HarmonIntroEgyptianGreek

March 13^th, 2015

HUA101

                                               Online Assignment #1

     

This is the Head of Athena and it is of the Greek Hellenistic period, late 3^rd, early second century B.C. It was said to be made of marble and later said to be possibly made of bronze. The height of this sculpture is 19 in. In the three different poses of the sculpture, you can see that the top portion of her head is chopped off. The sculpture looks naturalistic in the way that it’s head is turned to the right compared to Egyptian art which is more serene and stern. It actually looks like the neck has movement. Athena is the Greek goddess of victory in war and she symbolized wisdom. According to the lecture, HarmonIntroEgyptianGreek and from the lecture in class, the Greeks were more passionate about their art. They considered the body to be the highest form of perfection.

This is the statue of King Khafre who was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh or king of the 4^th dynasty during the Old Kingdom (2778-2065 B.C.) and also the builder of the second pyramid at Giza. The sculpture is made of a very hard grayish-green stone called diorite. It is approximately 5 ½ feet tall. In the photo, you can see that the sculpture is very stern, less movement and is wearing clothes compared to Greek sculptures. You can see that he is of high power and his face looks calm. The way he’s sitting with his hands on his lap shows peace. The statue symbolizes god-like nature as well as order and control. Egyptian art shows more hierarchical strong presentation of art compared to the Greek according to the lecture.