{"id":1441,"date":"2017-03-26T21:46:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T21:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/arthistory1-91\/?post_type=chapter&p=1441"},"modified":"2017-05-23T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T02:37:09","slug":"module-2-egypt-and-mesopotamian-art-written-assignment-art-and-an-afterlife","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-arthistory1\/chapter\/module-2-egypt-and-mesopotamian-art-written-assignment-art-and-an-afterlife\/","title":{"raw":"Module 2 Egypt and Mesopotamian Art Written Assignment Art and An Afterlife","rendered":"Module 2 Egypt and Mesopotamian Art Written Assignment Art and An Afterlife"},"content":{"raw":"

As we study Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art, we see art which deals with Gods, and the belief in an afterlife.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n

We will be researching art that expresses a belief system concerned with an afterlife.<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\r\nI want each student to research a religion :<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nExample: Buddhism<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n1. Write a brief essay 350 words considering the major tenets of the belief system.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n2. Find two artworks that express that belief system :<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nExample : \u00a0<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Portrait of a Lama<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

http:\/\/www.phxart.org\/collection\/asian<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

This sculpture is a portrait of Chos-kyi-rGal-mTshan, the Tibetan Panchen Lama who lived from 1570 to 1662 and was the teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\nGreat Stupa at Sanchi<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/sanchi.org\/sanchi-great-stupa.html<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Great Stupa in Sanchi, India was originally built by the ruler Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. The center of this stupa boasted of a plain hemispherical brick like structure. This structure was laid to over the remains of the Buddha. <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nSanchi Great Stupa also features an attractive and magnificent chhatra. <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nThis chhatra has a parasol-like structure. It symbolizes high rank. It is believed that this Chhatra was constructed to honor and shelter the remains.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nExplain the particular importance of the artwork:<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nA. What is it made of, how big is the work, date, etc.?<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nB. What is the meaning behind the work?<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nYou must choose a different religion than your own.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nThis will be different than the discussion, which represents your own beliefs.<\/strong> <\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nINCLUDE FOOTNOTES, and a BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

As we study Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art, we see art which deals with Gods, and the belief in an afterlife.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

We will be researching art that expresses a belief system concerned with an afterlife.<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

I want each student to research a religion :<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Example: Buddhism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Write a brief essay 350 words considering the major tenets of the belief system.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Find two artworks that express that belief system :<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Example : \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Portrait of a Lama<\/span><\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.phxart.org\/collection\/asian<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

This sculpture is a portrait of Chos-kyi-rGal-mTshan, the Tibetan Panchen Lama who lived from 1570 to 1662 and was the teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Great Stupa at Sanchi<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/sanchi.org\/sanchi-great-stupa.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Stupa in Sanchi, India was originally built by the ruler Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. The center of this stupa boasted of a plain hemispherical brick like structure. This structure was laid to over the remains of the Buddha. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sanchi Great Stupa also features an attractive and magnificent chhatra. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This chhatra has a parasol-like structure. It symbolizes high rank. It is believed that this Chhatra was constructed to honor and shelter the remains.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Explain the particular importance of the artwork:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A. What is it made of, how big is the work, date, etc.?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

B. What is the meaning behind the work?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

You must choose a different religion than your own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This will be different than the discussion, which represents your own beliefs.<\/strong> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

INCLUDE FOOTNOTES, and a BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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