C. – early 1st century A.D. This bronze statue is one of the few bronze statues to have survived from antiquity (The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000) and consists of a sleeping child (Eros‚ god of love) lying on what seems to be a large stone. The young child appears to be exhausted while his facial expression represents innocence. This statue is a lifelike depiction of a relaxed
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David high idealization and more static and solid pose make it a typical work of High Renaissance art. The statues represent the same character‚ the David who beats Goliath‚ and they both embody the ideal of male form in a natural setting rather than posed. Michelangelo and Bernini were able to give personality‚ emotion‚ and quite nearly a soul to their works. In this sense‚ the statues are similar because they both were innovative with respect of the ancient tradition that created works that were
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Charlene Melecio Art Appreciation 120 Sharon R. Zelevas June 25‚ 2011 Art of The Roman Empire Roman Art is a representational of their civilization‚ sophistication in sculpting‚ and of their very famous empire and their emperors. Although the Roman ’s improved sculpting many of their ideas came from the earlier Greek civilization that perfected the human anatomy. Romans used the foundation the Greeks had accomplished years before to improve sculpting and use it as a way to
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University or students currently taking up the Rizal Course would stop or at least slow down to scrutinize the image and read its description. Jose Rizal‚ being regarded as the National Hero‚ has been recognized‚ glorified‚ and immortalized by busts‚ statues‚ and historical markers scattered across not only the Philippines‚ but the whole world. For artists and sculptors‚ his image must have already been considered a common theme. Anyone can virtually have his or her image of Rizal‚ for like the Bible
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Man fears Time‚ yet Time fears the PyramidsThe Great Pyramid of Giza lies next to Cairo. It is today in greater Cairo. According to the wonders of the ancient world‚ the pyramid of Khufu is the only pyramid included in the list of the wonders. The other two of the pyramids of Giza are excluded from the list. This is the only monument of the seven wonders to survive till today in perfect condition and managing mere escapes from fires‚ earthquakes and other common disasters that hold a threat to
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generations to come will never get to see his work first hand. Phidias’ work on Athena was marveled upon for centuries. Phidias’ colossal statue of Athena was housed in the Parthenon and was displayed the symbol of Athens. It is believed that the statue was damaged in several fires and eventually was burned beyond repair around the fifth century. The statue was believed to be of great stature and heavy in gold. “The sculpture was assembled on a wooden core‚ covered with shaped bronze plates covered
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