Question 7
Write notes on the sculpture of archaic period of Greek art focusing on:
(a) Subject matter;
(b) four characteristics.
Observation
(a) Subject matter
- - Standing clothed female figure called kore (young woman)
- - Standing male nude called kouros (young man)
- - Draped male figures
- - Seated and reclining figures
- - Horseman
- - Warriors with sacrificial animals
- - Imaginary creatures such as sphinxes
- - Relief terracotta plaques depicting myths or scenes of everyday life.
(b) Characteristics
- - Naturalistic representation
- - Rigid pose
- - Block-like shape
- - Stiff and frontal (often female) figures (Daedalic form).
- - Subtle mechanical smile covering actual feeling
- - Elaborate clothing (Kore)
- - Male figures (Kouros) in nude
- - Predominantly marble
- - Former representation in adherence to established forms and patterns
- - Frontal pose with the left foot extended forward
- - Arm attached or close to the hips
- - Male painted in the dark colour
- - Female painted in lighter colour
- - Figures have braided hair