... Greek architect Chersiphron, and decorated by the finest artists of that time period: Pheidias, Polycleitus, Kresilas, and Phradmon. The beautiful building was creating using all marble, with a decorated fazade overlooking the courtyard. There were some 127 columns, each of them 60 feet tall, placed all over the platform area, with ... after his death. It was 14 stories tall, constructed by the Greek architect Pythias in 350 BC, made of the finest quality marble. The burial chamber and sarcophagus were made of white alabaster, decorated with gold and surrounded by columns. A statue of a ...

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... is also cracks and chips taken from the piece because over time it deteriorated. This was made in 580 B.C.E. This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance with the left leg forward and the marks at the side, was derived form Egyptian ... for funerals, kouroi were expensive things, and only the wealthy could have enough money for them. They can be made out of terra-cotta, white marble, and wood. These were basically life-size or maybe larger sculptures. They were striding or standing and were to be brightly painted and sometimes had ... i...

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... the 7th century began to build their own stone temples in a distinctive style. They used limestone in Italy and Sicily, marble in the Greek islands and Asia Minor, and limestone covered with marble on the Greek mainland. Later they built chiefly in marble. The temples were rectangular and stood on a low, stepped terrace in an enclosure where rituals were performed. Small temples had ... style that made use of a wide variety of eastern motifs-sphinxes, winged human figures, floral designs-all of them arranged in bands covering almost the entire surface of the vase. White, yellow, and pur...

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... the pillars are cast in black and gray, colors that set off emotions of sadness or grief. The black backdrop sets a grim but sophisticated quality to the stage. The thinner white draperies give a good contrast to the large black background. Its wispy and sheer quality alludes to weakness and frailty. They also served as the other two strong vertical lines, their ... to women at that time, how the men are regarded ad how the women are portrayed. The floor achieved its ruined effect through the marble-like painted linoleum and the hay spread all throughout the stage. The white and black d...

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... to Hades the god of the under world. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter (god of agriculture) and Zeus (the king God). She is a very beautiful young girl with pale white skin and blond hair. She is so beautiful that many of the gods wished to have her as their wife. She does not smile much though and is very sorrowful ... swallowed them and closed just as suddenly as it had opened. Hades raced back down into his dark cold palace were he seated the weeping girl on a throne of black marble. He offered her a substantial amount of crowns and jewels, but the wealth brought her no happiness...

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... , sculpted columns, and inner courtyards. Therefore I took the garden theme and included it in almost all aspects of the design. Color was also a major factor as Greek structures are primarily white, which creates a lighting and costuming problem. Since the play was Greek, I used a Greek garden as my main aspect for the design. No Greek structure is complete without plenty of columns ... stepping-stones give the appearance that you are outside as many people have a stone pathway that leads from the house to the road. The white decorative columns standout incredibly against the marbled wa...

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... or Aphrodite was believed to be from Kronos cutting off his father's body parts. Then he tossed the parts into the sea. The immortal flesh eventually formed into a circle of white foam which created Aphrodite. Her name actually means foam born. Many of the Greek sculptures have not survived, so Roman copies were made to allow them to be studied. In ... Aphrodite stands with her weight on her right leg, with the left leg slightly bent. It wears a drapery that does not cover the whole body. The statue was made of marble. There were many different types of art work ranging from Gothic pain...

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