Kaylanortier

With the following statement in mind, "the ontological relationship between men and animals are expressed in art, myth and ritual in the contrast between their respective spheres of activity - the home versus the bush.", this essay discusses the Oba as "the leopard of the house" with reference to three types of Benin royal artworks.

This essay includes a brief historical background of San rock art and therianthropes within art. The essay discusses in detail the theories of the shamanistic model and San mythology model. With two selected images of therianthropes, this essay concluded why the neuropsychological model is the best for analysing therianthropes in San rock art.

The female nude has always been a popular genre in western art. This essay was written from a feminist perspective by analysing Pierre-Auguste Renoir's depiction of women. The essay referred to terms such as the gaze, nude vs. naked, misogyny, and aesthetics.

This essay discussed two Italian Renaissance artworks and the influence in the stylistic and philosophical qualities of the art. The analysis of this essay referred to the social, political and cultural context of the art and the artworks. This essay examined the influence of Greek and Roman ideas and style in the two selected artworks.