This article provides an alternative way of looking at poetry designed around the way poets think when they are writing it. It provides tools and perspectives that remove the pressure of needing to “understand it” and replaces this with a sense of adv
most harmful method of “sculpting” is when ConniedisaffirmsLarry’s ideal self, either by responding negatively to Larry’s attempts at developing adventurous qualities (she might, for example, tell him it’s stupid to go skydiving) or by affirming qualities that oppose his ideal self...
The campaign forthe return of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the “Elgin Marbles” in the United Kingdom, isthe world’s longest-running cultural restitution dispute. The controversy revolves around the removal of dozens of decorative marble sculptures from the Parthenon i...
Phidias was well-known in the ancient world. In addition to the statue of Zeus, he also sculpted the statue of Athena for theParthenonin Athens. Artistically, he was quite innovative. He really broke the mold sculpting Zeus -- most statues of the classical era were made from marble. Phidia...
Imagine a huge piece of marble in front of you. And in your hand, a chisel. How would you sculpt a beautiful nude? First, you conjure up an image in your mind: a vision of her beauty. Is she sitting or standing? Or dancing? What impression should she make?
What remains of the Domus Transitoria is nonetheless impressive: fabulous marble floors decorated in theopus sectiletechnique, frescoes depicting popular mythological scenes like the story of Polyphemus, and fragments of elegant statues all give a hint of the palace’s original glory. Many of the ...
In the Main Chapel, there is an altarpiece by Nicolás Francés (15th century) and a silver urn containing the relics of San Froilán, the town’s patron saint, made by Enrique de Arfe. The 13th- to 15th-century cloister contains sculpted details in the capitals, friezes and ledges...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two details provide reason enough to make every effort to see this exhibition, the first comprehensive look at Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculpted portraits. Black chalk grit remains in and around the irises and pupils of Scipione Borghes...
Michelangelo’sDavidstands at 17 feet (about 5 meters) which, if you didn’t already know, is massive. Do you know what else is massive? His feet. The statue was actually sculpted to adorn the roof of Florence’s Cathedral dome.
One of the most commented and photographed part of this new Rome Temple Square is the Visitors’ Center with its Christus and 12 apostles, sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Niels said that it seemed there should be some way to symbolically represent the priesthood returning to Rome. He thought of...