Woman From Willendorf Analysis
A
Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs
Venus of Willendorf 25,000 BCE made of limestone
Goddess, no face
Woman from Willendorf, c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women
B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE, mammoth ivory, tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature.
C
Loacoon and His Sons, 1st century CE. 2 sculptors, Athanadoros, Hagesandros, Polydros of Rhodes. sent serpents to punish Priest and sons who had tried to warn his compatriots about the danger of bringing the Greeks wooden horse within walls of their city. Hellenistic, akin to Pergamene. Aeneid.
D+E
Narmer Palette- …show more content…
hierarch of forms.
F
Egyptian canon of proportions- (rule, principal of proportions) Many look similar/same because they all follow this canon
Gives uniformity, other world can find or recognize these objects.
Shadow bridges or blocks connect limbs to block, solid. Bilateral symmetry
Suppresses subjectivity (individual creativity)
G+H Khafre, 2500 BCE
Ka (spirit statue) Designed for the afterlife, for their tombs. Not meant to be seen by human eyes
Granite – Diorite
Khafre, c2520-2494 BCE. Ka Spirit statue. rigidity is important since it has a use for after life, rather than look as much. Its supposed to be animated despite its immobility. Solidity and strength vs softness and tenderness. Material reinforces it. Anatomically impossible to rest hand on knees Convincing portrayal of a solid strong immovable figure
I
Menhaure and Queen, c2490-2472
J
Sunken (bas)-relief- carved inwards. Makes nice clear shadows in direct sun
K
Warrior, bronze, c450 BCE. one of few surving bronze statues. casts various body parts in several …show more content…
Daedalic style bc of triangular face and hair and lingering Geometric fondness
U
Praxiteles, Aphrodite, c350 BCE, Roman copy. first nude goddess. soft and radiant flesh.
V
Lapith and Centaur, c447-432 BCE. knew how to distinguish life from dead
W
Donatello, Madonna and Child, marble, c1420
Squashed or flattened relief - rilevo schiacciato
Illusion of depth. Transform hard stone into something soft
X
Desiderio da Settignano, St. Jerome, c1461
Y
Michelangelo, Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, c1492
Z
Michelangelo, Bearded Slave, c1520-30
A1
Lucca della Robbia, Madonna and Child, glazed terracotta, c1475
A2
Desiderio da Settignano and Neri di Bicci, Madonna and Child, c1460s,
Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs
Venus of Willendorf 25,000 BCE made of limestone
Goddess, no face
Woman from Willendorf, c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women
B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE, mammoth ivory, tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature.
C
Loacoon and His Sons, 1st century CE. 2 sculptors, Athanadoros, Hagesandros, Polydros of Rhodes. sent serpents to punish Priest and sons who had tried to warn his compatriots about the danger of bringing the Greeks wooden horse within walls of their city. Hellenistic, akin to Pergamene. Aeneid.
D+E
Narmer Palette- …show more content…
hierarch of forms.
F
Egyptian canon of proportions- (rule, principal of proportions) Many look similar/same because they all follow this canon
Gives uniformity, other world can find or recognize these objects.
Shadow bridges or blocks connect limbs to block, solid. Bilateral symmetry
Suppresses subjectivity (individual creativity)
G+H Khafre, 2500 BCE
Ka (spirit statue) Designed for the afterlife, for their tombs. Not meant to be seen by human eyes
Granite – Diorite
Khafre, c2520-2494 BCE. Ka Spirit statue. rigidity is important since it has a use for after life, rather than look as much. Its supposed to be animated despite its immobility. Solidity and strength vs softness and tenderness. Material reinforces it. Anatomically impossible to rest hand on knees Convincing portrayal of a solid strong immovable figure
I
Menhaure and Queen, c2490-2472
J
Sunken (bas)-relief- carved inwards. Makes nice clear shadows in direct sun
K
Warrior, bronze, c450 BCE. one of few surving bronze statues. casts various body parts in several …show more content…
Daedalic style bc of triangular face and hair and lingering Geometric fondness
U
Praxiteles, Aphrodite, c350 BCE, Roman copy. first nude goddess. soft and radiant flesh.
V
Lapith and Centaur, c447-432 BCE. knew how to distinguish life from dead
W
Donatello, Madonna and Child, marble, c1420
Squashed or flattened relief - rilevo schiacciato
Illusion of depth. Transform hard stone into something soft
X
Desiderio da Settignano, St. Jerome, c1461
Y
Michelangelo, Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, c1492
Z
Michelangelo, Bearded Slave, c1520-30
A1
Lucca della Robbia, Madonna and Child, glazed terracotta, c1475
A2
Desiderio da Settignano and Neri di Bicci, Madonna and Child, c1460s,