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ANCIENT GREEK SCULPTURE: ANCIENT GREEK SCULPTURE By: Tiffany Els
The First Sculptures: The First Sculptures
The First Sculptures: The First Sculptures Small
Stone
500 years
The Archaic Period: The Archaic Period
The Archaic Period: The Archaic Period 700 BCE - 480 BCE
Geometric Period - Classical Period
The Archaic Period: The Archaic Period Abstract forms
Greater Anatomical detain
Sulky Looking
The Archaic Period: The Archaic Period “Kouros Look”
Symmetrical stance
Hands clenched at its sides
One foot advanced
The Archaic Period: The Archaic Period Metal work
Sculptures
Textiles
The Classical Period: The Classical Period
The Classical Period: The Classical Period From the Archaic Period
The Classical Period: The Classical Period Weight Shift
“Perfect human body”
The Classical Period: The Classical Period Led to Hellenistic Period
Emotional
Dramatic
The Hellenistic Period: The Hellenistic Period
The Hellenistic Period: The Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great
The Hellenistic Period: The Hellenistic Period Strayed from classical elements
Regular humans over deities
Athens, Greece: Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece: Athens, Greece Sculpture hub
Athens, Greece: Athens, Greece Wealthy city
Progressed sculpture styles
War: War
War: War Many sculptures damaged
War: War Roman Empire
Preserved sculptures
Stole ideas
Materials: Materials
Materials: Materials Bronze
Tin
Copper
Materials: Materials Bronze
About half
Could be melted down into swords and shields
More versatile than marble
Contrapposto: Contrapposto
Contrapposto: Contrapposto Italian term
Asymmetrical but balanced
Freestanding Figures
Contrapposto: Contrapposto “Counter Pose”
Depict Pharaohs
Arms close to its side
Left leg advanced
Weight primarily on right leg
Depict Pharaohs: Depict Pharaohs Show movement
“Frozen” result
Contrapposto: Contrapposto Lost in Middle ages
Recaptured by Donatello during Early Italian Renassance
The End: The End