Art assignment one

Please do not include the question prompts in your submitted paper. Use complete sentences and try to provide comprehensive answers to each question. Your paper should be double-spaced and be at least three full-pages long using Times New Roman font size 12. Let me know of any questions! Im really looking forward to reading your papers! Please answer the questions below regarding the material we covered in the lectures: Describe the cave paintings. What countries are they usually found in? What part of the cave are they usually found in? What kinds of materials were they made from? What different types of animals are represented? What might they have been used for? Can you think of any other possible original purposes for these paintings? Describe Stonehenge! How big are the stones? Describe the configuration of the stones. What might it have been used for originally? Can you think of other possible original purposes for the monument? Describe the temple, ziggurat, and objects found around the temple in the Art of the Ancient Near East. What do these objects reveal to us about some of the Ancient Near Eastern religions? Discuss the symbolism and imagery in the Victory Stele of Naram-Sinand the Stele with law code of Hammurabi? What is going on in these images? Describe the incredible Lamassu and Ishtar Gate. What kinds of objects are they? What are they made out of? Discuss their imagery and possible meanings of the imagery. Describe the incredible Great Pyramids at Gizeh! What was the original purpose of these pyramids? Describe the larger pyramidal complex at Gizeh, including the Sphinx. Describe the other temples that we examined. What do they look like? What are some of their significant architectural components? What was the purpose of these temples? Why were statues created in Ancient Egypt? Discuss the presentation of the human body in the sculptures we discussed. What are some of the symbols used in these sculptures? Who do they depict? Where were they originally located? What are some of consistent characteristics of these sculptures? Describe temple architecture in Ancient Greece. How were temples used? What are some of the important parts of the temple? Where were temples usually located? Describe the importance of proportion in Greek architecture. Describe painting in Ancient Greece, including the vase we studied. What are the subjects of some of the Greek sculptures we studied? What were some of the innovations in these sculptures? What were some of the subjects of Roman sculpture? Why were these sculptures created? What were some of the innovations of Roman architecture and engineering? What were some of the different types of buildings that we studied? What were these buildings used for? How do you think Roman architecture served as inspiration for later architecture throughout the centuries? If you could visit one of these buildings, which one would you choose and why? What was your favorite object from these two weeks? Why do you find it so intriguing? If you could own one of the objects or visit one of the monuments we studied in these chapters, which one would you choose and why? The book is below: Read: Gardners Art Through the Ages: A Concise Western History: