APAH Midterm: Compare & Contrast
Form of Colosseum
· Amphitheater · Made of Concrete · Circular plan · Stands alone
Form of David
· Androgynous · young man · Standing up bravely, confidence · Smooth skin/surface
Compare Form + Function of Anthropomorphic Stele and Grave Stele of Hegeso
· Anthropomorphic · Grave Marker · Carved sculptures · Accessories are present
Compare Form of Colosseum and Palazzo Rucellai
· Associated with a city · Not complete (unfinished or destroyed) · Multiple layers
Compare form of Polykleitos Doryphoros and Augustus of Prima Porta
· Contrapposto · Roman marble copy · Idealized · Similar height/ lifelike figure
Compare David and Seated Boxer
· Depicted after a fight · Nude figures · Bronze · Non biblical representation · In the round
Form of Palazzo Rucellai
· Emphasize on measurements + harmony · More decorative than functional · Connected with other buildings · Rectangular plan · Has a roof
Form of Seated Boxer
· Emphasizes loss, sadness, pain · Older man · Sitting on a chair · Muscles are tense · Hellenistic Greek
Form of Augustus of Prima porta
· Found in Augustus's wife's villa · Political propaganda · Originally painted
Form of Anavysos Kouros
· Freestanding figure · Nude figure · Originally painted · Young, male warrior · Archaic smile
Form + Function of Grave Stele of Hegeso
· Great detail in drapery · Two figures present in work · Figures are seen fully · Large in size, 5' 2"
Comapare Form of Anavysos Kouros and King Menkaura and Queen
· Lifelike, but not realistic · Stiff poses · Idealized figures · Life-sized · strides forward & very rigid posture
Form + Function of Anthropomorphic Stele
· Not in a human shape · Very flat · Face is nose and eyes only · Both sides are sculptured · Size is medium, 3'
Form of King Menkaura and Queen
· Subtractive from material · No negative space · Two figures are seen · Unfinished · One is seen moving forward
Form of Polykleitos Doryphoros
•Closed stance •Broad shoulders •Mathematical equation used for proportions