- Visit the State Hermitage Museum Links to an external site., in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Google Art Project. Scroll through the collection and click on images, or use the museum viewer, to look at the different works of art on display.
Find The Statue of Jupiter and Aphrodite (Venus of Taurida) by using the filter or search function. Look carefully at the two works and then consider them in relation to the information you learned in this chapter about Ancient Greece and Rome. Respond to the series of questions.
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- Describe the two works providing the following information:
- When were the sculptures created? In what culture?
- What medium are the works (e.g., clay, bronze, oil, acrylic)?
- How large are the works? Provide dimensions.
- Based on what you have learned about Greek and Roman art and cultures, compare and contrast the two works.
- Describe the two works providing the following information:
How does the newer Roman sculpture reflect the influence of Greek art and culture?
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- What aspects of the Roman work are changed from Greek traditions?
- Identify the subject of each work:
- What attributes, conventions or techniques does each artist use to convey the identity of the subject?/li>
- Is the style realistic? Abstract? Idealized?
- How may the identity of the subjects be related to the artist’s choice of style?
- Recall your first impressions of these two works:
- Did you first think of the works as being more similar or more different? Did that change after further consideration?
- Does either work call to mind other works of art you have learned?
- How do these works fit into your conception of the two cultures in which they were made?
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Complete this activity after you have explored the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, site through the Google Art Project.
How does the newer Roman sculpture reflect the influence of Greek art and culture?,
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- What aspects of the Roman work are changed from Greek traditions?,
- Identify the subject of each work:
- What attributes, conventions or techniques does each artist use to convey the identity of the subject?/li>,
- Is the style realistic? Abstract? Idealized?,
- How may the identity of the subjects be related to the artist’s choice of style?,
- Recall your first impressions of these two works:,
- Did you first think of the works as being more similar or more different? Did that change after further consideration?,
- Does either work call to mind other works of art you have learned?,
- How do these works fit into your conception of the two cultures in which they were made?
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Complete this activity after you have explored the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, site through the Google Art Project.