Art Analysis: The Armored Infantryman Of The Qin Dynasty

The Armored Infantryman of the Qin Dynasty The armored infantryman is quite a remarkable structure to look at up close. You are able to see the details of this sculpture from top to bottom, which clearly show the structures height, armor, and a gown like garment. All of these combined, give him a shape of a triangle. The infantryman is also wearing pants along with what looks to be square shoes. His left arm is reaching out to suggest that he may have been holding a weapon, such as a sword. His right arm looks very tense as he creates a fist beside his body. His face looks very much stoic and the rest of his body looks as if it is ready for battle. You can see that he is extremely focused on not allowing anyone to bypass him. As I

This particular armored infantryman was wearing some sort of armor, which I think did not look to be that heavy in weight because underneath the armor he looked to be what I can describe as a gown like garment. So, I would probably guess that the armor could be made of leather, which could have straps on the sides to be easily attached. I also noticed that the infantryman has taken the hair on his head, then rolled it up and tied it up in a bun on the right side. I am guessing that it may have been a fashion statement to have long hair during the Qin dynasty for the men. In regards to formal analysis, one thing that the builders had to make sure of was that each piece, person that was constructed was different from the other. It was easier to create separate body parts and have them go in the kiln and have them then be reattached with the rest of the

As some independent states continued to fight for complete control of others, this would come to be known as the Warring States period, which would go on for quite a long time. The war finally ended when Emperor Qin stepped in and took full control of the remaining states. This would be known as the Qin dynasty. Emperor Qin laid out new rules for his dynasty. He had is own people heavily taxed, while he collected all the profits. He also decided what his own people could read and could not read. For example, anything that was related to Confucius was deemed to be no good. For that reason the books would be taken away from the residents and burned. His own people did not approve of his tactics and were now deeply against him. Emperor Qin knew that he had little time on Earth and wanted a way to be remembered