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Final Project Outline/Background

Theme: Humans and Gods
Thesis Statement: Throughout history many historical artworks have been related to the Gods interacting with humans by showing symbolism and meaning through sculptures and paintings.
These art works relates to my final project because it shows how Gods and humans have flourished and represented through out time in the forms of art. These works of art illustrate gods and how they are viewed by people, it makes me want to explore and learn more about why these gods are portrayed this way and how they interact with humans and to seek out the history behind these art works.

Artist: Unknown/ Gift of the Hearst Foundation, 1956 (56.234.15)
Title: Marble statue of Hermes
Date: Roman, Imperial period, 1st or 2nd century A.D
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Related: Hermes was the god of trade and was also known as the messenger of the gods, he was often interacting with humans such as travelers, herdsman, merchants, and etc.

Artist: Unknown/ Gift of Mrs. Fredrick F. Thompson, 1903 (03.12.13)
Title: Marble Statue of a youthful Hercules
Date: Roman, Flavian period, A.D. 68-98
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Relation: Hercules was a demi-god and a hero, son of Zeus, King of all gods, and Alcmene, a mortal woman. Hercules suffered and went through many problems in his life like a mortal does, even though he was a god with incredible strength and speed. He was a symbol for the phrase “a man may be destroyed, but not defeated”.

Artist: Unknown/ Lent by Antikensammlung, Stacchiche Museen zu Berlin (AvP VII 24)
Title: Marble statue of Athena Parthenos
Date: Greek, Hellenistic period, ca. 170 B.C.; after the mid-5th century B.C.
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum
Relation: Athena was a Goddess of wisdom and war, daughter of Zeus, she participated in wars with heroes and have had conflicts with humans.

 

Artist: Charles Joseph Natoire (French, Nimes 1700-1777 Castel Gandolfo)
Title: The Rebuke of Adam and Eve
Date: 1740
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Relation: Adam and Eve were the first humans to live and were created by God however they were punished by God because they disobeyed Him and sinned by eating an apple from the tree when they were told not to.

Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid)
Title: Allegory of the Planets and Continents
Date: 1752
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Relation: This painting portrays the course Apollo takes across the sky which shows deities around the sun god symbolizing the planets and allegorical figures on the cornice represent the four continents. The earth and heavens are imagined as having changed places with the sun and the sky.

Outline/Background

Final Project Choice #1- Write a Paper Assignment (750-1000 Words)

Topic: The evolution of realistic art. (1400s – 1800s)

Over history in art, realism has influenced the way art is done. The addition of more natural methods into art has made it more life-like and it helps the viewer to be more amazed and engaged.

Thesis: In art history realism has influenced the way art is perceived by people evolving to a more natural and realistic art rather than exaggerated dimensions and unnatural work of art.

Below is the different works of art I will be using for this Final Project:

 

 The Dead Christ, by Andrea Mantegna c.1480

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Plato, Aristotle and other ancient philosophers and mathematicians depicted in Raphael’s School of Athens, fresco, 1509-1511

Raphael, School of Athens, fresco, 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Palace, Vatican)

 

Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599

Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599, oil on canvas (Rijksmuseum)

A Burial at Ornans (1849-50) by Gustave CourbetGustave Courbet: A Burial at Ornans (1849-50)

Outline/Background – Final Project

The topic I chose for the final project is about the role of women in the ancient world. I want to learn and explore how different civilizations have portrayed women in ancient art.

Thesis:  Ancient art displays the scenarios of society, cultures, and traditions of the ancient world. It reflects the life of people during that era, as well as the role each play, including, men, women, children, and even God. In this paper, I will analyze the artworks which portray women from different civilizations and compare the role that women have played in each civilization of the ancient world. The following artworks relate to my topic; they represent Egypt, Roman, Greek, and Mesopotamian cultures. Each of the art pieces illustrates the women of each civilization, how they were viewed, and what role they have played in their society.

Artist: Pacetti, Vincenzo

Title: Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure (“Hope Dionysos”)

Date: 27 B.C.–A.D. 68

Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Artist: Unknown

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Title: Shabty of Sati

Date:  ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.

Museum: Brooklyn Museum

 

Artist: Unknown

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1931

Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Date: ca. 550–530 B.C.

Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Artist: Unknown

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Title: Woman Holding a Lily Scepter

Date:  305-30 B.C.

Museum: Brooklyn Museum

 

Artist: Unknown

Credit Line: Gift of Helena Simkhovitch in memory of her father, Vladimir G. Simkhovitch

Title: Female Figurine

Date:  late 3rd-millennium B.C.E.

Museum: Brooklyn Museum