Allison Bell HUM 302 October 21‚ 2012 Egyptian Art and Sculptures Ancient Egyptian art is the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from 5000 BC to 300 AD. Ancient Egyptian Art reached a level in painting and sculpting that was highly stylistic and symbolic. A lot of the art that was discovered and saved came from tombs and monuments therefore there is an extreme emphasis on life after death and an emphasis on preserving the
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Sculpture 1 The Statue Group of Nen-kheft-ka and His Wife‚ Nefer-shemes The Statue Group of Nen-kheft-ka and His Wife‚ Nefer-shemes was found in a rock-cut tomb at Deshasheh and sculpted by an unknown Egyptian artist in 2350 BC. The artist uses all aspects of composition to convey Egyptian dominance. Using a Standard Egyptian Scale‚ the figures were carved in proportions seen to be ideal by the Egyptians. The sculpture was carved out of limestone. It was richly painted with brightly colored
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Kouros is a marble statue from an unknown artist. The 6’ 4” statue is from the Archaic Period in Greece‚ and currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City‚ New York. The representational‚ closed statue shows a naked man. His hair is a little longer than shoulder length‚ and has his arms at his side‚ fists clenched. His left foot is in front of the other. The entire statue is on a square marble base. This is a representational styled statue showing a Greek man roughly from 600
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Greenfield Dr. Benton Art History 102 10 December 2014 Youth in Sculpture Marble sculpture resurfaced as one of the primary forms of media in Greek art around the middle of the seventh century B.C.E.. The advent of monumental sculpture was a huge development. “The Marble Statue of a Kouros (Youth)” or “The Metropolitan Kouros” towers with immense strength at six feet four inches. This Greek kouros‚ a term given to free standing sculpture representing the male youth‚ is one of the earliest marble statues
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difference between sculpture of King and Queen Menkaure and Kouros is that Kouros is a free-standing sculpture. More realistic. There is a technical difference in the way Greeks do sculpture – more realistic Kouros and King and Queen Menkaure sculpture have stylized eyes Most importantly‚ subtle smile as a sign of life. Not realistic stature. there are clear similarities between the Greek and Egyptian sculpture. Both status are standing with left leg extending forward‚ the King and Kouros ‘arms are close
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The Statue of a kouros and the Portrait statue of a boy both depict similar subjects‚ however are greatly different in how they accomplish this task. Through detail‚ or lack there of‚ the Greeks and Romans are able to display a certain value they have in its members. These two statues were made about 500 years apart and approach the sculpting process quit differently. The Greek statue seems to use geometric exaggerated lines to form the body while the Romans use a more realistic approach and sculpt
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Kouros and Haniwa (warrior figure) Kouros is a Greek statue from 600 BCE standing at 6 1/2 inches tall and made out of marble. This statue is observed to be nude and emulated an Egyptian stance. It also was used in funerary purposes and can be seen by the emotionless expression and lifeless body. The Kouros differed in the way it was buried‚ it stood outside of the tomb as a grave marker and replaced huge vases during the Geometric Era. Not to mention‚ it was also used for
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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 foot in front of the other‚ they from the Egyptians. They are natural stiff arm and leg. They still follow geometric design hair
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Anavysos Kouros is an Archaic Greek sculpture made c. 530 from marble with remnants of paint. The representation of his body is very stiff‚ but the individual aspects of the body parts are realistic when examined by themselves (except for the huge ankles). However‚ when looked at as a whole‚ it becomes apparent that each body part is exaggerated – long‚ curly hair; big eyes; strong‚ protruding jaw line; oversized ears; solid‚ muscular torso; similarly sized penis and scrotum; dense‚ muscular thighs;
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view was illustrated through the kouros sculptures. The “Getty Kouros” is currently located in Mailbu‚ California; it is believed to have originated around 530 B.C during Greece’s Archaic period. The authenticity of this particular kouros has been the center of controversy for many debates and discussions between art historians and scientists alike. This distinct kouros’ issue of legitimacy has never been resolved and it is still being questioned to this day. The kouros is a representation of immortalized
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