Visual Arts History 1040 Lecture Notes - Vulci, Riace, Achilles Painter
1 Feb 2013
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Canon of proportions, foot setting forward, removed from original block (marble) Calf bearer, dedicated by rhonbos on the acropolis, athens, greece, ca. A bearded man bringing a calf to sacrifice in thanksgiving to athena is one of the first to employ the so-called archaic smile, the archaic greek sculptor s way of indicating a person is alive. More muscular, more natural (face: archaic smile) Peplos kore, from the acropolis, greece ca. Clothed (female; nudity tied more to slaves) Kore, from the acropolis, athens, greece, ca. 520 510 bce intricate asymmetrical patterns created by the cascading folds of garments. Dying warrior, from the west pediment of the temple of aphaia, aegina, greece, ca. 490 bce still has a rigidly frontal torso and an archaic smile. Dying warrior, from the east pediment of the temple of aphaia, aegina, greece, ca. Posture more natural, exhibits a new self-consciousness. Concerned with his own pain, he does not face the viewer.
