Cultural Statuary in Early Greece

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Most sculptors were remunerated by the temples to enhance the intricate columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and many Greeks started to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to represent ordinary men and women as well. Rich families would occasionally commission a rendition of their ancestors for their large familial burial tombs; portraiture also became prevalent and would be appropriated by the Romans upon their acquisition of Greek civilization. A point of artistic enhancement, the use of sculpture and other art forms morphed through the Greek Classical period, so it is inexact to say that the arts served only one function. Greek sculpture was actually a modern part of antiquity, whether the cause was religious fervor or visual satisfaction, and its modern quality may be what endears it to us today.

The Results of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Gardens

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The Anglo-Saxon way of life was drastically changed by the appearance of the Normans in the later eleventh century. The Normans were better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. However the Normans had to pacify the overall territory before they could focus on home life, domestic architecture, and decoration. Most often constructed upon windy peaks, castles were straightforward constructs that allowed their occupants to devote time and space to offensive and defensive strategies, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings generally placed in only the most fecund, broad valleys. Gardening, a quiet occupation, was impracticable in these unproductive fortifications. The purest specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent today is Berkeley Castle. It is said that the keep was developed during William the Conqueror's time. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an obstruction to attackers trying to excavate under the castle walls. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an aged yew hedge cut into the shape of crude battlements.