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Etruscan Sarcophagi and the Marriage Bed (Part 2 of 2)
Etruscan burials and the marriage bed.
As time progressed, there was a cross-cultural pollination between the Etruscans and Greeks, where the former’s art evolved to bear the characteristics of their Hellenic neighbor’s. The highly stylized plasticity of the Etruscan figures yielded to an increasing realism, while … Continue reading
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Etruscan Sarcophagi and the Marriage Bed (Part 1 of 2)
An Ancient Civilization Views Death as a Banquet in the Afterlife
Despite their extensive historical legacy, the Romans were not the only ancient civilization to populate Italy. The Etruscans were a tribe located in what is currently known as Tuscany, though the famous historian Herodotus traces their origins to Asia Minor. … Continue reading
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Tagged Etruscan, Etruscan civilization, Greek, Italy, Rome, Sarcophagus of the Spouses
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Richard Carter’s Post-Mortem Cast “Troy Simon Burdine II”
The History of Death Masks
Troy Simon Burdine II was a casualty of the AIDS epidemic, so rife in the Bay Area during the nineties. Moribund after years of fighting the virus, he petitioned his friend Richard Carter to cast his full body after death. … Continue reading
The Ephemeral Art of Tracey Kessler: Grieving and the Painting Process
Exploring the meditative, therapeutic process behind painting during the grieving process
Tracey Kessler always had an artistic spirit; she worked in the design industry and painted recreationally throughout her life. When her mother, Sara Lou, suddenly passed away from pulmonary fibrosis in October 2010, Tracey took up her brush and created … Continue reading
