Comparing and contrasting:The Marble Statue of Kouros (Greek
First of all, in order to list the similarities and differences between these two sculptures, I considered that it is better to make a description of each one, in order to appreciate the beauty of these two sculptures. The Marble Statue of Kouros (male youth) is the earliest known life-size sculpture of a standing male from the Archaic period. The height without plinth of this statue is the 76, 5/8 inches. This statue is from Attica, Athens c.600 B.C. In addition, the kouros statue has some characteristics like the frontal pose, the lock in stone; the advance left foot and the clenched hands, which shows to us the Egyptian influence in the Greek art. This sculpture celebrates the young figure of the man. The name of the sculptor of the Kouros is unknown. This statue was made in marble. The Kouros is a nude sculpture. It shows a rigid stance, and a proud position. In addition, the head of the Kouros has curly long hair into lovely
-diadoumenos has an exaggerated contraposto. The hair is more naturalistic and it wears a band. The kouros has a denotable space cut away between the elbows and the waist. - The Kouros has Egyptian influence. It also has space between feet, which are close to the marble stands. This statue was found in Delos, and it has a height of 63 inches (185. The feet of the Kouros are very longer. The "Diadoumenos, youth tying a fillet around his head," ca 69-96 A.
Common topics in this essay:
Polykleitos Argos,
Attica Athens,
Statue Kouros,
Flavian Roman,
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Period Diadoumenos,
Kouros Egyptian,
archaic period,
kouros archaic smile,
sculptor kouros unknown,
idea movement,
egyptian influence,
body youth,
exaggerated contraposto,
sculptor kouros,
archaic smile,
kouros unknown,
kouros archaic,
wears band,
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