Greek Sculpture

Kouros

An Archaic Greek statue of a standing nude male.

Kore

An Archaic Greek statue of a young woman.

Polykleitos' Canon of Proportions

Developed by a sculptor during the Classical period, it is the mathematical system of ratios for ideal human body proportions: a man should be 7 heads tall.

Lysippos' Canon of Proportions

Developed by a sculptor during the Late Classical period, it is the mathematical system of ratios for ideal human body proportions: a man should be 8 heads tall.

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Greek sculptures are most commonly portrayals important statesmen and rulers.

Hellenistic sculpture

- Came after the death of Alexander the Great - Portrayed bodies realistically (wrinkles and other features that are less idealized than before) - Dramatic facial expressions and gestures - Intense emotion

Late Classical sculpture

- Follow new canon of ideal proportions by Lysippos, making them a little taller and leaner than previous styles - more nervous energy (caught in a moment) - Open compositions that enter space of viewer - First nude females: venus pudica

Archaic Greek Sculpture

- Free-standing, in-the-round sculptures - Influenced by Egyptians, especially noticed in athletic, youthful body and rigid pose, one foot in front of the other with a clenched fist - Features stylized hair and awkward smile - Young males = kouros, almost always nude - Young females = kore, always clothed

Classical Greek Sculpture

- ¨Golden Age¨ of Greek art after the Persian Wars - Increased naturalism in human figures through contrapposto - Ideal figures made following Polykleitos' Canon of Proportions - Closed compositions (do not reach out into viewer's space) - Little to no emotion - Highly muscular figures

Contrapposto

System of tension and relaxation that reflects the way humans stand and walk naturally; s-curve

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True or False - The majority of the Greek marble sculptures we see are Roman copies from the bronze originals. The Romans found other uses for the bronze.