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Papers On Art From Ancient Cultures
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Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate Minoan society
we encounter a number of problems regarding the
evidence. Because the climate is frequently wet,
most of the perishable evidence has disappeared
with the weather. This makes it hard to construct a
picture of Minoan society. We have some knowledge
about Minoan people, of course, but this is very
fragmentary: only little aspects of the Minoan
social life are ever revealed at one time, mainly
because the written materials are so few, and
because scholars can read only a very little of
this written evidence. Yet, it appears from their
archeological art, that the Minoans as a society
were much more advanced than others of their time.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBminoan.doc
Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate the Minoan
society we are immediately hampered by the lack of
physical evidence. Being a costal area leads to
erosion and decay just because of climate. We have
some fragmentary knowledge about Minoan people,
but that must be gleaned from artifacts, since
little remains of written documents. Yet, it this
case visual art gives us the message that the
Minoans as a society were much more advanced than
others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBmnoanR.doc
Artistic Traditions: Egypt and Greece
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A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested in the article “The General Characteristics of Greek Sculpture” by Gisela Richter. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAeygrtf
Attic Red Figure by Antiphon Painter
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A 5 page paper which analyzes an attic red figure on a kylix shaped bowl by Antiphon Painter from Archaic Greece dating 485 BC. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkyx.rtf
Augustan art
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A five page paper which looks at the importance, both aesthetically and socio-politically, of art during the Augustan period, with particular reference to the Obeliscus Augusti, the Ara Pacis Augustae and the Augustus of Prima Porta. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLaugart.rtf
Aztec Codices: Art or Writing or Both?
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A 5 page paper which examines the ancient
Aztec codices and discusses whether they are art, writing, or perhaps both. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAaztec.rtf
Aztec Influence: Mexican and Mexican-American Artists
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A 7 page paper which examines Aztec influence on various Mexican and Mexican-American artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAazdr.rtf
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