Form:Marble with remnants of paint Function: served as a grave marker Content:Archaic smile which was meant to enliven the sculptures Context:was found in the Anavysos Cemetery Artistic Intent: The sculpture was created to honor the dead son of an aristocratic family who died in battle. Tradition/Change: The sculpture followed the Egyptian stance with the one leg forward but moves away from the Egyptian tradition as the sculpture is nude and freestanding
Mckenna- Form-It is a life size statue Function- Was used to memorialize a family's son who died in battle. Content-The figures face is masklike, Context- Named after a young military hero Krosios. Artistic intent- Originally this statue was created to represent the ideal youth. Interpretation- The family who purchased this statue interpreted this as their son who was killed in battle.
Form- rigid, archaic stance. Function- representation of young military hero Kroisos. Content- mask like face. Context- the greeks glorified the human body, so the sculpture is nude. Artistic intent- Idealized form of a young aristocrat Tradition/Change- The archaic style would soon transition into a more natural style.
Form:Marble with remnants of paint
ReplyDeleteFunction: served as a grave marker
Content:Archaic smile which was meant to enliven the sculptures
Context:was found in the Anavysos Cemetery
Artistic Intent: The sculpture was created to honor the dead son of an aristocratic family who died in battle.
Tradition/Change: The sculpture followed the Egyptian stance with the one leg forward but moves away from the Egyptian tradition as the sculpture is nude and freestanding
Mckenna-
ReplyDeleteForm-It is a life size statue
Function- Was used to memorialize a family's son who died in battle.
Content-The figures face is masklike,
Context- Named after a young military hero Krosios.
Artistic intent- Originally this statue was created to represent the ideal youth.
Interpretation- The family who purchased this statue interpreted this as their son who was killed in battle.
Form- rigid, archaic stance.
ReplyDeleteFunction- representation of young military hero Kroisos.
Content- mask like face.
Context- the greeks glorified the human body, so the sculpture is nude.
Artistic intent- Idealized form of a young aristocrat
Tradition/Change- The archaic style would soon transition into a more natural style.