Classical Statues

Question 1

Kristios boy, dates?

Answer 1

580 BC

Question 2

Kritios Boy, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 2

• breaks out of Kouros pose
• emphasis on realism and focuses on naturalism/sophrosyne expression.

Question 3

Delphi Charitoteer, dates?

Answer 3

478 BC

Question 4

Delphi Charioteer, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 4

• has achieved the pinnacle of human achievement and therefore sophrosyne expression.
• elegant drapery and elongated S-shape differentiate it from the blockiness of archaic statue.

Question 5

Artemisinin Zeus, dates?

Answer 5

460 BC

Question 6

Artemisium Zeus, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 6

• Has the first dynamic pose to convey mid-movement. Only possible with high-tensile strength bronze. Beard also symbolises his virility.
• Also shows how audience is being ignored and therefore the power of the gods. As well as sophrosyne expression.

Question 7

Myrons Diskobolos, dates?

Answer 7

460 BC

Question 8

Myron’s Diskobolos, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 8

• Uses rhythmos and this could be interpreted by the academic quote as being: “the harmonious combination of mind and body in the individual who possesses sophrosyne.
• marble copy. Has a poor all round view and was probably designed to fit in an alcove.

Question 9

The Doryphoros, dates?

Answer 9

450 BC

Question 10

The Doryphoros, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 10

• made by Polykleitos, and has a chiastic composition (in an X shape) and has rhythmos with pattern of compositional opposites/contraposto pose.
• He has a very jaunty strut because he is meant to be the ideal male form, head is tilted to take away the frontal emphasis. Sophrosyne.

Question 11

Aphrodite of the Agora, dates?

Answer 11

420 BC

Question 12

Aphrodite of the Agora, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 12

• excellent modelling/drapery that is very scandalous, therefore Aphrodite. Also helps to convey movement and naturalism.
• The tight lower drapery and loose upper drapery emphasises her feminine form which is a bit ironic because women are meant to be hideous compared to men.

Question 13

Nike of Paionios, dates?

Answer 13

420 BC

Question 14

Nike of Paionios, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 14

• the scanty drapery is the first exploration in eroticising the female form.
• highly innovative transparent drapery technique because of the very detailed modelling on the legs.

Question 15

Plutos and Eirene, dates?

Answer 15

375 BC

Question 16

Plutos and Eirene, 2 points of analysis?

Answer 16

• Humanising the Gods with the maternal interaction between them, massive contrast to Sophorsyne of 5th century