The Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire was the most advanced empire to this date because of the . In my personal opinion The Gupta Empire opened doors for many other civilizations to grow stronger and become successful. For the Empire’s meaningful artwork, strong architecture, great inventions, respect for religion, jobs, and a well put together military we can assume this Empire held great meaning. To further our understanding of the Gupta Empire time period, we have to look more in depth into the art and sculptures shown within the time period. Many famous sculptures were created and depicted an almost identical representation of what was going on within the Empire. A sculpture that stuck out to me was the Amravati Mathura. The sculpture …show more content…
The Guptas couldn't have achieved their successes through force of arms without an effective military system. Historically, the best accounts of this come not from the Hindus themselves, but from Chinese and Western observers.The Guptas seem to have relied heavily on infantry, archers, and the bow was one of the dominant weapons of their army. The Hindu version of the longbow was composed of metal, or more typically bamboo, and fired a long bamboo cane arrow with a metal head. The Indian longbow was reputedly a powerful weapon capable of great range and penetration and provided an effective counter to invading horse archers. The Guptas not only utilized the longbow but they made them from their materials which put their own twist on it and made it original. The reason that the Guptas stayed together as long as they did is because they worked smarter rather than harder than any other Empire making them very …show more content…
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In regards to subject matter, both pieces of sculpture are of leaders, Mycerinus and Kha-merer-nebty II were the pharaoh and queen of Egypt around 2500 BCE., and Caesar Augustus was the Emperor of Rome from September 23, 63 BCE to August 19, 14 CE., shown in this work as a general from Primaport, Italy.
The Ancient Middle East the Roman time periods brought about many different works of art. The Votive Statue of Gudea, an Ancient Near Eastern work, and the Augustus of Primaporta, a Roman work, are good representations of art from their respective time periods. The two works have many similarities and differences within their formal elements, iconography, and historical significance to the time periods in which they were crafted.
I learned about many significant artwork and artist in this class. This class provided me with a better understanding of the history of the world Art, but also helped me understand the development of art style. However, among all of these precious pieces of artwork, there are two special ones that caught my attention: The Chinese Qin Terracotta Warriors and The Haniwa. Each of them represents the artist’s stylistic characteristics and cultural context. Although they represented different art of rulers, historical values, and scenes, there were visible similarities.
The strongest Empires depend on their social and economic powers within their union to unit and allow them to expand and conquered further territories to improve and evolve as a whole. In the 1450-1800s two of the most powerful empires were the Russian and Spanish.. Both having Hereditary Rulers, they went on to conquer many continents and improve themselves while converting nomads and Indians into developed Catholics to prevent uprisings. Russia began to expand east for farmable land and control the trade in Asia, Spain found its way to the new world and started conquering land. The Russia and Spanish empire show many differences and similarities that show how they expanded and grew into some of the most powerful empires.
Many humans have been interested in different forms of art throughout all of history. Countless people have spent endless hours researching, studying, and learning about different pieces of art. Although each piece of art is unique to in own appearance, time, and meaning, many similarities can be found. Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid are two historical works of art that can be studied via comparison. Looking at the two pieces, many differences and similarities can be observed.
The artworks of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean cultures, and Ancient Greece have similarities that not only reflect objects and images, but also the media, style and representation. These countries were not always wealthy, clever, creative and powerful enough to gain supplies, but they all find a way to create art with what they had. They have all influenced on each other’s cultures and belief through their artistic values and ways, ranging from the materials and tools they use, position and representation of their monuments and their religious intent.
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In the following essay, I will be comparing and contrasting to architectural pieces by the Indians. The first is the Taj Mahal, a building constructed from white marble that took seventeen years to build in honor of Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal (Z. Haq). This piece of architectural beauty belonged to the Mughal’s, the Muslim emperors in India (Z. Haq). The second is the Great Stupa at Sanchi, a holy, dome shaped structure that covers the body of the Buddha in honor of him and his contributions to Buddhism (Fischer, Julia). Furthermore, this structure was made of ruins, rocks, mud, and covered in bricks (Fischer, Julia). Both pieces of architecture are significant to the Indians, however they do contrast in some ways.
Aside from all the other empires and dynasties, the Mughal empire is by far the best of them all. In 1526, the Mughal empire was established. It was founded by Babur in india. The best accomplishment
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The Mauryan Empire was a very intriguing empire, with rulers of different beliefs and ways of ruling, as well as antithetical ways that the rulers gained and maintained their power. Important events occurred during this period of time that affected future generations. The Empire’s people mainly had a Buddhist religion. The people of the Mauryan Empire contributed greatly to the fields of art, and architecture. The Mauryan Empire was very important to India’s way of life.
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The Ming Dynasty had created an empire. They had the government, the military, and the economic system to prove it. At different points in time, The Chinese Empire was the greatest in the world, for trade, military, and other key factors in a society.