Academic quotations

Question 1

Osborne on the Antikythera Youth?

Answer 1

“The Antikythera figure personally engages with the world in which he is situated.”

Question 2

What does Woodford say about the 4th Century Classical Period free-standing sculpture?

Answer 2

“The humanising of the Gods”

Question 3

What does Boardman say about Archaic free-standing sculpture?

Answer 3

“An impressive advance in realism”

Question 4

What does Boardman say about 5th Century Sculpture (architectural and free-standing)?

Answer 4

“Classical features are calm and thoughtful, passionless.”

Question 5

What does Golden say about the link between sport and religion?

Answer 5

“Festivals… were it’s most important public manifestation.”
I.e. festivals were the most important time to show off Greek religion’s emphasis.

Question 6

Osborne on Hermes and Dionysus?

Answer 6

“they enter into a world that these figures occupy”

Question 7

Osborne on Aphrodite of Knidos-Tholos?

Answer 7

“voyeurs of a drama which Aphrodite’s rather inscrutable expression leaves them to reconstruct”