ART H 383 Lecture 16: Notes
17 Apr 2016
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High classical figures developed from harsh lined, muscular heroes to a character that is soft, fat and happy! . Sculptor praxiteles moved from the traditional 7 head high hero to the stature of 8 heads high! He softened the treatment of the muscles so that the figure looked more boyish and adolescent: first nude female statue, venus pudica, being disturbed by some interloper; she"s modestly trying to cover herself up. We then move through imitations of the modest venus and see half naked venus de milo. Found on the milos island, dates back to 200 bc: french naval vessel, during a tour of the. Saw statue fragments that they were going to burn for warmth. The crew was getting ready to toss this is when the captain stopped them! She"s reacting to you (the worshipper) so she is undressing for you. Or- you may have caught her in the act of undressing, as she was about to take her bath.
