HAA 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kouros, Contrapposto, Ultimate Tensile Strength
23 Mar 2016
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Unit 5: body and identity: the male nude. Space between the legs and arms are open and weakens sculpture structurally. One leg bent, one straight (changes position of legs and shoulders. Nudity = ideal form of human body, culturally accepted, almost heroic. Most marble sculptures are copies of bronze sculptures. Greek sculptures are interested in representing the body in a perfect combination of naturalism and idealism. Polykleitos, doryphoros (the spear bearer), roman marble copy after a lost greek bronze original of ca. Supports are added otherwise the marble would not stand by itself. Returning to greek and roman ideals of the body. Attempting to represent the human body in a naturalistic way. Like the greeks, selecting the most ideal examples (not o representing what the general population look like) Donatello, david, 1440s, bronze with gilded details, probably commissioned by cosimo de" medici (ap/ap fig. After victory: goliath"s head at his feet, sword in his hands.
