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1 . The period during which this sculpture was made.
pick one! What is the Renaissance? What is the Baroque? What is Modern? What is Pre-Columbian?
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Tomb of Giuliano de'Medici, 1526-1534, marble, San Lorenzo, Cappella Medicea, Florence. In the niche is the statue of Giuliano Duke of Nemours who died in 1561. Below this, reclining on Giuliano's sarcophagus, are sculptures of Night (Notte) and Day (Giorno).
C L U E : Go to pages about Baroque, Renaissance, Modern, and Pre-Columbian art.
2 . The millennium during which this sculpture was made.
pick one! What is the first millenium BC? What is the second millenium BC? What is the third millenium BC? What is the twenty-fourth millenium BC?
Egypt, Seated Scribe, 2600 to 2400 BC, painted limestone, eyes inlaid with rock crystal and alabaster, circled with copper, 53.7 x 44 cm, Louvre.
3 . The subject of this abstract sculpture.
pick one! What is a building? What is a woman's head? What is a cannon? What is a bird?
Constantin Brancusi (Romanian, 1876-1957), _________, 1923, marble, (with base) 56 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (144.1 x 16.5 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
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4 . Some of the equipment the sculptor used to make this sculpture.
pick one! What is a gluestick and rubberbands? What is a ruler and a cutting tool? What is a modeling-tool and a compass? What is a mallet and chisels?
Donald Judd (American, 1928-1994), Untitled,1975, galvanized iron, 10 units, each unit 9 x 40 x 31 inches.
C L U E : You may wish to read a definition of "galvanized".
5 . The culture in which this sculpture was produced.
pick one! What is African? What is Austrian Art Nouveau? What is French Gothic? What is Chinese?
___________, Edo, Court of Benin, Pendant Mask: Iyoba, early 16th century, ivory, iron, and copper, 9 3/8 inches high (23.8 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
C L U E : Go to pages about African, Art Nouveau, Gothic, and Chinese art.
6 . The element of art the sculptor thought was most important in this scupture.
pick one! What is texture? What is color? What is line? What is value?
Louise Bourgeois (French-American, 1911-), Observer, 1947-49, bronze with white paint, 76 1/4 x 29 x 10 1/8 inches, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, U of Nebraska, Lincoln.
C L U E : Go to pages defining the elements of art.
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