Visual Arts History 2247E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Panathenaic Games, Archaic Smile, Kouros
30 Oct 2017
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Kouros grave marker volomandra: compared to met. Acropolis offerings to athena: 2 monumental figures 550, 1. Greek cosmological view of being entirely superior in every way. Cosmological order: gods -pantheon, heroes herakles, theseus, perseus, greeks citizens, barbarians(barbaroi) persians any non-greek speakers, animals nonthinking creatures. More realistic facial features smaller, more accurate. Musculature are softer, less cut and angled. Panathenaic festival sacrifices in honor of athena: 100+ cattle and sheep were sacrificed, their new year (month of 100 cattle) Found sealed in a pit in the acropolis placed there after persian sack. Has a beard, so past his physical prime about 21. Robed open to display muscles, but clothed so not heroic eyes sockets are empty would have been made of wood or ivory. Beard has drill marks use of the drill for detail. Deliberate contrast between man and animal heads sidebyside. Both wore victors crowns(wild celery leaves) athletic victory.
