For my first field trip assignment, I decided to go to the Philadelphia Art Museum. Believe it or not, this was my first time visiting this museum. By walking through the museum I saw some amazing paintings and sculptors. These artists were truly talented in what they were able to create. It was extremely difficult to choose a single piece of art and categorize it as my favorite. However, there were a few sculptors that left a lasting impression on me.
The sculptor of the man nailed to a cross section of wood seemed to have had the most profound effect on me. Being raised in a Roman Catholic family and having attended catholic school for twelve years, I immediately assumed the sculptor of the man draped in rags with a crown on his head was a depiction of Jesus. Taking a closer look, I notice that if this sculptor is of Jesus Christ, it most likely was not done by a Catholic artist. The reason being that Catholicism teaches Jesus died as the result of being nailed to a cross, this......
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