Analysis : Bust Of Apollo

The Greek myths are stories that have explained the unknown. Apollo and his family are among many myths of gods that were made to explain the unknown. Apollo was the son of the most powerful god, Zeus. His mother was the titaness, Leto. He was the brightest god.

The overall all renditions are block-like and sculpted with geometric reduction of details. The anatomy is made up of planes, completely symmetrical. The hair, ears, and eyes have been reduced to simple shapes – again, all identically symmetrical. Kouros is depicted nude, symbolic of Archaic Greece's emphasis on the ideal individual male and autonomous Greek citizen. In contrast, Aphrodite is a considerably large female (7 feet tall and substantially wider than the Kouros). Given the larger than real-life scale, this statue probably served as a cult image in a temple. The statue's excellent state of conservation also suggests that it was kept indoors. It is free standing but also in an anatomical, not just mechanical sense. The pose is full and rounded, not solely frontal. You get a sense of the body being relaxed, with one hand extended in a gesture that gives a sense of it moving forward.

Apollo had a very important task, which was to acquire his four-horse chariot and drag the sun across the sky each and every day. Furthermore a few of his famous attributes were his muscular physique, handsome face, and his impressive locks of golden hair, only possible with his very own herbal shampoo. Resting above his hair was a wreath made of a Laurel tree, and lastly was known to be an archer and had a beautiful silver bow. In this report of the Greek god Apollo you will discover the significant importance of how Apollo has changed modern day history as well as the Roman gods time period.

From my observation at the Met, this sculpture is inside a medium glass and space. Also, it is by itself in the glass. It is a three-dimensional sculpture created by modeling and merging hard materials. Next to it there are other deities (Vishnu, Parvati, Ganesh etc.) and sculptors from the Chola Dynasty. The other works near it complements the sculpture as I have stated above they are from the same time period so, they are related to each other some way and

The sculpture portrays the God of Harvest, Dionysus, with his loyal satyr follower, Pan. A considerable amount of detail when into the carving of Dionysus; the multiple grapevines in his hair, his ceremonial staff Thyrsus, the goatskins and the cup of wine he’s holding are all symbols of Dionysus. The composition is very asymmetrical, and creates a contrapposto arrangement, which is distinctly Grecian (Gardner). It was carved out of beautiful fine marble, which also had another purpose in the way of making this piece of art last for many years. Along with the tree trunk between the two men providing support at the base, and the elongated arms providing more structural stability. The God’s head is even reinforced by his hair to make sure the head doesn’t break off. This sculpture is visually and aesthetically pleasing, but doesn’t serve a useful function, like textiles or furniture. Therefore, it is considered a figurative piece of art, which art that is very clearly modeled after real object or person(s), and is therefore representational

With the sculpture straight ahead, the audience sees a profile view of the scene; however, the artist created the sculpture with enough space and depth to be able to view the front of the woman’s face from a side angle. The artist created the seated woman with much detail; her nose, chin, slightly opened mouth, pronounced brow line and inset eyes show this. She reaches for the chest with her right arm in a very delicate manner as her left arm lays on the throne for support.

This sculpture is comprised of marble, and due to its large size it was easier for me to develop an impression about the piece because I can focus on specific parts in more detail. To understand the piece, a very visual and detailed perspective is needed. Judging by the way the thighs are represented, it appears as though she is striking a contrapposto pose, which makes her appear static. She has most of her weight shifted on her left leg, but not all of it The focal point of this piece I believe is her robe. It skillfully falls down her left side, while leaving other parts exposed, drawing the main attention of this piece. Few different types of shapes are displayed, except the shape of her legs and the form of the robe. The physical texture was smooth throughout the entire piece, partly due to the material it is made of. There is only this one texture, as her robe and body parts all feel the same.

The woman depicted in the sculpture stands straight and tall. Her large scale along with her posture gives her a powerful appearance. Her expression is serene and composed. She does not exhibit much emotion. Instead, she is shown as being stoic and controlled. She looks straight ahead, and her entire body points forward.

The Trials Of Apollo, written by Rick Riordan, is a Greek Mythology book. Often when individuals experience hardship they often seek to fix the problems that lay ahead of them. The topic given brings Confusion in our lives. Apollo is extremely confused about what he needs to do to get the Oracle and survive while doing it. When Apollo woke up to falling from the sky and then landing in some garbage he experienced extreme confusion on why he was there and what he had to do to go back home. Apollo then looks at himself and he got changed into a teenage boy. This illustrates that Apollo has no idea where to turn or who to trust which proves that he is confused. Apollo then decides that he needs to go to Camp Half Blood and then figure out what he needs to do after that. Individuals who face confusion often seek to find closure to their problems because if said individual didn't push past their problems they would constantly be stuck with their hardship without getting over it.

Despite clear photographs, realistic videos, and government documentation, twenty percent of Americans believe the Apollo Eleven moon landing was a hoax.

The Apollo Belvedere is a carved white marble statue that stands 7.3 feet high. The statue is a male nude, and is thought to be a Roman copy of a lost bronze original made by the Greek sculptor Leochares. Besides the robe, which is clasped at his right shoulder, and the sandals, the statue is completely nude. The Belvedere is admired for its complex contrapposto pose, which makes it appear to position frontally and in profile. Apollo was an archer, and the statue is supposed to depict him after the arrow has just left his bow. Because of this, his muscles are still taut. His hair is curled, lightly, and in ringlets flows down his neck and rises to the front of his head. There, we see a strophium, which is a band symbolic of gods and kings,

“We’ve got a bad fire let’s get out. . . . We’re burning up.” (Roger B. Chaffee Quotes) The tragedy of the Apollo 1 will haunt our history forever, and though, three brave, American men were lost in the tumult of that day, they put us a small step closer to the moon, and one giant leap closer to a proud America. Forever remembered will be the catastrophe of 1967, our hearts continue to beat red, white, and blue.

There are subtle stylistic differences that occur in the Piombino Apollo that make it more advanced than the archaic kouros, which lead many scholars to distinguish this statue as Hellenistic rather than Archaic. The modelling of the back is one of the biggest alterations that occurs between actual kouros from the archaic period and the Piombino Apollo. The back of the statue is much more artistically advanced than the front regarding modelling (Ridgway 1967: 48). The subtle modelling of the muscular structures and ridges of the spine of the back suggest the desired realism of the Hellenistic era, instead of the basic and ridged ‘idealized’ form found in the archaic period (Ridgway 1967: 48). More subtle differences between a true archaic sculpture and a retrograded Hellenistic sculpture are also present in this statue in other areas, such as the feet. On most kouros, the feet are high arched, but on the Piombino Apollo, they are small and flat (Ridgway 1967: 49). Also the toes are a discrepancy between the two eras. Usually “archaic statues have [the toes] aligned with the central part of the other foot” (Ridgway 1967: 49) in a very geometric fashion. However, the toes on the right foot of the Apollo do not align with the middle of the left foot, and instead align with the left heel (Ridgway 1967: 49). As stated earlier, the hair is a defining feature in archaic kouros and it is typically flat and in a bulky beaded shape to best attempt to represent the different

It is moreover pyramidal in structure with the vertex coinciding with Mary’s head. The base of the sculpture depicts the rock of Golgotha and is broader than the progressive

Over the years of art history, there are many great empires that we think of and two of those were ancient Greek and Egyptian. When talking about Greek and Egyptian art history, it is the sculptures that come to mind when you are comparing and contrasting artworks. Egyptian art and Greek art both had mesmerizing sculptures but Egyptian art was more oriented towards religion and Greek art was more focused on philosophy. The Egyptian statue of the Menkaure and a Queen was similar to the Greek statue of Metropolitan Kouros in their posture but both of these statues also had many differences. Menkaure and a queen statue was created from an unusual stone and the statue was discovered in Menkaure’s valley temple. The sculpture has a hard texture and because of the time-consuming task of polishing this sculpture was never completely polished. So, the sculpture is greywacke and has traces of red paint on king’s face, ears and neck because male figures were traditionally painted red and there are traces of black in queen’s hair. The sculpture itself is 54 ½ inches in height and is displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Metropolitan Kouros was created from marble which seems like it has a rough and hard texture. The statue is 6 feet in height and is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.