this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess‚ (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy‚ 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros sculpture‚ but assuming it is not a modern forgery it would belong to the Greek Archaic
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statues in Greece became more natural. Instead of statues of gods there were statues of real people doing everyday things. The kouros statue‚ which means boy in Greek‚ was one of the earliest statues. It was from the archaic period. It had long stylized‚ detailed hair‚ and the statue was naked. The kouros was usually carved from marble. The female counterpart to the kouros was kore which means girl in Greek. They were usually figures of girls that served Athena. In the kore we see what is known
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Kouros represents youth‚ moral and physical beauty of the aristocratic culture of Archaic Greece. On the other hand‚ Aphrodite represents the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Kouros is a life-sized sculpture and hands clenched at the sides and one foot slightly forward. In contrast‚ Aphrodite is given larger than real-life scale. The Terracotta Statue of the Diadoumenos is a copy of a Greek bronze statue of 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. The pose of the famous statue of the Diadoumenos by Polykleitos
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allowed the head to be tilted slightly to the one side. As the statues were made mainly of marble‚ the first sighting of painting were done on the surface except for areas showing flesh. Later development allowed the drapery to be unpainted. The Archaic Kouros was a nude statue and the focus had now shifted from clothing the women to paying
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statue‚ called a kouros‚ which an art dealer tried to sell to the Getty Museum in California for 10 million dollars. Since most kouroi are recovered in fragments from archeological digs‚ this kouros was a rare find‚ because it was whole and almost perfectly preserved. After fourteen months of scientific analysis and careful investigation‚ to determine the authenticity of the kouros‚ the museum decided to purchase the statue. However‚ when some experts in the field viewed the kouros they felt an “intuitive
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Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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Comparison of Two Sculptures The ancient Egyptia The ancient Egyptians and the Greeks of the Hellenic era shared several important characteristics. Among them were a complex system of gods‚ each requiring his or her own ritual worship‚ and a love of the monumental in terms of architecture and selected art forms. As Laurie S. Adams (p. 73) has commented‚ both groups followed certain canons and conventions in sculpture‚ leading to creations that were life-sized or larger‚ monumental and powerful
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his face‚ he is emotionless. The man’s face is blank‚ as if bored or tired. Another characteristic that remained constant throughout the Archaic era and Classical era was unrealistic features. Kouros‚ from the Archaic era‚ is an excellent example of the unnatural features from the two eras. Kouros is a statue of a man with stylized hair and blank eyes. During this time period‚ hair did not look natural and flowing‚ but stiff and dramatically detailed. Also‚ the eyes are blank and do not look
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Life and Death: Burial of the Dead The only thing in life that is one-hundred percent certain is death. Humans go through life ignoring this ultimate fate until the day they are confronted. What a civilization does with their deceased tells a lot about their culture and beliefs in an afterlife. Whether a person is cremated or the body is preserved‚ whether they are buried in the ground or placed in a tomb‚ and how their final place is decorated all show their cultures values and beliefs and what
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Corinthian 13. Most Greek male figures are nude or clothed? nude 14. Female figures during the Archaic period were nude or clothed/dressed? dressed 15. In the red figure style the details of vases are applied in what manner? naturalistically 16. Kouros means .youth 17. This tool is used to engrave lines through the slip of the unfired vase.burin 18. Red figure style of vase painting was introduced whom? By a student of exekias known as the andokides 19. Greek vase painting is represented
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