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51Icon — This article is about the religious artifacts. For other uses, see Icon (disambiguation). The Ladder of Divine Ascent icon showing monks ascending to Jesus in Heaven, top right. 12th century, St. Catherine s Monastery …
52contrapposto — /kohn treuh pos toh/, n., pl. contrappostos. Fine Arts. a representation of the human body in which the forms are organized on a varying or curving axis to provide an asymmetrical balance to the figure. [1900 05; < It < L contrapositus, ptp. of… …
53Ancient Greek sculpture — Athena in the workshop of a sculptor working on a marble horse, Attic red figure kylix, 480 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2650) Ancient Greek sculpture is the sculpture of Ancient Greece. Modern scholarship identifies three major …
54sigillography — Introduction the study of seals (seal). A sealing is the impression made by the impact of a hard engraved surface on a softer material, such as clay or wax, once used to authenticate documents in the manner of a signature today; the word… …
55Roman art — includes the visual arts produced in Ancient Rome, and in the territories of the Roman empire. Major forms of Roman art are architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Metal work, coin die and gem engraving, ivory carvings, figurine glass …
56List of sculptures in Central Park — Sculptures in New York City s Central Park. A total of 29 sculptures [With the monuments against the park s walls, the total of sculptures in the care of the Central Park Conservancy is described by the Conservancy as over fifty .] have appeared… …
57Glenkiln-Skulpturenpark — Henry Moores Plastik King and Queen vor dem Glenkiln Stausee Glenkiln Skulpturenpark ist ein Skulpturengarten/Skulpturenweg im Randgebiet von Dumfries and Galloway in Schottland. Inhaltsverzeichni …
58Mattei sarcophagus I — The sarcophagus with hunting scenes, known as Mattei I, is an ancient Roman sarcophagus of the 3rd century, displayed at the palazzo Mattei in Rome. It is 1.31m high. From the age of Caracalla onwards carved sarcophagus production shows a kind of …
59Isle of the Dead (painting) — Isle of the Dead: Basel version, 1880 …
60Gal Vihare — The Gal Vihare is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in north central Sri Lanka. It was constructed in Polonnaruwa in the 12th century by Parakramabahu the Great. His architects excavated the shrine and left an inscription describing their work …
