Carpet Images In The Lindisfarne Gospels
Introduction This paper will analyze and compare the Egyptian Standing Figure of Osiris with Egyptian Mummy Coffin of Pedusiri, visual elements of Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture works from the collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum. By comparing and contrasting these two works, we will be able to see the salient parts of each of them more clearly and can better understand the relationship between their periods, cultures, or artists. This comparison will also reveal how these two cultures view the human anatomy and human spirit in different ways.
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The animals in the painting that are beside Kahlo both seem to represent something. The monkey on the left looks unaffected by the situation that she is in and plays with the thorn branch. The cat on the right looks a bit agitated, with its arched back and its ears which are flattened back. The cat looks like its staring at her and maybe at the thorns too. It sees the branches piercing into her skin, focusing on the wound and aware of the situation.
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