1. Comparisons/Connections

2. Michelangelo Pieta c. 1500 Saint Peter’s
Pure Land Buddhism

3. Kuya Preaching Kosho Kamakura period before 1207 painted wood
Pure Land Buddhism

4. Donatello
Mary Magdalen
c. 1455

5. Nike (Victory) of Samothrace
from the sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace
c. 190 BCE
now at the Musee de Louvre, Paris
work probably created to commemorate an important naval victory –perhaps the Rhodian triumph over the Seleucid king Antiochus III in 190 BCE
was originally positioned on the prow of a ship

6. Human-Headed Winged Lion Lamassu (plural: lamassus) 883-859 Assyrian
What is a lamassu? A guardian-protector of an Assyrian palace or throne room
Why is a lamassu large—usually twice a man’s height? To symbolize the strength of the ruler the lamassu defends.
What is the purpose of the lamassu? To inspire civic pride and fear

7. David Michelangelo

8. Duccio Maesta 1308-1311 detail: Death of the Virgin
Duccio di Buoninsegna (active)
Maesta
Altarpiece
Siena

9. Monk Sewing
Ninga
Kamakura period, early 14th century
ink on paper

10. Battle Between the Romans and the Barbarians detail of the Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus c. 250 CE

11. Giovanni Pisano Slaughter of the Innocents 1301
Giovanni Pisano ( ), Slaughter of the Innocents, Marble, 1301, Sant'Andrea church, Pistoia

12. Duccio Maesta 1308-1311 detail: Slaughter of the Innocents

13. The Slaughter of the Innocents
Giotto di Bondone
Arena Chapel Padua, Italy for the Scrovegni family c
Giotto di Bondone
Arena Chapel Padua, Italy for the Scrovegni family c
Commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni to expiate the sins of his father who was a notorious usurer.

14. Seated Scribe from the tomb of Kai c. 2494-2345 BCE
What is this man’s job?
How can you tell?
Why is this representation more naturalistic?
What was the intended purpose of this statue?

15. Terracotta Soldiers, from the mausoleum of the Emperor
Qin dynasty, c. 210 BCE

16. Christ in Judgment Church Portal, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, Burgundy, France Romanesque

17. Stele of Hammurabi c. 1792-1750 Babylonia
Babylonia, Mari
Who are the two men at the top of the stele? Hammurabi and Shamash (the sun god and god of justice)
What is the significance of this stele? It was intended to ensure the uniform treatment of people throughout the kingdom; wealth, class, and gender determine rights and punishments
What was the king’s role? To act as an intermediary between his citizens and the gods.
Stele of Hammurabi c
Babylonia

18. Ara Pacis, Rome 13-9 BCE marble
the Altar of Augustan Peace
the Ara Pacis commemorates Augustus’s triumphal return to Rome after establishing Roman rile in Gaul (present day France and Belgium)
this work is a carefully articulated expression of political propaganda: it is meant to celebrate Augustus as both a warrior and peacemaker
Ara Pacis, Rome 13-9 BCE marble

19. David Donatello c. 1420

20. Antonio Canova Paulina Borghese as Venus Victrix 1804-08 white marble

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