Ancient World The National Gallery of Victoria Depict

Question: Write an essay on Ancient World. Answer: The things that were there in the National Gallery of Victoria depict the fact that the Egyptian believed in afterlife. There are things of daily use, such as earthen pots, clippers and combs that people could use in their day-to-day life. The presence of these things reveal the fact that there was believe, of after life, among the Egyptians, although the inscriptions that are there could reveal more, if It could be read properly. The way the human beings are depicted in the gallery shows that the Egyptian had the capability of two dimensional figure, and the women in the sculpture, looks, as if lots of calculation has been made before it has been constructed. The hands and the legs are of same dimension and the lower of the portion of the body is little rectangular in shape, and this particular shape is followed everywhere, even in case of the palm of the hand. Thus, it can be said that the Egyptians are calculative when they are depicting human figures. The attic red figure ware represent a scene, according to the information provided in the gallery, it could be the war that took place between Achilles and Agamemnon and thus it has the figure of two warrior, and the warrior, on the left side is young. There are the beautiful uses of the colors and the story has been depicted picturesque way. Along with the female figure, there is the picture of the female, the Thetis and Eos. Thus, this particular picture de picts a lot about Greek mythology. The sculpture, or the male athlete body of Torso, is being regarded as the copy of the sculpture originally made by sculptor Poykleitos, mainly because one important reason. The reason is that the original figure made by Poykleitos depicts that the male body is balancing a spear on the left shoulder. In case of Torso, the weight is there on the right leg and the left leg is slightly behind, which refers to the fact that since the left arm is bearing the spear therefore, a large amount of body weight was there on the right leg. The five words that could define this particular figure are, Beautifully Crafted Artistically Male Deity. Comparison can be made between Torso and the Cambodian male deity KHMER, because the upper portion of this figure is naked and at the same time the right arm, in this case has cracks. The figure of KHMER although, is an ornate figure unlike the figure of Torso. The head of Septimius Severus had some curly hairs and a huge beard, which but these two things are in great contrast with the smooth texture of his face. The eyes although, are quite interesting, since the eyes are not only the eyes of a person rather it is a gaze, and it arise the question that may be it is not the whole sculpture, but a part of it, where, the whole sculpture might have revealed that person, towards whom, the eyes are gazing. The figure of Behnessa, Bust of a woman and the figure or rather the head of head of Vespasian, both these figures are rigid and at the same time, it gives a look that is somber and serious. The head of Vespasian contains creases and lines on the forehead and on the other hand, the figure of Behnessa is expressionless. Interestingly some parts of both these sculptures are missing and thus, lots of thing remains unknown to those, who come and have a look at these sculptures. The head of Vespasian, with all its creases and lines depicts a person who has both knowledge and experience. Thus, the three words that could be used to describe the figure is RIGID Experienced Face. Medieval The fact that the Reliquary casket, France Limoges, is something that is meant to keep the relics is known from the structure of the casket. The structure of the casket is that of a church, which reveals the fact that something religious is associated with it, along with the structure, another important thing is the use of the bright colors that could attract anyone, and the casket depicts the figure of Christ, who is surrounded by everyone. The Stained glass, of France, depicts the use of bright colors and it depicts the theological story of St. Stephen, being crowned by Pope Sylvester II. The glass painting includes a circular part, which is there most of the time in the Gothic Churches and it can be the part of a complex window structure in the churches. The glass painting contains two figures, one side there is the figure of the woman and on the other hand, there is the figure of the man. Both the figures are holding a shield together; the shield has a picture of a bird, which could be an emblem. Renaissance The painting Madonna with Child by Agnolo Gaddi is a picture that depicts Jesus the Child, and her mother, who is there along with the Apostle or the pilgrims. The picture has the crown of thorns, which equivocal the future, when Jesus had to wear that crown at a time when he was crucified. The cloth that the child was clutching would later become that cloth with which Mary would wiped her eyes. The important feature of this painting is that this painting has the gloomy and the somber look, which is similar to the Gothic images of the age. The figure is the royal image of the Virgin Mary, who became the Queen of Heaven and she is holding the child Jesus on her lap. The figure is different from the painting of Madonna with Child, because first of all that is an altarpiece and there, Virgin Mary has a somber look and it resembles the figure of a saint. In sculpture, the figure of Virgin Mary is the figure of an authority. The adoration of the Magi, depicts the commemoration of the child Jesus and during the process, no law has been violated. There has been use of the bright colors in the paintings that depicts the whole story in a beautiful way. Unlike other sculptures and paintings of Christ, this particular painting has neither the Apostle nor the followers crowding, nor is he going through the last pain of being crucified. He is here sitting upright over a block, although the reminiscence of pain is there on his face. The exhibition of Chinese Art depicts the golden age of China, where the bronze and other use of metal depicts the fact that during that era art and culture has grown in China and at the same time, it reveals the fact that there was the influence of Lord Buddha in the country. The piece of art that is fascinating is the sculpture of Lord Buddha, in bronze, and that gives a royal look to the sculpture. The sculpture of Buddha depicts a Lord, who has serene look and the four hands and the gives both the royal and the divine look to the sculpture.