Media: The Great Sphinx is made out of one piece of limestone
Date: built in 2500BC
Subject Matter: The Great Sphinx is among the world largest sculpture measuring 240 feet long and 66 feet high. It features a lion body and a human head with a royal headdress
Subject Matter: The First thing about the Kritios boy is that he really stands. He back leg is not bound to a block for balance. Openings are seen through his arms and sides. Previously, the figure was supported by part of the original stone block. The Kritios boy stands free
Source: Discovering Art History by Gerald F. Brommer.
The Good Shepherd
Artist: Unknown
Art Period: Early Christian
Location: Lateran museum, Rome
Media: Made of Marble
Date: 3rd Century
Subject Matter: Little sculpture was produced in the early christian church, and much of it has been destroyed. The good shepherd is a freestanding sculpture in the roman style.
Source: Discovering art history by Gerald F. Bommer
The Mission of the Apostles
Artist: Unknown
Art Period: Medieval
Location: Vezelay, France
Media: Carved in the Saint-Madeleine in a round shape.
Date: Around 2000BC
Subject Matter: The Sainte-Madeleine is one of the most beautiful of all Romanesque churches. Its crowning glory is a set of three sculptured portals opening into the nave and side aisles from the narthex or a vestibule.
Source: Discovering art history by Gerald F. Brommer
The Alhambra (Court Of The Lions)
Artist: Muhammed ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr
Art Period: Islamic
Location:Spain
Media:figure of lions
Date: 1354
Subject Matter: The Alhambra was built by the Nasrid Dynasty (the last Muslims to rule in Spain). Muhammad I founded the Nasrid Dynasty and secured the region in 1237. He began constructing on Sabika hill the following year. The Alhambra most celebrated structures are the Comares Palace, the Palace of the Lions, and the Partal Palace.
Subject Matter: Sluter brought zest and ultimate realism to Gothic sculptor. His style so individualistic that it could be placed in the renaissance period
Source: Discovering Art History by Gerald F. Brommer
David
Artist: Michelangelo
Art Period: Renaissance
Location: Rome
Media: Made out of marble
Date: 1501
Subject Matter: When the battle between David and Goliath ended with David winning, Michelangelo decided to create a statue of David in his glory.
Media: Polyester, metal, painted wood, paper, and tubes.
Date: 2007
Subject Matter: How he came with the idea was he came with an agreement from different golf corces to help him create his project. And he also did this based on the first nations, and each piece are named after a decade. (1980, 1970,1960).
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
