Ancient Greece: Cultural Sculpture

Ancient Greece: Cultural Sculpture In the past, most sculptors were compensated by the temples to embellish the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods, but as the period came to a close it grew to be more accepted for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well simply because many Greeks had begun to think of their institution as superstitious rather than sacred. Often times, a representation of affluent families' ancestors would be commissioned to be placed within huge familial tombs, and portraiture, which would be copied by the Romans upon their conquest of Greek civilization, also became customary. The use of sculpture and other art forms varied through the many years of The Greek Classical period, a duration of artistic progress when the arts had more than one goal. Ancient Greece: Cultural Sculpture 974955768568188505.jpg

Whether to fulfill a visual yearning or to commemorate the figures of religion, Greek sculpture was an innovative method in the ancient world, which may be what attracts our interest today.

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Gardens

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Gardens Anglo-Saxons experienced extraordinary adjustments to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But there was no time for home life, domesticated architecture, and decoration until the Normans had conquered the whole realm. Castles were more fundamental designs and often constructed on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, mostly situated in the widest, most fertile hollows. The barren fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of gardening. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is symbolized in Berkeley Castle, which is most likely the most unscathed example we have. Impact Norman Conquest Anglo Saxon Gardens 68889610183977645.jpg

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The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A spacious terrace intended for strolling and as a means to stop attackers from mining under the walls runs around the building. A scenic bowling green, enveloped in grass and enclosed by battlements clipped out of an ancient yew hedge, makes one of the terraces.