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Themes in the book of Daniel
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8. Discuss Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2. What are the symbols and what do they represent? King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that frightened him to say the least. He gathered all over the seers and dreamers that were at his disposal. They had to tell him what he dreamt and what the interpretation was. “So the King commanded that his magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the King his dreams” (Coogan, 2010, p.1236). God gave Daniel the dream and the interpretation of the dream. The dream was a statue if a man. The dream is described in pieces of what each layer is made out of. After the interpretation of the statue there is a rock that formed and then hits the statue’s feet and the feet are mangled into tiny pieces. “As …show more content…
It's stated in Daniel the head of the shining statue of man is made out of gold. The gold can be best understood as the Kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar. King Nebuchadnezzar has the power and the status as the dominant kingdom. He built his kingdom up and has dominated since. Babylon took over mainly everything back in the day. The next build of the statue is made out of silver. The neck to the torso consists of silver. Silver can be represented as Media. The torso to the upper thighs on the statue are consistent with Persia and the symbolism Of bronze. The thighs to the feet symbolizes iron. Iron is Greece. The feet of the statue are a mixture of iron and clay. The feet of the statue symbolizes the mixture of the Greeks and other Europeans. The most important part of this interpretation is the rock. The rock is not man made. It is not sculpted to perfection. It is cut out and it strike the feet of the statue. The feet of the statue are the minglingation of the Kingdoms with intermarriage. In order to have a stronger kingdom, the more people it needs. But the rock strikes at the feet because clay and iron do not mix. It’s like water and oil. It can easily be
This gives the sculpture a very convincing effect, as the image is made of wood branches. Because of the bronze element, it weighs up to 2,000 pounds, which shows the strength of the animal.
The process by which this particular statue was created involved using a method developed by Kaikei, a Japanese sculptor. It was a groundbreaking process that involved carving different pieces of wood separately and then joining them together (“Amida”). Instead of using a single object for creating a sculpture, multiple parts could be used to make the statue easier to construct and put together. After the parts were all joined together, the statue was covered in a lacquer finish and gilt was added to the face to give it the golden look.
The statue of Hatshepsut seated down is made with the material limestone. This limestone is lightly colored, which created a larger contrast with the other statues nearby. Her face was carved bringing out her eyes, eyebrows and other facial features. Her eyebrows also come slightly together towards the middle. Her lips forming a slight archaic smile. The dimensions are larger than an average female size. The statue is of great size, yet still in proportion. The body and head fit well with each other overall. However, it is greatly exaggerated in size.
Sculpture is a medium that artists in ancient Greek commonly used to express spoken truths in an unspoken form. Every piece of ancient Greek sculpture has more than what the eye sees to explain the story behind the [in this case] marble.
And just like the Greek the statue are both big and almost human size. A great example of this is the “Augustus of Primaporta, 1st century C.E. (Vatican Museums).” It truly shows the evolution of art sculpting. It is a full size very detailed sculpture of Augustus. It very detailed from his hair showing every curl and split to the small details in his armor that also depicts a story as well is shows the god of the sky looking down on him and the goddess of the earth looking up towards him as they watch the Parthians surrender to him and returning the standards shows the great power that Augustus has, and not just that but also the sculpture itself is a symbol for how Augustus wanted everyone to see him as, as god like. And it even has a little small cupid on the side which is also detailed which shows that Augusts is decedent from a
The Kore shows Roman admiration for early Greek art; the statue is created with outstanding quality. Kores were votive offerings to Athena originally, but were soon seen as gifts for all Goddess. Whole Korai’s were normally painted and dressed in peplos, which was a rectangular cloth particular made of wool. Korai’s were also statues that showed significant realism, with the ability to show the straight lines and detailed effects. Ancient Greeks have the trait of competition to give credit to, sculptors often competed with each other in an attempt to see who created the most naturalism sculptures. Which wasn’t a bad thing as you see how beautiful the sculptures of ancient Greek
The statue is made of marble, instead of the bronze statue. This statue is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The statue is a kind of symbol; he does not in any way a likeness. This is my first expression when I saw the statue: the statue is showing me a simple, clear action that was used by Greek youth sculptures throughout this period. Looking at this statue, he expanded into 3D space, because he is standing straight and facing forward without any exaggerated movements, thus the post makes him look closed-off and a column his limbs are locked in space. Therefore, the standing posture, the decorations on his body, his hair and knee’s texture and how the Egyptians impact Greek art, is what makes me interested in it. A question that has always been in my mind is
The medium is Granodiorite and the technique used was sunken relief, which is a technique were the sculptor chisels deep outlines below the stone’s surface. The sculpture does not seem to be originally painted. The Egyptians created coloristic effects through contrasting shadows and highlights. They used natural pigments to color some sculptures, however this was not the case. There are deeply cut areas in the back of the statue that create deep shadows and the use of natural light helps to bring up the highlights. The granodiorite has natural colors that helped the sculptor show more of those shadows and highlights. The statue is mostly in a warm hue and it may be caused because of the lighting inside the museum. These warm colors make the details stand out more. At a closer look of the structure there are different colors that can be easily identified, such as white, yellow, brown, black, gray and small spots of orange. The statues seems to be carved in one piece. There are no signs indicating it
This is a copy of the sculpture of Athena Parthenos, dressed in battle attire, that was originally created by Phidias during the period of 447-39 B.C. The statue of Athena Parthenos was to be constructed, not of bronze, but of gold and ivory. The face, arms, and feet of the statue were to be made of ivory and the clothing, of thickly plated gold. The statue was an enormous size that towered thirty-three feet tall. The costly nature of the materials out of which it was designed was intended to overwhelm the viewer, creating a sense of religious awe.
statue was found in the Hera's Temple. Contained in the Temple of Zeus was one
The sculpture is small, approximately 4 3/8 inches, and is carved of oolitic stone, a porous limestone. Since this particular stone is not found in the area, it is believed that the sculpture was brought from another region. The size and shape of the figurine fit comfortably in the hand, which suggests the figurine was meant to be carried. Witcombe, sec. -.... ... middle of paper ...
A key focus of the piece is the jars. Two round jars held in each hand. As well, the ceremonial headdress and beard catch the eye quickly too. If detail was still as pronounced as it was during the peak time period of the statues creation, there would probably be more to the detail on the headdress and face, as well as the skirt. On the side of the headdress, and along the length of the leg are lines traveling the length of the subject. They appear more pronounced on the legs (skirt).
I chose this sculpture because I was intrigued by the position of the man and the centaur. I was able to witness that the centaur is trying to invade the personal space of the man. The sculpture showed me that there is a strong relationship between man and creature. The quality of the sculpture made me realize that animals play a big part of a human’s life and can be seen as threatening to humans. It was interesting to see that both the man and centaur were created to have almost of the same structures. This statue has a metallic brown and green, bronze tone and appeared undersized. It has a height of four and a half feet, and six inches. It has long, thin, legs with calf muscles, and bulging thighs. The sculpture evolved from Olympia, Greece. The man and centaur sculpture was created in 750 BCE during an orderly time period. The colors used for this sculpture, proved that it has a longer lasting mold for statues. On the left side of the sculpture, the man has a wrap on his head, that can symbolize, he is some form of a god. On the right side, the centaur has the same head piece as the man, but the body of a horse. It can be seen that the man and
The legs of the statue are described as "vast" (2), while the ruins are a "colossal Wreck" (13); both descriptions refer to the concept of the sublime as awe-inspiring and terrifying. The "vast and trunkless legs of stone" (2), along with the pedestal. are the only parts of the statue left standing; "near them, on the sand/half." sunk, a shattered gaze lies" (3 - 4). The "shattered complexion" might be seen as.
Daniel and Jonah are two of the books of the Bible. When compared, many differences and few similarities become apparent. This can be seen in each’s purpose in the bible, their historic background, divisions of the books themselves, how they show the presence of Christ, how they show the covenant, and their canonical significance to the bible. The purpose of Daniel is that it shows that God is sovereign over all history.