Sujet
Kouros, about 530 BC or modern forgery. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Kouros, about 530 BC or modern forgery. Additional Info: A kouros is a statue of a standing nude youth that did not represent any one individual youth but the idea of youth. Used in Archaic Greece as both a dedication to the gods in sanctuaries and as a grave monument, the standard kouros stood with his left foot forward, arms at his sides, looking straight ahead. Carved in from four sides, the statue retained the general shape of the marble block. Archaic Greek sculptors reduced human anatomy and musculature in these statues to decorative patterning on the surface of the marble. The kouros embodies many of the ideals of the aristocratic culture of Archaic Greece. One such ideal of this period was arete, a combination of moral and physical beauty and nobility. Arete was closely connected with kalokagathia,literally a composite term for beautiful and good or noble.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM25A00_472
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38,8Mo (1,8Mo) / 24,3cm x 39,9cm / 2874 x 4714 (300dpi)