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  Photograph of Hajj in 2011 (photo: @ifatma) The photo above is a picture of the 2011 hajj, the hajj is also known as the Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi arabia. For every adult Muslim it is required to attend at least once in his or her lifetime. If they are unable to attend they are also able to perform the hajj by proxy which is them appointing someone like a relative or close friend to stand in for them. I've always found the islamic culture super interesting which is why I decided to choose the picture of such an important part of their life.  during the Hajj they retrace the route of prophet muhammad and ibrahim. The hajj is also supposed to deepen their devotion to allah. The Hajj consists of six days of growing closer to Allah and after completing the 6 days they can add hajj to their name which translates to intend a journey. day one consists of circling the kaaba,retracing the steps between the two hills where hagar once ran back and forth while search...

Epiphany of Dionysus  mosaic, is from the Villa of Dionysus . this piece of art amazes me aswell as shoes how powerful and ruthless they were at this time. I also find it crazy on how 90 percent of the pictures from this time appear of people . In this picture you can see there is not much color and the color that there is is very dark it makes me think that this was a post war picture traveling back from somewhere.  you can see the boat but with some creatures on the side and humans in the water. another thing that gives me the thought of water is the surrounding cloth looking things look like waves from water. the staff being held up behind the guy looks like a flag that represents who they are and the guy who likes more blue looks like he has a crown on. In the vase above you can see achilles killing an amazon queen. The color of the  vase makes it really dramatic. achilles is in all black to make him stand out more, he was best known for his e...

   The first art working i have shown is an assyrian piece. people use animals as a sign of strength and in the picture you can see someone who looks as if they are a king or something of that nature slashing a lions throat while riding in the back of a carriage or something. this picture can show a lot of power because of the strength of a lion they could be sending the message of how strong they are  this is an egyptian picture that waaf rom around 3000 B.C  its pretty interesting its got 2 colors and each side is doing something different but with the same action one side has a bird and people behind him while the other doesn't maybe to symbolize good and evil