Doryphoros

piece of art that came out of the Renaissance? With humanism on the rise, we see that along with the written works from Ancient Rome and Greece, the “canon” of Greek art is also present. This sculpture was basically a new version of Polykleitos’ Doryphoros, both are portrayed idealism of the human form. It depicts a perfect human body, with ideal proportions, realism, and grace. David is the embodiment of values that were becoming increasingly important throughout society, intelligent,…

embodiment of the uplifted view of Greek and Roman athletes. Apoxyomenos was masterfully carved by Lysippus, the court sculptor of Alexander the Great, and shows the deviation Lysippus had from the more prevalent proportions used by Polyclitus in Doryphoros (Fig 7-23) which entails each part of the body to be a common…

Aphrodite of Melos (Venus Di Milo) Vera Feng AP Art History Thursday, October 2, 2014 Today, the famous Hellenistic sculpture of a goddess half-heartedly holding her garment over her hips sits in the Louvre. Although first thought to be carved by Praxiteles, the beloved Aphrodite of Melos (Venus Di Milo), dated ca. 150-125 BCE, is now understood to have been created by Alexandros of Antioch. This beautiful marble sculpture hails from Melos, Greece. Although a large part of this piece’s fame…

“The will to reach out actively into the world of on-going life and to accomplish specific purposes within through psychological modifications imposed upon the observer is the central organizational principle of Roman art…” (pg. 39). This line in Sheldon Nodelman’s How to Read a Roman Portrait more or less sums up the man’s argument that he outlines through the chapter. Throughout the text, the man uses various works of Roman art to illustrate his points and ideas. Like what is taught in class,…

introduced the Contrapposto pose, a stance in which the weight of a statue rests on one leg. The significance of this famous trademark pose was that it brought about a sense of naturalize. One of Polykleitos most important sculptural works was the statue Doryphoros also known as the “Spear-carrier”. This bronze sculpture depicts a youth male nude standing in Contrapposto. Besides from the Contrapposto pose the Spear - Carrier also reveled another change in Ancient Greek Art, which was that the…

This enormous accomplishment showed strong advancement in intellectual through and encouraged future generation to continue to seek order. Artist much like Polyclitus later foresaw human perfection as a sequence of mathematical proportions. The Doryphoros, a sculpture created by Polycleitus presents an excellent example of how art can mirror philosophical thought. The sculpture was created using a stern mathematical formula, believed to show the perfect male…

The Renaissance is among the most prominent and influential historical time periods in all of art history. Derived the from the French term for “rebirth,” the Renaissance was a renewed interest in the ideas, culture, forms and perspectives of the ancient civilizations of Greek and Rome. As the Renaissance flourished in different regions of Europe, the social, political, and cultural factors of the regions culminated in discrete styles. Although there were similar overarching principles, there…

Nations today strive to resemble the Roman Empire. The commonwealth not only completed marvelous engineering feats, but also developed a system of government that allowed for prosperity among its citizens. This was mainly possible because of influential leaders that steered the empire. The first ruler, Augustus, was a merciless rebel early in his career, but soon became an astute general by winning numerous wars and uniting the people in his empire. After more than a century of Augustus’s reign…

Learning about the history of art through chapters 4 to 7 has opened my mind to a better understanding of cultural arts. It can be expressed through many different cultures around the world. I have not only learned that the idea of art had started out in prehistoric Western Europe, but also started to spread out in different parts of the world like, Mesopotamia, Jericho, Ur, Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and many other regions around the globe. Each place went through different eras,…