Augustus Contrapposto Research Paper

The sculpture on the left was from Rome, whereas the sculpture on the right was from Greece. Starting from the right, Greece sculptures have equal similar traits to Egypt sculptures, it is thought that the Greeks has gotten inspiration from Egyptians and New East. Kouros represents a youthful, strong and immortal man. At that time, Greece's social system was male dominant, also known as patriarchy. Therefore, it was not an issue that most Greek sculptures are naked. As Kouros shares similar traits to Apollo, with long hair, broad shoulders and athletic waist, he is often mistaken for the God of the Sun. However, the most common purpose of Kouros sculpture is that its status is used for worshiping the Greek Gods to use as servants. Other purposes
The sculptures during Roman Empire was inspired and influenced by the Greeks and their Gods. A striking difference between the sculpture of Kouros and Augustus is that Augustus sculpture is very detailed. Contrapposto is used in his sculptures, hence bringing out the natural stance of humans, which makes his sculpture look more realistic. Originally, his sculpture was thought to be made out of bronze, however, in the picture, his sculpture is made out of marble. Augustus's sculpture was made for propaganda purposes in the Roman Empire. Due to his posture, Augustus was portrayed to be an intimidating, international victorious warrior and bringer of peace in the empire. He is also said to be one of the descendants of the Greek Gods. This is evident as the child of Venus, Cupid, is riding on a dolphin beside him. Augustus is also dressed in military wear, lifting his baton as though commanding his troops. Augustus breastplates were also iconic propaganda as Gods were depicted on his breastplates. This is to show that even the Gods are on his side. Hence, he is shown to have been raised to a divine status, qualified to be on Olympus with the Gods. Therefore, being the most eligible leader to govern