Male Statuette Statue of a Kouros (youth) Accession Number: 26.7.1410 Accession Number: 32.11.1 This essay will analyze the differences and similarities between two sculptures that are from different cultures‚ and time periods‚ namely the Greek statue of a Kouros (youth)‚ dated to ca. 590 – 580 B.C. The Egyptian Male statuette was made between the 12th and 18th dynasties
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The male youth‚ known as the Kouros‚ was depicted in the nude during the Archaic Period of Greek art. The Kouros was made between 590 and 580 BCE‚ out of marble. They used this beige marble as a durable material for their sculptures. The Kouros is depicted as young man in a stiff‚ upright position with his arms hanging at either side. His body form and facial features make him look very boyish and youthful. This is specifically shown in his small waist and shorter size as a whole. It can be interpreted
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archaic ar·cha·ic [ahr-key-ik] adjective 1.marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated:an archaic manner; an archaic notion. 2.(of a linguistic form) commonly used in an earlier time but rare inpresent-day usage except to suggest the older time‚ as inreligious rituals or historical novels. Examples: thou; wast;methinks; forsooth. 3.forming the earliest stage; prior to full development: the archaicperiod of psychoanalytic research. 4.( often initial capital letter
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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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archaeological evidence‚ Kore statues never represented deities. Korai statues are the female equivalent of Kouros. There are several distinct differences between the two‚ with the most significant one being the fact that Kouros statues were almost always portrayed in the nude‚ while Kore were always clothed. Consequently‚ when studying the statues‚ we tend to focus on the development of anatomy in Kouros‚ and on the development of the dress for the Kore along with the facial expression. Most of the Kore
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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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but in the other hand‚ Byzantine only wanted to save their own culture for a while. For example‚ the Kritios bot and "Lamentation" are the most famous artworks in these two ages‚ which is showed the character of their stylistic clearly: Naturalism‚ Kouros and contrapposrto; containing figure who seems to spill out or penetrate the
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