Anglo Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The skill of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. But before focusing on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans

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Sculpture As a Staple of Classic Art in Historic Greece

The Archaic Greeks developed the very first freestanding statuary, an impressive achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of adolescent, good-looking male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the sculptures. The kouroi, regarded by the Greeks to portray beauty,

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The Delights of the Caribbean Islands and the Americas

Sailing through the Caribbean and the Americas means experiencing the significant differences in culture, lifestyle, and natural wonders of each country. The Caribbean is a hodgepodge of influences from Spain, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Africa, although the quintessential Caribbean laid-back feeling is everywhere from Antigua and Aruba t

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Architectural Statuary in Early Greece

Most sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the intricate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods right up until the stage came to a close and many Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well. Portraiture, which would be

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