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Later, African sculptures have been taken up by Picasso and to some extent by Matisse. Similarly, the west has had huge impacts on Eastern art in nineteenth and 20th century, with originally western ideas like Communism and Post-Modernism exerting highly effective influence on artistic styles.
In antiquity, Rome turned the capital of an empire, its growing standing mirrored in its subtle urban planning, its structure, and the humanities. While an abundance of research explores the revival of this superb past within the Renaissance, this seminar discusses various methods of the reception of antiquity during the medieval period.
Babylon – the name resonates even today, from the biblical whore of Revelation to sci-fi. But what do we really know concerning the historic metropolis and the civilization that flourished there thousands of years ago? The first part of this course examines the archaeological city of Babylon, positioned within the fashionable state of Iraq, and considers its artistic and architectural achievements in the context of Mesopotamian history.
Clearly, nevertheless, there is a profound difference between human and animal imagination. Humans are the only creatures who can tell one another about creativeness in tales or footage. No other animal …Continue to read