... at its side. The athlete's positioning and gesture suggest his intention to throw a spear. The widely spread legs indicates a position of support of the upper body. The arms are positioned in such a way that would allow the young athlete to throw a spear. Comparatively to Poykleitos" Spear Bearer, the statuette is more ... heavy and disproportional in relation to the size of the figure. The emphasis is placed on the male physique and his fertility. This is also the case in the representation of Woman of Willendorf. Her body is oversized and disproportional to the statuette's size. The emp...

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... . The Greeks were the first to glamorize the perfection of the human body during the archaic period. Using balance and proportion they sculpted what they considered to be the perfect male and female forms. They called the male the Kouros. He was considered to represent Apollo (a Greek God) or the perfect male athlete. The Kouros was always depicted nude in a contrapposto position, meaning one ... two forms of Greek sculpture along with others can be related to our society today. The Kouros and Kore served as antique models. What the Greeks considered to be ideal body types have influence...

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... report I decided to do mine on a Kouros found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A Kouros is a Greek statue of a young male. The height of the sculpture was 6"4" tall. While observing this piece I found that it was made out of tan colored marble, and naked. His ... arms are tightly by his sides with holes in between his sides, but his fists are closed and connected to the body. The hair that is on his head looks braided and long. He stands with one leg in front of the other with no weight shift. He ... the Archaic period the Greek artists tend to not share the obsession that ...

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... vases were often used by men at drinking parties, which explain the topic of this art. In the middle of the fourth century, BC the image of the female nude body changed. Ancient Greece 950 BCE was a culture that took great pride in perfection, excellence and overall greatness. The people weren't what today's society would consider modern, but of their time ... , architecture, and astronomy for many cultures to come. Using balance and proportion the Greeks sculpted what they considered to be the perfect male and female forms. They called the male the Kouros. He was considered to represent...

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... the play, she is a strong willed, determined woman who chose to stand up for her beliefs and whom challenges the most powerful man in this male dominated society. Creon, Antigone's uncle and king of Thebes holds absolute control over the laws of the state, and consequently, the lives of the ... was not intimidated by all the power her uncle possessed, and instead opted to disobey him. After deliberate orders to leave Antigone's brother Polynices" dead body to rot for the wild beasts to feed on, she went on to give her brother a proper burial. Antigone describes the difficulties, challenge...

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... , and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form moving in space is also spectacular. The intersecting arches of his body dissect each other at a perfect angle. The twisting of the abdominal and turning of the ... body is extraordinary. This sculpture gives the bases of the human form in sculpture. The power and ... action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is...

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... , and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form moving in space is also spectacular. The intersecting arches of his body dissect each other at a perfect angle. The twisting of the abdominal and turning of the ... body is extraordinary. This sculpture gives the bases of the human form in sculpture. The power and ... action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is...

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... , and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form moving in space is also spectacular. The intersecting arches of his body dissect each other at a perfect angle. The twisting of the abdominal and turning of the ... body is extraordinary. This sculpture gives the bases of the human form in sculpture. The power and ... action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is...

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... have stronger more willful souls than those who are meant to serve. As Aristotle stated: "the soul rules the body with the authority of a master," and that "the rule of the body by the soul, and the rule of the passionate part by the rational, is in accordance with nature and beneficial ... always better off when they are ruled by man- Slaves were also to be distinguished not only by their lack of reason, but also by their body type. Aristotle explains that "it is the intention of nature also to make a distinction between the bodies of free men and those of slaves - ... of their physica...

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... , and backets. On special occasions after the evening meal in the Greek household, they would have a symposium, which is a drinking party. A symposium is organized by a host and is for his male guests, which may also include female entertainers. Greek women had practically no political rights and were controlled by men throughout every stage of their lives. The most important duties for ... a city woman were to bear children, preferably male, and to run the household. Duties of a rural woman included doing some agricultural work. Rural women would work on harvesting the olives and fruit ...

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... revenge, though she pays a terrible price. She is not a typical Greek woman because she posses a powerful role and has a dangerous reputation for cleverness. This is unusual in a society that is male under enemy control and women are considered to be weak. Medea makes her decisions based upon her passions, her emotion. The play by Euripides is actually a study of the differences ... woman Greek men of Euripides' day didn't appreciate. In fact, Euripides received criticism for his portrayal of strong women but the playwright was never one to cater to traditional Greek male attitudes. To ...

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... done by Polycleatus himself, serves as an excellent example of how art reflects philosophical thought. This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. (Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into ... mythological figures to show the divinity of the Caesar, brought Roman propagandistic art to a new level. The Augustus of Prima Porta is an excellent example...

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... gold, silver, or bronze medals. Their prizes were olive wreaths. The first winner of the Olympic game was a sprinter, Coroebus, a cook from the Greek city, Elis. The athletes were all male. They competed in the nude, on a sanded track, which would seem to make the competition harder than the modern games. The word athlete is derived from Aethlius the King of ... Elis, the area which Olympia lies (Greenberg 13). The Greeks believed that "the body of man has a glory, as well as his mind, that both mind and body need discipline, and that by such discipline men best honored Zeus, a Greek go...

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... done by Polycleatus himself, serves as an excellent example of how art reflects philosophical thought. This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. (Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into ... mythological figures to show the divinity of the Caesar, brought Roman propagandistic art to a new level. The Augustus of Prima Porta is an excellent example...

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... . This period marked the pinnacle of there culture, and many new ideas were being introduced through there artwork. The first of these ideas was of Contraposto, the naturalistic and balanced body style that became widely popular, and deviant from previous ideals. The Greeks also strove for accurate proportions, and idealized forms. An example of these ideas in there artwork would be ... the ideal proportions for human figure during the Classical period. Many other ideas differed from the Archaic period such as the modification of proportion, the highly idealized male figure, and movement...

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... they were providing for the people of Greece. Slaves were never really but they played a part in society with helping the housewives. The hetaera women had an important part of male society. Since wives weren't allowed out of the house hetaera was required as conversationalist, companions, entertainers, and prostitutes. Since religion was an important part of the Greek life there were ... supposed to take part in without the presence of men. In this event women arranged sacrifices and offerings for the goddesses. During the funerals the women prepared the dead body, and carried the body...

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... well as detail. For example, every fold and crease in the fabric clothing each figure is carefully painted to show a more realistic representation of how the clothing looks draped on a body, as well at the curls in the hair, and on the feathers of the winged figure. Douris paints flexible lines that contrast thick primary outlines with thinner secondary strokes used ... is twisted to face the front, and his head is again shown from the side. Overall, Douris" art is stylistically straight forward, with bodies that are generic to the human male form. The flowing lines of the red-figured s...

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... citizens must be able to assemble to directly vote on laws and policies and actively contribute to the management of the city; the Greeks rejected the idea that a large geopolitical body could be governed democratically. The American democracy, however, is based on representation; where officials are elected to represent the citizens of the nation-state. The leading factor in this representative ... had many limitations such as isolationism: the Athenians wanted to keep democracy to themselves believing that they were the only people who could make democracy work. Additionally, only fre...

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