Aphrodite of Melos - A sculpture into study and understanding.

2. ANCIENT GREEK
ART
an example of

3. ARCHAIC AGE (800-500 BC)
•Greeks began
again to carve in
stone
•Archaic Greek
sculpture is rigid
and stylized

4. CLASSICAL AGE (500-330 BC)
•breathtaking realism of
human anatomy and
posture
•realistic drapery
•common quality of lifelike
statues is contrapposto
•High Classical period set
the standard for the High
Renaissance movement

5. HELLENISTIC AGE (330 BC-0)
•Embrace of:
dynamism and extravagance
real people as appropriate subjects for
Greek sculpture
•more emotional type of sculpture.
•statues exuded energy and power
•serenity endured
•the era of Hellenistic art was the prototype
for sculptors of the Mannerist and Baroque
movements

6. Winged Victory of Samothrace Dying Gaul

8. found on the island of Melos by a farmer
Kentrotas in 1820

9. Aphroditeof Melos’ Present location: Louvre
Musuem, Paris

11. •the only signs of
any metal jewelry
are the fixture
holes.

12. A Hellenistic creation: a blend of
classical tradition and innovation
•aloofness and impassivity
•the hairstyle and delicate
modeling of the flesh

13. •the contrast between the
smooth nude flesh of the torso
and the ruffled texture of the
drapery covering the legs
•the spiral composition,
•the small-breasted, elongated
body

14. What was she
doing with her
arms?