Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth)
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Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth)
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Published 2019-06-03T11:13:42+00:00
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This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear, simple formula that was used by Greek sculptors throughout the sixth century B.C. In this early figure, almost abstract, geometric forms predominate; and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat.
Technical Information
| Date published | 03/06/2019 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Easy |
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| Title | Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth) |
| Date | ca. 590–580 B.C. |
| Dimension | 76 5/8 × 20 5/16 × 24 7/8 in. (194.6 × 51.6 × 63.2 cm) Other (height w/o plinth): 76 5/8 in. (194.6 cm) Other (Height of Head): 12 in. (30.5 cm) Other (Length of face): 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Other (shoulder width): 20 5/16 in. (51.6 cm) |
| Accession | 32.11.1 |
| Period | Archaic |
| Medium | Naxian Marble |
| Credit | Fletcher Fund, 1932 |
| Record | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253370 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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