Mckenna Form- Made of bronze Function- Is used to make the viewer feel a sense of great emotion. Content- Smashed nose and drooping lip to show that he had been in a fight. Context- Found in a Roman bath house. Artistic intent- His head is turned to face an unseen opponent. Audience response- Fighters may of used this statue as a good luck charm, because the feet seem worn away.
Form:Copper used to depict blood and highlights through the body Function: Represents a cultural shift of the Hellenistic period Content: older man, past his prime with a defeated look Context: Hellenistic bronze that survived is really rare. Artistic Intent: Was intended to convey humanity and informality Tradition/Change: Moving away from idealism, more towards realism with the rendering of an older person in defeat but at the same time having an idealized body.
form- 1/8th head cannon content- seated man, having been beaten context- hellenistic period artistic intent- conveying a sense of humility tradition/change- marks the shift from idealized figures to more emotional ones
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ReplyDeleteForm- Made of bronze
Function- Is used to make the viewer feel a sense of great emotion.
Content- Smashed nose and drooping lip to show that he had been in a fight.
Context- Found in a Roman bath house.
Artistic intent- His head is turned to face an unseen opponent.
Audience response- Fighters may of used this statue as a good luck charm, because the feet seem worn away.
Form:Copper used to depict blood and highlights through the body
ReplyDeleteFunction: Represents a cultural shift of the Hellenistic period
Content: older man, past his prime with a defeated look
Context: Hellenistic bronze that survived is really rare.
Artistic Intent: Was intended to convey humanity and informality
Tradition/Change: Moving away from idealism, more towards realism with the rendering of an older person in defeat but at the same time having an idealized body.
form- 1/8th head cannon
ReplyDeletecontent- seated man, having been beaten
context- hellenistic period
artistic intent- conveying a sense of humility
tradition/change- marks the shift from idealized figures to more emotional ones