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    Kouros Vs. Greek Statues

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    different times can tell completely different stories. Even in todays era some art is created that replicates ancient art. In ancient Greek art during the period of 600-480 BCE statues called Kore‚ which is the female version‚ and a male version called Kouros. One purpose they served which was not as common was they would be placed at the grave of the person who passed away. They would often have a paragraph saying what and

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    underground world of art which contains forgery and deceit. This is discussed in the article Art and The Truth: The Getty Kouros and Provenance. This article goes into the world of forged art and illegally exported pieces of art from their original countries‚ and it does quite a good job of telling the story. The article’s first main issue discussed in the article is about The Getty Kouros‚ a life-size marble statue go a male figure standing nude‚ and whether or not the piece is fake‚ or even stolen art

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    The New York Kouros The New York Kouros is one of the earliest examples of a Greek free standing statue that still stands strong today. The inspiration for these life-like statues came from the Egyptians. When we look back at when Greek statues started to come about‚ we notice that it is about the same time that the Egyptians started to let foreigners past their borders for trade and other matters. We notice that‚ at first‚ they used the same technique and proportions used for Egyptian works.

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    Alex Skolnik November 23‚ 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6’4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind‚ the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs‚ and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no pupils

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    How important was Polykleitos to the Development of the Kouros? In fifth century Greek free-standing sculpture Polykleitos and his works the Diadoumenos (430BCE) and the Doryphoros (440BCE) (which were originally bronze) are important in demonstrating the development of the Kouros as they highlight a great level of development in terms of the naturalism of a‚ sculpture‚ through the use of contrapposto and application of the ‘Cannon of Proportion’ which is attributed to Polykleitos. Whereas Polykleitos’

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    Created during the seventh century Kouros and Kore are free-standing Greek sculptures of young nude male and young clothed female. The term Kouros and Kore are modern terms originally coined by archeologist V.I. Leonardos in 1895 for a statue dedicated to the god Apollo. Kuros became an official generic term for a freestanding male figure in

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    the due date for full credit. Spend about ten minutes on each question. Take time to think about your answer before you begin writing. (90 points) 1. Explain the difference between the early Greek Archaic kouros figure and its Egyptian prototype. Type your answer here: The early Greek Archaic Kouros is a boy‚ the early Greeks. It introduces the negative space for the first time to get rid of the idea of a permanent. It shows that represents the ideal of human characteristics. It is common for them one

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    This work of art brought forward a greater amount of human qualities. For example‚ The Anavysos Kouros sculpture from century 540 - 515 B.C. and Kritios Boy from century 480 B.C. These two sculptures convey drastically different messages to the viewer while still portraying similar representations. The Kroisos Kouros is a statue of an Athenian solider that functioned as a grave marker‚ located in Anavysos in Attica. The marble Kritios Boy belongs to the Early Classical period of ancient Greek

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    Art History Quiz 1

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    Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote

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    Kroisos Vs. Ka-Aper

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    Ka statue of Ka-Aper comes from the deceased’s brick mastaba at Saqqara‚ Egypt some time between 2450-2350 BCE. The Koursos statue of Kroisos was created many years later‚ some time around 530 BCE‚ as a grave marker for the deceased hero in Anavysos‚ Greece which is not far from Athens. The two statues contrast drastically; however still manage to share subtle yet significant characteristics. Ka-Aper stands at an unimpressive 3’7"‚ while Kroisos was created to a life like size

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