| CHAPTER TWO: THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION THE ART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST |
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| Vocabulary: Cuneiform Ziggurat Stele Lamassu Bas-relief Cella Conical Votive Surrogate Art Techniques: Architecture: Ziggurat mud brick building's axis/orientation Two-Dimensional art work: profile vs. frontal register twisted perspective hierarchical Three-Dimensional art work: additive vs. subtractive method of making sculpture bas-relief gypsum lapis lazuli |
| On the left is a Persian relief and on the right is a Sumerian relief. Compare and contrast them using the list below. Sculpture: Stance/presentation Proportion Anatomical detail/correctness Movement/gesture Facial expression Purpose/function/context Meaning/content Name of work:______________________ Name of work:_____________________ Date:________________ Date:__________________ Period or Style:_____________________ Period or Style:_____________________ Material/Technique:__________________ Material/Technique:________________ Similarity #1:_______________________ Similarity #1________________________ ______________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________ __________________________________ Difference #1______________________ Difference #1_____________________ _________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________ __________________________________ Difference #2______________________ Difference #2______________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Difference #3______________________ Difference #3_____________________ ________________________ _______ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Difference #4______________________ Difference #4_____________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ |
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