Wordless Wednesday - The Old Guard
Wednesday October 29, 2008
Guard, 486-464 B.C.
© The Brooklyn Museum
(As you can see, this gentleman was not a member of the more recent "Old Guard," the Third United States Infantry. How can you tell to which culture this guard belonged? You might recognize the braided hair and beard stylings, or you could just click on the picture ... your choice!)
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Assyrian? Ack!
Nancy! I’m surprised!! Assyrian art may seem stilted at first glance, but many of the pieces that survive are filled with energy and life — their work seems to celebrate and work to be an embodiment of strength and masculine vigor.
An art with conventions? Oh, most certainly — but then, most art carries the conventions of its culture and age…it’s just that we notice some easier than others.
‘Sides…in clicking through, this particular piece is out of the legacy of Assyrian art. (Cultural conventions survive demise of culture — makes an interesting headline, eh?)
There has come winter
It became cold and cloudy!
Mood very bad
Depression Begins
I very much love summer
Someone very much loves winter
I Wish to know whom more
For what you love winter?
For what you love summer? Let’s argue