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For this paper I will analyze and compare two works of art that belong to Ancient Mesopotamia and the Renaissance periods. The first work that I have chosen to discuss is the Winged Genius.
Very powerful warlike kings who built large palaces of stone ruled the Assyrian culture in the northern area of Mesopotamia. This fragment from the wall of the throne room shows a figure known as a Genius, a powerful, god-like guardian being. He holds out his hands in a protective gesture toward a plant known as the Tree of Life.
Why would the king want to have this on the walls of his palace? The Assyrians decorated the walls of the palace with a common sculpture technique known as bas-relief. “The completed carved images were painted in bright colors in order to impress and intimidate visitors to the king's palace with his power and wealth .”1
The fragment is very ornately decorated. The drapery that adorns the Genius’ body has a very fluid motion and......

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Title: Comparison Of 'Winged Genius' (Sculture) And 'Portrait Of A Boy' ( Painting)
Approximate Word Count: 666
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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