AR_H_A 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tyrant, Kouros, Krater
30 May 2016
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Late archaic sculpture and pottery 520 - 480. Fully abandons the foursquare stiff formula of sculpture. Contrappasto - balanced pose with a shift of weight. This figure has leg out not in straight forward step, but more of a bent leg resting pose. The use of contrappasto completely changes how the body will look because every part of the body must shift to look natural in this position. Nothing is generic in this statue, its very particular. Particular hairstyle: short rolled up hairstyle (would be current style of men in their time so contemporary) New technology: bronze working nof reflected in theses statues. Can tell by the eye holes: leave holes to place glass inside (something they did for bronze statues) Possibly trying to step away from aristicratic view of kouros. Think about the differences and comparisons this statue has from kouros might come up on exam. Grave stele with man represented as boxer c. 550.
