Free Standing Females 5th Century Classical Period Flashcards
What is the Hestia Giustiniani goddess of ?
How is this reflected in the statue ?
Goddess of the hearth (home)
Reflected in her stern expression and modest dress
What does Hestia not depict ?
Which is also evident of problem in archaic maidens ?
Feet !
Not depicted like Kore 675
How do the catenaries of Hestia differ from Berlin Kore ?
More realistic
Catenaries show developments of modelling , female form is evident through drapery.
There is also less emphasis on symmetry with more natural catenaries compared to the unnatural, large and emphasised catenaries of the Berlin Kore
Describe the facial expression of Hestia ?
Sophrosyne !
How might Hestia be described as an idealised female ?
Her drapery covers her entire figure modestly.
Conveys the Greek ideal of women being modest.
No intErest in sexualising the female form, only portraying women for votive purposes !
How does the Hestia step away from frontal emphasis compared to the Archaic statues ?
Head looks to the side
Moves away from archaic frontal emphasis
How is Hestia’s identity conveyed ?
How does this differ from archaic style ?
Through pose of commanding hand (potency) , modest drapery, and modelling of drapery used to show femininity
Not through objects - development from archaic use of jewellery to convey femininity
What modelling developments can be seen in the Aphrodite of Agora ?
Catenaries emphasise breasts
NAVAL DEVELOPMENT (BELLY BUTTON)
How is the identity of the Aphrodite of Agora conveyed through her pose and drapery ?
Through contraposto pose (suggestive with hand on hip and rolled up drapery)
Transparent Drapery (emphasising assets belly button and breasts)
High belt emphasises breasts
- catenaries above breasts
These convey a confident and assertive female form not appropriate for ordinary women, therefore must be Aphrodite
Not through objects
What two things are done successfully for the first time in Aphrodite of Agora?
Feet are successfully conveyed
Transparency of material
How do we know the Aphrodite of Agora is not of a normal woman (despite being modelled off one)
It would not be acceptable for normal females to do this .
What kind of pose does the Aphrodite of Agora adapt ?
Contrapposto
How does the Aphrodite of Agora show differentiation in drapery ?
Chiton with himation over shoulders
Aphrodite of Agora is a celebration of the female form, how far do you agree
Aphrodite of Agora celebrates the female form of Aphrodite which is basically just a celebration of love and sex - central to Athenian life.
It is not a statement that other women should be sexualised just a celebration of love and sex though a depiction of Aphrodite
Where was mike or paionios originally exhibited
10 metre column in Olympia
