Research Paper on Monument (Art History)

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Length: Minimum 1500 and maximum 2000 words. (Double spaced 12 font- approximately 4-6 pages in total including the bibliography and glossary)

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Art Historical Concepts Representation Narrative Iconography Style Space Perspective Landscape Iconoclasm Monumentality Cultural Biography Texture Symbolism Scale Agency Performance Ideology Heritage Mimesis Simulacrum Architectonics Icon Composition Technology/technique Gender Ritual Memory Hybridity Iconoclasm Monumentality Materiality Context Form Medium List of Monuments 1. Stele ("Law Code") of Hammurabi from Mesopotamia, Louvre Museum, Paris. 2. The Palace of Zimri-Lim in Mari, Syria 3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq 4. Ishtar Gate at Babylon, Iraq 5. Obelisk of Ramesses II from Luxor, now in Paris (Place de la Concorde), France 6. Ara Pacis Augustaea, the Altar of Peace in Rome, Italy 7. Fresco program of Xeste 3 House, Thera (Santorini) in the Minoan Period, Greece 8. Palace of Knossos in Minoan Crete, Greece 9. Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahri, Egypt 10. Lion Gate at Mycenae, Mycenaean Period, Greece 11. Rock cut churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia 12. Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, Hellenistic Period, Turkey 13. Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Italy 14. The Pantheon of Hadrian, Rome, Italy 15. The Triumphal Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy 16. Library of Celsus, Ephesus 17. The Byzantine Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul/Constantinople, Turkey 18. Rock Cut Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt 19. Erechteion on Athens Acropolis, Greece. 20. Temple of Apollo at Bassae, Greece 21. The Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 22. Terracotta Army, or Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang, China. 23. Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain 24. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel 25. Persepolis, the capital city of the Persian Empire, Iran 26. The Byzantine Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy 27. Galla Placidia (small chapel/oratory and mausoleum), Ravenna, Italy 28. Paleolithic paintings on the walls of Altamira cave, Spain 29. Hellenistic Theater in Pergamum, Turkey 30. Neolithic funerary statues at Ain Ghazal, Jordan 31. The Arch of Septimius Severus in Palmyra, Syria 32. Mycenaean palace at Pylos, Greece. Recommended Readings Nelson, R. and R. Schiff, 2003. Critical Terms for Art History. The University of Chicago Press. (On reserve at the library Reserve De N34 C75 2003) The Grove Dictionary of Art http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-uic/Record/uic_1478885 Reference Books on Reserve (Reserve Desk at Daley Library) Hard copies of the following are on reserve at UIC's Daley Library (Reserve Desk). These books are good resources for starting to research your paper. • Bahrani, Zainab; 2017. Art of Mesopotamia. Thames & Hudson. • Nelson, R. and R. Shiff (eds.) Critical Terms for Art History. Chicago: Chicago University Press. • Pedley, John Griffiths; 2002. Greek Art and Archaeology. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Preziosi, D. and L. Hitchcock; 2000. Aegean Art and Architecture. Oxford History of Art. • Robins, Gay; 2008. The Art of Ancient Egypt. (Revised Edition). Harvard University Press. Ramage, Nancy H. and Andrew Ramage; 1991. Roman Art. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Zanker, Paul; 2008. Roman Art. Trans. H. Heitmann-Gordon. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum. . Protocols Art Historical Concepts and Glossary: Below is a list of art historical terms that are discussed during the lectures and in your readings. You are expected to make use of at least three of these concepts as part of your argument in the paper. Some bibliographic suggestions are provided below. Your paper should demonstrate your familiarity and use of such visual analytical tools. o Glossary: At the end of your paper, please include 100-word definitions of each art historical concept. You are encouraged to read various scholarly resources that offer discussions of these concepts (like the Nelson and Shiff's Critical Terms for Art History volume or the Grove Dictionary of Art). Author-Date style referencing. You are expected to use author-date style referencing widely used in the Humanities and Social Sciences for citing your sources of information. You will get handouts on how to do this in your sections. For this paper you should use library resources (hard copies and digital sources). Please avoid using non-scholarly work posted on the internet such as amateur websites such as history.com etc. • Figures: You must also provide relevant images (drawings, plans, photographs to properly illustrate your paper. Each image should be sequentially numbered (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc) and the source of the image should be indicated in its caption using the Author-Date style system which you will be using in the rest of the paper. Image sources should appear as entries in your bibliography. • Bibliography: Ideally, your bibliography should include 2-3 books that will provide the (art) historical context for the monument you are choosing and 3-4 critical scholarly articles (journal articles or edited book chapters) on your specific monument.
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Running head: HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Monuments symbolize a critical time in history through the events they represent. In
addition, monuments create bridges between generations, bring memories to people who experience
events firsthand and bring history to a new generation. Hanging Gardens of Babylon that is found in
Iraq is a powerful monument that is among the original Seven Wonders of the World. The artwork
was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his Median wife to represent the green hills and valleys of
her motherland. This study focuses on the history of this art with an emphasis on its specific
features.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon created a botanical wonder which broke the law of nature
(Krystek, 2010). The human-made gardens which were an illustration of the love of a woman also
allied Babylonia where Nebuchadnezzar was the King and Media, the home of his wife, Amytis.
The King recreated the homeland of her wife through a human-made mountain that had rooftop
gardens. The King's success where nature had failed led to self-glorification and self-promotion
above other kings of his time. The gardens consisted of hills beautified with vegetation to satisfy
Amytis' passion for a green and mountainous landscape. The unique structure of the gardens
beautified the land and transformed Babylon into a pastoral city.
King Nebuchadnezzar’s work evokes a great deal of ancient history report. In the 3rd century
B.C., The Hanging Gardens were incorporated onto the list of Wonders of the World following
Philo’s analysis of different qualities of the gardens. These gardens portrayed the technological
advancement of the people of Babylon and the magnificence of the Babylonian culture. The
monument astounded and awed many historians and travelers in ancient times. Additionally, this
magnificent engineering feat transformed the city of Babylon into a great wonder.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon acted as great tourist attraction sites of the ancient times.
The movement of people to observe this monument spread the culture of Mesopotamia. It was a
surprising fact that a primitive culture by then could produce a monument of magnificent grandeur.

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