Follow attachment.  Students below.  Corey Willis All 3 items have their own representation to the people of their time. I found that the Minoan Snake Goddess and the Totem Pole both have common similarities as they both can interpret a strong spiritual meaning. With the Totem Pole, it's comprised of an actual totem which can symbolize a spirit, tribe, family, or an individual. I find it interesting that the average person would think that when someone dies or they elect to create a Totem Pole remembering someone, that you actually pick the animal to place at the top of the pole, but theoretically the animal has already picked you based off a persons past and present. The animal itself acts as the main guardian spirit throughout their lives and after. Each animal can depict different characteristics or beliefs as well as far as the cultural considerations. In contrast to the Totem Pole, the Minoan Snake Goddess also interprets a spiritual belief. The Minoan Snake Goddess is picture of a woman in power holding two snakes. Each serpent represents two different worlds; one the access to spiritual wisdom, and her ultimate power of transformation. She stands in between them to create a bridge of the two worlds in an attempt to bring them together. In the Minoan culture, women were predominately in charge since there was a lack in temples or places of worship. The Minoan Snake Goddess was found in c. 1600 BCE. As mentioned previously, the Snake Goddess to me, was in close comparison with the Totem Pole being that they both had a spiritual common theme. The Giotto Crucifix of Santa Maria Novella has it's own interpretation and definitely differs from the other two. This painting gives off a sense of suffrage and pain. The crucifix, which stands nineteen feet high, depicts Christ's body strung on a cross with Virgin Mary and St. John facing him on each side. I believe this symbolizes the final moments of Christ's death as you can see the blood flowing down from his limbs, muscles in distress, and head down showing a sign of execution. In this piece, it's amazing how the artist managed to make everything look so real, from the hair to the bones helping the viewer dive deeper into the meaning of this painting. Giotto's Crucifix of Santa Maria Novella was made roughly between 1288-1289, then later on reconstructed in 2000. This piece was inspired by the School of Franciscan, which has a Roman Catholic religious belief. In conclusion, all three of these pieces have an interesting story as to how they're similar and also how they differ. Brandon White From the research that I performed, I've learned that each object has it's own representation to the civilizations that created it during it's time. With the Giotto Crucifix of Santa Maria Novella, it comes with it's own interpretation, style, and art as compared to the other two. However, it mostly appears to be the style and material that puts the three apart so differently. With the Giotto Cr.

1. Follow attachment.
Students below.
Corey Willis
All 3 items have their own representation to the people of their
time. I found that the Minoan Snake Goddess and the Totem
Pole both have common similarities as they both can interpret a
strong spiritual meaning. With the Totem Pole, it's comprised of
an actual totem which can symbolize a spirit, tribe, family, or
an individual. I find it interesting that the average person would
think that when someone dies or they elect to create a Totem
Pole remembering someone, that you actually pick the animal to
place at the top of the pole, but theoretically the animal has
already picked you based off a persons past and present. The
animal itself acts as the main guardian spirit throughout their
lives and after. Each animal can depict different characteristics
or beliefs as well as far as the cultural considerations.
In contrast to the Totem Pole, the Minoan Snake Goddess also
interprets a spiritual belief. The Minoan Snake Goddess is
picture of a woman in power holding two snakes. Each serpent
represents two different worlds; one the access to spiritual
wisdom, and her ultimate power of transformation. She stands
in between them to create a bridge of the two worlds in an
attempt to bring them together. In the Minoan culture, women
were predominately in charge since there was a lack in temples
or places of worship. The Minoan Snake Goddess was found in
c. 1600 BCE. As mentioned previously, the Snake Goddess to
me, was in close comparison with the Totem Pole being that
they both had a spiritual common theme.

2. The Giotto Crucifix of Santa Maria Novella has it's own
interpretation and definitely differs from the other two. This
painting gives off a sense of suffrage and pain. The crucifix,
which stands nineteen feet high, depicts Christ's body strung on
a cross with Virgin Mary and St. John facing him on each side. I
believe this symbolizes the final moments of Christ's death as
you can see the blood flowing down from his limbs, muscles in
distress, and head down showing a sign of execution. In this
piece, it's amazing how the artist managed to make everything
look so real, from the hair to the bones helping the viewer dive
deeper into the meaning of this painting. Giotto's Crucifix of
Santa Maria Novella was made roughly between 1288-1289,
then later on reconstructed in 2000. This piece was inspired by
the School of Franciscan, which has a Roman Catholic religious
belief. In conclusion, all three of these pieces have an
interesting story as to how they're similar and also how they
differ.
Brandon White
From the research that I performed, I've learned that each object
has it's own representation to the civilizations that created it
during it's time. With the Giotto Crucifix of Santa Maria
Novella, it comes with it's own interpretation, style, and art as
compared to the other two. However, it mostly appears to be the
style and material that puts the three apart so differently. With
the Giotto Crucifix, it is what I would say is a tempera painting,
while the Totem Pole is a carved and painted log, and the
Minoan Snake Goddess is made up of frescoes and painted
pottery. Each object, at it's core, seemed to be of both spiritual
and religious importance at the end of the day.

3. The Giotto Crucifix, is, from what I understand of it, meant to
symbolize the final moment of Christ's death. The details in
both the body, blood, and the piece itself shows how far the
artist might have gone to properly pay respects to either their
religion, or a religion they understood. In a way, the piece
shows off the suffering and sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for
his people, and, as far as I understand it, symbolizes him dying
for the sins of his people, as far as religion would say. The
Minoan Snake Goddess is instead a statue of a woman holding
one snake in each hand. Each one is suppose to represent
something different, such as access to spiritual wisdom, but I
was unsure as to what the other stood for. She is considered to
be a "bridge" between the two by some. Interestingly enough, in
Minoan culture, it is also claimed that women were primarily in
charge, as compared to the opposite for most of the world
during that time period. Finally, the Totem Pole is considered a
marker and respect of one's passing. The animal carved into the
top is suppose to be the animal that has been guiding and
protecting the life of the one who has fallen, and even in the
afterlife, will guide and protect him. A spirit animal, if you
will.
Overall, I think all of them are similar, yet different at the same
time. The reasons they were made are quite similar - spiritual
respect, religion, worship, and more. Perhaps even simply
understanding. Meanwhile, their design and material all differs
vastly as mentioned. Each one had a different design, and was
made from a different material.