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Greek Art Flashcards

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What are Kouros

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Statues of nude young men

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What were kore

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Statues of clothed young women

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What were the functions of the kouros and kore

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Some were funerary monuments, others were found in sanctuaries where they were placed as offerings to the gods

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What did the kouros and kore represent

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They did not represent a specific person. They represented youthfulness and vigour, a stage of life that humans experience for a wile during their lifetime, but gods experienced it eternally. They also represented the self confidence and pride in physical appearance associated with a male dominated society

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How were the kouros portrayed

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Archaic artists portrayed idealistic versions of young men and avoided the portrayal of specific people

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What happened at the olympics

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Only males were able to participate and would wear not clothing. The early belief was that worship without clothes shows the human without any worldly possessions.

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Who is one of the most famous kouroi

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Kouros from Tenea near Corinth

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What time period were the kouro and kore from

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The archaic period

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How tall is Kouros from Tenea

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1.52m

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How old is Kouros from Tenea

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He dates back to 570BC

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Where was Kouros from Tenea found

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Next to a grave which makes him a funerary monument

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What is so special about Kouros from Tenea

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Some of the characteristics of him and Egyptian statues share. They are both standing very rigid, straight, hands in a fist, one foot slightly forward

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What contribute to the athletic appearance of his youth

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His calf muscles, narrowness of waist and roundness of thighs and buttocks

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What is the smile of the Kouros from Tenea Allen

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The archaic smile

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What material was the Discobolos created in

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Bronze

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Who sculpted Discobolos

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Myron

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What was Myron known for

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Creating naturalistic sculptures in which the figures are causght in a moment of action

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What was the Discobolos originally created in

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Bronze

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What was Discobolos famous for

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He became very popular with the Romans because of the representation of the athletic ideal. The made a number of marble copies of it.

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What does Discobolos show us about how art was changing

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It shows how the sculptors of that time were freed from the rigid poses of archaic art. Sculptors began to incorporate movement into their sculptures.

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What was the case with Discobolos when it came to sculpting movement

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It was achieved greatly.

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How is Discobolos depicted

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He is shown at the moment before he swings the heavy disc forward to release it.

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What is rhythmos/ pattern

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It is the placement of the arms and legs and the use of body weight together with the shape of the muscles

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What two ones intersect in the Discobolos

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The curve created by the line stretching through the arms intersects with the curve created by the bent knee. The forward leaning torso also intersects with and links the two other arches

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What is the difference between the top and bottom half of the Discobolos sculpture

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The top half is more smooth and open. The bottom half consists of angular overlapping forms

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What does the compositional effect of the Discobolos sculpture lead to

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To a disruption in symmetry which contributes to the sense of blame that was achieved.

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What is the facial exprsssion of the Discobolos

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Relatively emotionless. This is a sign of strength and power associated with the excellence of the athlete.

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What does the Discobolos sculpture show

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It shows the Classical Greek ideals of an equilibrium between realistic representation of human forms and the rules of perfect visual composition

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What is the difference between idealism and naturalism

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Idealism is nonrealistic, it is the perfect image of a thing (human). Naturalism on the other hand focuses on the real human figure, it shows humans as they really are.

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What is the contraposto stance

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It is an Italian term that means counterpose. It is when a sculpture is standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs. The carrying the weight is known as the engaged leg and the other leg is called the free leg

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What are the characteristics of Hellenistic art

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Age
Emotion
Imperfection

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