Department Of History of Art- University of Dhaka

27/12/2015

What can I do With an Art History Degree?

Generally, a degree in art history will often help you secure employment in museums or art galleries. These types of organizations will often hire art history majors to obtain pieces of art and arrange exhibits. Individuals with advanced art history degrees may also be qualified to work as curators. These museum officials are often in charge of overseeing certain sections of a museum or an entire museum. Some other possible careers for art history majors include university professors, archivists, museum registrars, museum technicians, preservationists, and art restorers.

27/12/2015

The concept of art is often considered to be one of the earliest forms of self-expression, creativity, and communication. The earliest cave paintings are one of the most popular examples of the earliest forms of art. Throughout the years, however, art and art techniques have grown and evolved with humankind. The age of a particular piece of art, for instance, can often be closely determined by the style of the piece, as well as the materials used to create it. Art history, as its name suggests, is the study of art throughout the ages. The purpose of this type of history is to not only understand and appreciate certain pieces of art, but also the artists that created them.

What Does an Art Historian Do?

An art historian studies the different types and styles of art and artists throughout history. Many art historians will often try to look at a piece of art from the perspective of the artist. This enables them to understand and appreciate the piece a little better. For instance, the message and motivation of an artist in the 13th century will have most likely been very different from that of an artist in the 19th century. By studying these artists and their art, art historians are able to see the changes and progression of art throughout history. An art historian is often in a position to help others understand art better as well. Studying art has also helped historians better understand how people in ancient cultures lived. Art historians will also usually specialize or concentrate on one particular aspect of art history. For some historians, a certain artist may hold their fascination. Other art historians may be more interested in art from a certain time period or a certain style of art. Some art historians also try to preserve and restore pieces of art that have been damaged. Performing these duties often requires artistic abilities, since they will need to recreate these pieces

07/03/2015

What to do with a degree in art history

Studying for a degree in art history turned out to be an interesting career move for Kate Middleton, leading her to meet and marry a prince. However, most art history graduates will have to set their sights slightly lower.

Graduates will have gained a historical and critical awareness of paintings, sculpture and architecture, learning about great works of art from the Renaissance to the present day. Unsurprisingly, jobs as curators in museums or galleries, arts administrators, heritage officers or auctioneers are popular, but flexibility is essential.

What skills have you gained?

Key transferable skills highly prized by employers include visual and critical awareness, problem solving and time management. You will also have developed effective written and oral communication skills, be adept at analysing and interpreting information from a range of sources, and be able to work independently.

What jobs can you do?

Times remain tough for arts graduates, with little over half of those who studied history of art finding full-time employment in 2009. Of these, only 6.6% went into the arts, design or culture industries, while one in eight found jobs as commercial/industrial/public sector managers. Marketing and business/finance were also popular sectors. Just over 22% went into retail and catering, reflecting the temporary nature of the current jobs market, although some took up management roles in both sectors.

"Careers in museums, art galleries and auction houses as curators or managers in conserving, valuing or auctioning works of art, antiques and other collectibles are common," says Margaret Holbrough, a careers adviser at Graduate Prospects.

"Working for an organisation like the National Trust or English Heritage (or their Welsh and Scottish equivalents) at a historic location, such as a castle, stately home, cathedral, ancient monument or national park, providing information or in a managerial role, is also a potential option."

Other careers include arts administrator, archivist, museum education officer, picture editor or researcher, journalist, teacher or lecturer, exhibition or events organiser and antiques dealer. "Career success in all of these areas can hinge on the experiences gained before, during and after the degree, so acquiring as much first-hand experience, paid or voluntary, of these environments is very important," Holbrough advises.

Postgraduate study?

Almost 12% of history of art graduates stayed on to study for a higher degree in 2009, with 3.8% undertaking further training and 7.5% combining work and study. A postgraduate qualification may be essential for finding employment in many related fields, such as a master's in museum studies, curating or conservation science, or a PGCE for teaching.

A PhD or MPhil is an option for those who want to develop expertise in a particular area. In addition, the Arts & Humanities Research Council offers collaborative doctoral awards, which allow students to combine academic research with vocational experience.

07/03/2015

career opportunities for historian

07/03/2015

Did you know that some of the most famous master painters from centuries past may have actually used camera "technology" to aid them in creating their mast

07/03/2015

Close to the Great pyramid there is another pyramid, that known to everyone as the Pyramid of Khafre. Together with the third pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Sphinx they represent the ancient complex of Giza plateau. Here and later I call this pyramid the Second Pyramid like first researchers of Egypt in the beginning of 19 century because of there is no archeological and historian evidences that this pyramid is a monument which was constructed for the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled from c.2558-2532 BC.
Giza complex The Second pyramid, Giza The Second pyramid, Giza
The Second pyramid is shorter only for 3 meters (10 ft) than the Great Pyramid but because of the pyramid sits on the rock formation that is higher for 10 meters (33 ft) than the Great Pyramid location site it makes the Second pyramid more taller and colossal from the distance point of view. The top of the Second pyramid is also looks better that the Great pyramid because of casing stones are still there regardless of the time and people intervention.
Ten facts:
1.The pyramid has a base length of 215.5 meters (706ft).
2.Height of 136.4 meters (448 ft) but originally it was 143.5 meters (471 ft).
3.Length of side: 215.25 meters (706.19 ft).
4.Estimated volume is 1 659 200 cubic meters.
5. Construction materials is limestone with a weight more than 2 tons each.
6.The slope of the pyramid rises at 53° 10' angle, steeper than the Great pyramid which has an angle of 51°50'40".
7.The entrance to the pyramid was found by Giovanni Belzoni on March 2, 1818.
8.There are two entrances to the pyramid: a higher entrance is 11.54m (38 ft) above ground level, and the lower entrance begins at about ground level.
9.Inner chambers: there are 2 known chambers. One chamber is subterranean, carved into the very bedrock. The other has its floor carved into the bedrock.
10.The chamber with the bedrock floor known as a burial chamber has the rectangular form, 14.15 m by 5 m (46.4 ft x 16 ft), and is oriented on the East-West.
The Second pyramid, Giza The Second pyramid, Giza Plan of Pyramid of Khafre – Plan - Lepre (Cross-section – H. Vyse and J. Perring)

It’s interesting that when Belzoni visited the inner chambers of the pyramid as the founder, the inner chambers was empty, there was an open sarcophagus and its broken lid on the floor. Egyptologists writes that the chamber was robbed long time ago that’s why there is no evidences of pharaoh burial site.
The Second pyramid has remained complex which consisted from several megalithic constructions: Funerary temple, cause way, the Great Sphinx, the Temple of the Sphinx and the Valley temple of Khafre. Together they represent the central part of the Giza plateau and one of the most advanced megalithic sites in Egypt which will be considered in further articles on World-Pyramids.

07/03/2015

By Brian Handwerk
The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt's Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4,500 years ago.

Egypt's pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for the next world they erected temples to the gods and massive pyramid tombs for themselves—filled with all the things each ruler would need to guide and sustain himself in the next world.

Pharaoh Khufu began the first Giza pyramid project, circa 2550 B.C. His Great Pyramid is the largest in Giza and towers some 481 feet (147 meters) above the plateau. Its estimated 2.3 million stone blocks each weigh an average of 2.5 to 15 tons.

Khufu's son, Pharaoh Khafre, built the second pyramid at Giza, circa 2520 B.C. His necropolis also included the Sphinx, a mysterious limestone monument with the body of a lion and a pharaoh's head. The Sphinx may stand sentinel for the pharaoh's entire tomb complex.

The third of the Giza Pyramids is considerably smaller than the first two. Built by Pharaoh Menkaure circa 2490 B.C., it featured a much more complex mortuary temple.

Each massive pyramid is but one part of a larger complex, including a palace, temples, solar boat pits, and other features.

Building Boom

The ancient engineering feats at Giza were so impressive that even today scientists can't be sure how the pyramids were built. Yet they have learned much about the people who built them and the political power necessary to make it happen.

The builders were skilled, well-fed Egyptian workers who lived in a nearby temporary city. Archaeological digs on the fascinating site have revealed a highly organized community, rich with resources, that must have been backed by strong central authority.

It's likely that communities across Egypt contributed workers, as well as food and other essentials, for what became in some ways a national project to display the wealth and control of the ancient pharaohs.

Such revelations have led Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, to note that in one sense it was the Pyramids that built Egypt—rather than the other way around.

Preserving the Past

If the Pyramids helped to build ancient Egypt, they also preserved it. Giza allows us to explore a long-vanished world.

"Many people think of the site as just a cemetery in the modern sense, but it's a lot more than that," says Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Tufts University Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian. "In these decorated tombs you have wonderful scenes of every aspect of life in ancient Egypt—so it's not just about how Egyptians died but how they lived."

Tomb art includes depictions of ancient farmers working their fields and tending livestock, fishing and fowling, carpentry, costumes, religious rituals, and burial practices.

Inscriptions and texts also allow research into Egyptian grammar and language. "Almost any subject you want to study about Pharaonic civilization is available on the tomb walls at Giza," Der Manuelian says.

To help make these precious resources accessible to all, Der Manuelian heads the Giza Archives Project, an enormous collection of Giza photographs, plans, drawings, manuscripts, object records, and expedition diaries that enables virtual visits to the plateau.

Older records preserve paintings or inscriptions that have since faded away, capture artifacts that have been lost or destroyed, and unlock tombs not accessible to the public.

Armed with the output of the longest-running excavations ever at Giza, the Harvard-Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition (1902-47), Der Manuelian hopes to add international content and grow the archive into the world's central online repository for Giza-related material.

But he stresses that nothing could ever replicate, or replace, the experience of a personal visit to Giza.

And people the world over seem to agree. Each year they flock to see the last wonder of the ancient world and infuse the modern Egyptian economy with billions of dollars—continuing another ancient Giza tradition as one of the world's most popular tourist destinations.

07/03/2015

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Goh said that the pyramid was built during the time of the dinosaurs. “Crimean pyramid” has a truncated top, like a Mayan pyramid, but its appearance is more like an Egyptian. It is hollow inside, and a mummy of unknown creature is buried under the foundation. “Under the foundation is a small body in the form of a mummy long 1.3-1.4 meters with a crown on his head.” “There is a resonance chamber of so-called Sphinx. The pyramids were built in the era of the dinosaurs,” says the scientist in an interview with ICTV. It remains unknown who build the pyramid. The unique building is the oldest on the planet, says Vitalii Goh as reported by Beki.

A CRIMEAN PYRAMID? http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/piramides/coppens_pyramids04.htm World's oldest pyramid found in Crimea http://qha.com.ua/world-s-oldest...

07/03/2015

65 Million Year Old Pyramid Is Discovered In Crimea With A Crowned Mummy-Crimea Just Became More Valuable

A Ukrainian scientist discovered the oldest pyramid in the world. Most interestingly, it was found in the most beautiful corner of the country, in Crimea. As the ICTV channel reported, the finding was revealed by accident, when during his test alternative methods of finding water Ukrainian scientist Vitalii Goh discovered underground unknown object, which proved to be a giant pyramid of 45 meters in height and a length of about 72 meters. Goh said that the pyramid was built during the time of the dinosaurs.

“Crimean pyramid” has a truncated top, like a Mayan pyramid, but its appearance is more like an Egyptian. It is hollow inside, and a mummy of unknown creature is buried under the foundation.
“Under the foundation is a small body in the form of a mummy long 1.3-1.4 meters with a crown on his head.”
“There is a resonance chamber of so-called Sphinx. The pyramids were built in the era of the dinosaurs,” says the scientist in an interview with ICTV. It remains unknown who build the pyramid. The unique building is the oldest on the planet, says Vitalii Goh.

09/02/2015

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09/02/2015

The Minoans utilized terracotta clay to produce both
ceramic pottery and sculpture. Minoan potters
produced everything from jars and pots to small
figurines depicting female deities. Early Minoan
pottery was typically hand-shaped with burnished or
incised geometric designs. The introduction of the potter’s wheel gave way to symmetrical vessels
during the Middle and Late Minoan periods. These
vessels were generally decorated with dark-on-light
painted motifs, often depicting freeform marine
creatures, such as fish and octopus.