pieces out of all the amazing sculptures and paintings in this museum. I finally made the decision to write about two different pieces‚ from two different cultures‚ time periods‚ and even mediums. The first piece I chose was a sculpture titled “Marble Statue of a wounded Amazon.” The second piece is a painting by Joos Van Cleave titled “The Last Judgment.” I found it difficult to decide which piece of Greek art I wanted to focus on. I took over sixty pictures of Greek art at the museum‚ and probably
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archaic kouroi‚ mainly athlete figures‚ are thus regularly shown ’at ease’‚ one leg relaxed‚ with a complementary shift in the shoulders‚ and the whole emphasized by contrasts of rigid and relaxed in limbs. The new style is best expressed in the Parthenon marbles of about 450-435 BC but there was a preceding style of some importance - the Early Classical‚ sometimes called the Severe Style‚ which is exemplified in the sculptures for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Here the figures are mainly lifelike but drapery
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Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de milo) Greek artists tried to create ideal beauty. Statues were not made to represent real‚ living people‚ but they were carved to show how the human body should look like. The picture in front of you is a sculpture of Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo‚ in Roman mythology). For hundreds of years‚ the statue remained buried in an underground cavern‚ where it had been damaged and discovered in two parts. It was in 1820 AD (anno domini) when a peasant named Yorgos found
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of art‚ literature‚ and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and marked the transition from the medieval to the modern world. Although he was a painter and architect and loved doing both of them‚ he preferred sculpting and mainly used marble on his sculptures. Michelangelo was greatly interested in art since he was young. He would rather watch the painters at a church than go to school. When he was
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youths which first appear in the Archaic period (700 - 480 B.C.) in Greece (getty.edu/...). A kouros is an ancient greek statue of a nude male youth standing with his arms at his sides with a formulaic advancing posture. Greek kouros statues were greatly influenced by Egyptian sculptures. Greeks who traveled to Egypt for trade took the style of the Egyptian’s 2 statues and altered its detail; but the Greeks retained the mysterious smiling expression‚ stiff walking dispose and stylized hair
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Introduction and History Ancient Greek culture spans over a thousand years‚ from the earliest civilizations to the cultures that became the Ancient Greeks. Key Points Before Greek culture took root in Greece‚ early civilizations thrived on the Greek mainland and the Aegean Islands. The two main cultures were the peaceful Minoans and warring Myceanaeans‚ who are distinguished by their unique architecture and material culture. Greek culture began to develop during the Geometric‚ Orientalizing‚
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8" high. Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston. Enlarge [+] This sculpted male figure‚ known as the Mantiklos Apollo‚ dates to 700-680 BCE. Unfortunately‚ the part below the knees is now destroyed. Although it is a representation of a complete male nude‚ the statue is in miniature‚ measuring only eight inches high. A hole in his left hand
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elements behind. Around the world‚ investigators have discovered millions of beautiful and significant pieces that symbolize some important events in the lives of a culture‚ of a people or a civilization. Such is the case of the discovery of two statues of great goddesses; Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue‚ both have strong similarities as well as differences‚ they had different cultures and myths‚ and also had artistic and symbolic elements. Even though Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue were both
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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 period. Cult Statue of a Goddess (herein referred to as Aphrodite) hails
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Some Greeks made sculptures and small statues. Sumerians made art like temple statues and figures on the plaques‚ steles‚ vases‚ bowls and cylinder seals. Also soldiers made the same things as craftsmen made. Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect throughout the ages. Many of the styles have been reproduced
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