Compare And Contrast Menkaure And Queen

Greek culture is the source from which many of the characteristic elements of Western culture derive. Their explorations and innovations in art have both fascinated and inspired other civilizations for centuries. For this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess, (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy, 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros

If you drew a line down the center of its body, you would be able to notice that both sides are identical. Meanwhile, in The Spear Bearer these things have changed, here one can see a slight “S” curve through the motions of the upper body, hips, and legs, rather than a straight symmetrical line down the middle (Khan Academy). This is when, for the first time in Western Art we have figures that seem fully alive. Lastly, regarding the statues’ naturalistic qualities, even when both are stylized, The Spear Bearer is clearly much more naturalistic. In contrast, the Metropolitan Kouros has body parts and features that have been reduced to geometrical

There is significant evidence throughout both 'The Long Queen' and The Map Women' to indicate that suffering is a central element of female experience. Both poems are present in the 'Feminine Gospels' written by Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poetry is seen to be teachings of feminism aiming to provide the reader visions of female identity. One feature of this identity that is examined within these two poems is the theme of mental and physical suffering that women universally endure.

The statue of Hatshepsut seated down is made with the material limestone. This limestone is lightly colored, which created a larger contrast with the other statues nearby. Her face was carved bringing out her eyes, eyebrows and other facial features. Her eyebrows also come slightly together towards the middle. Her lips forming a slight archaic smile. The dimensions are larger than an average female size. The statue is of great size, yet still in proportion. The body and head fit well with each other overall. However, it is greatly exaggerated in size.

The study of Greek sculpture is a complex relationship of Roman sculpture. And a large number of Roman sculpture, especially in the stone, survives more or less intact, it is often damaged or piecemeal; life-size bronze statues are much more rare, because as most have been recycled for their metal. The

The surface textures of the statues affect their realism. Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude is made of granite, which makes the statue look immovable, whereas the Kouros is more realistic because marble makes its surface texture more smooth, almost skin like. Hatshepsut's stature probably made the artist represent her in an inaccessible manner, as seen in the use of red and black colored granite stone, which represents her unlike any common woman of her era whereas Kouros is made to seem more lifelike and closer to what a common greek man would look like. He is more approachable.

Egyptians used art as a way to reflect every aspect of their lives. Sculptors were important artist, and in these different architectural sculptures, you will see how models of people and different figures were depicted in stone during the New Kingdom and Old Kingdom eras. Nikare with his Wife and Daughter is a statue that was made from limestone and paint in Egypt during the Old Kingdom era about 2420-2389 B.C or later. Stelophorous Statue of Bay made in 1294–1250 B.C is another sculpture that was also made from limestone about one thousand years apart from the other one. This statue was also made in Egypt. Both sculptures share some similarities to have been made a millennium apart, but with that also comes several differences. Although both statues as a whole may depict different things, it’s the little details in them that we don’t usually analyze in art that make them both similar.

My experience from the trip to the Metropolitan museum of Art was very interesting because I got to see many valuable things that was used in the past such as, jars, jewelries and spears. As I was walking around the museum there was three statues that truly caught my attention and interested me the most. The first statue that interested me the most was called the “Hatshepsut Wearing the Khat Headdress”. This statue, represented a woman that was sitting down straight in a chair without having a head. Also, she looked like she was from Egypt since she was wearing a chain on her neck that only Egyptian’s women used to wear. The reason why I found this statue very interested was the way that the statue was made. For instance, this statue had a very uneven and rough texture and the color of the statue was dark grey which made it seem very mysterious and interested at the same

The statue itself appears to be an official due to how he’s dressed in a robe and that he is posing for the sculptor with his right arm lifted to his solar plexus. The statue is made of limestone, which is a soft rock that can be easily scratched and damaged. The artifact seems to be very well preserved based off its appearance and material with a few noticeable scratches on the left shoulder. The hands and feet are clearly seen to be sculpted to represent them. Compared to the Kouros, the feet are more unnatural on the Cypriot statue. When people think of the Kouros, they think of the Archaic smile where emotions were first brought into carved statues. The Cypriot statue doesn’t have the Archaic smile, it has a more serious look to its face as if it’s standing in an environment where it requires one to be

The natures and composition of the statues can explain for their differences in size and function. The artist of the Horus statue carved it to be realistic and natural looking, unlike the lamassu. The work was carefully carved from the material greywacke, which is hard and dark sandstone. The statue was carved out of the stone without backing like most early art. One is able to view all sides of the falcon by walking around the piece. The lamassu figure was carved from the material alabaster and was made to be unnatural with five

This Greek Archaic statue was beginning to formulate shape in better relation to the figure, The details seemed to be made with more attention and observation. Then we have the Kritios Boy from Acropolis who is extremely similar to the Kroisos Kouros but from a latter period. The Kritios Boy from Acropolis was from the Early Classical and carved from marble as well. butting a side the similarities, which are easily noticeable, we can also find great differences that show the improvement. The Kroisos Kouros is an improvement from the previous sculptures to his era, the proportions of this piece begin to make more sense and relate more to the true human anatomy. Then we can see the Kritios Boy from Acropolis, This figure is even more advance than the previous. We can see how the Kritios Boy has a more refined suggestion of movement and we see this in the smooth shoulders and the lightly tilted hips. The great mimc of the flesh was executed in a great manner by the greeks. The improvement and gained experiences are important to consider and analyze, This need only kept becoming stronger every

When examining the statue, there is an old woman bent and weary. Her posture helps clue us in, with her age and the state of her health. The figure is dressed in cloth that drapes off her body as she carries a basket that is filled with what we may think are offerings. On her head, there are vines that create a band around the top of her head used to signify the festival that was going on during that time. The specific detail that is seen on this statue persuades us to want to know the story of this woman. Doing so, the process involves lots of research about the time and art. During the hellenistic period, artists begin to introduce more inner beauty than physical beauty. There is an opportunity to learn more about the structure itself, then settle for what is given and seen.

The two sculptures presented for this assignment are the Statue of Gudea, which dates back to 2090 B.C. (“Statue of Gudea,” 2000) and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, which dates back to 2575–2465 B.C. (“The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu,” 2000). Both statues represent people; however, they depict different types of people from completely different time periods and cultural backgrounds. The Statue of Gudea shows the ruler of southern Mesopotamian, Gudea, whose reign was from 2144-2124 B.C. (“The votive statue of Gudea: A formal analysis,” 2011) sitting in a praying position with his hands locked and his eyes forward. He is dressed in what appears to be a lavish robe with an inscription that clearly depicts what Gudea thought of himself and his successes during his time as ruler. The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu represent what is thought to be a married ancient Egyptian couple who are lovingly embracing each other. Aside from looking at

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.

The Archaic period dates from 800 B.C. to 480 B.C. The Greeks were inspired by monumental stone sculpture of Egypt and Mesopotamia, sculpting in stone began in Greece. However, although this was inspired by Egypt, there were significant differences between how they were sculpted. For instance, take the Greek sculpture Kouros (c 580 B.C. made of marble, standing at 6’4” tall) the standing male nude. While this resembled characteristics of Egypt sculptures such as pose and proportion, his form becomes more dynamic as the sculpture is nude. Kouros also appears to wear jewelry around his neck and the exquisite detail in the braids of his hair suggest he is groomed and dressed properly. Another difference in Egypt and Greek sculptures, is that Egypt’s sculptures depict rulers and people of higher stature, where Greek sculptures would depict