Lesson 3.10 Choice 2

Art History15 August 2012

Lesson 3.10 Choice 2

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Ancient Near Eastern sculpture or architecture..Pg 3

Ancient Egyptian sculpture or architecturePg 5

Greek vase painting.Pg 7

Greek sculpture..Pg 9

Greek architecture.Pg 11

Etruscan paintingPg 13

Etruscan sculpture..Pg 15

Roman painting..Pg 17

Roman sculpturePg 19

Roman architecturePg 21

Work Sited Page.Pg 23

Ancient Near Eastern Sculpture

Seated Statue of Gudea

2150-2100 B.C.

Neo-Sumerian Period

Probably Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Mesopotamia

Artist is unknown but this piece is part of a series of diorite statues commissioned by Gudea

Made out diorite

Diorite is an expensive stone that proclaims the wealth of the owner and the importance of the subject

Gudea is depicted in a seated pose of a ruler before his subjects with his hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer

The statue gives off a sense of calm and peace

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Historically, this piece was chosen because it is an example of how this time period was pervaded by sense of pious reserve and serenity which can be seen with his folded hands and his upward gaze.

Personally, the reason why I chose this work of art is because even though it is showing piety and submission, the statue shows just how strong the subject is with his muscular arms.

Ancient Egyptian Architecture

Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

2630-2611 B.C.E.

Saqqara, Egypt

Designed by Imhotep

Made with stone

Starts off with a wide base and decreases in size as it goes up. This allowed the structure to be built taller.

Made with a series of 6 mastabas stacked on top of each other.

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Historically, this structure was chosen because it marked the beginning of pyramids. The Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser was desiged by Imhotep, he placed six mastabas on top of each other in varying sizes from the largest and widest at the bottom to the smallest at the top.

Personally, I chose this work of art because it marked the time where people stopped building on even ground and started to stack things together to make buildings and structures more bigger. I think if it were not for Imhoteps designs, then there would be no pyramids and practically no preserved mummies.

Greek Vase Painting

Work Sited Page

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/59.2

http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/saqqara2.php

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