Muses on a Sarcophagus

 #muses #sarcophagus 

I have no particular reason for sharing this expect its March which starts with an M and I have bits and piece sof left image files in a folder from prior websurf 

Enjoy 

Two Friends or Sisters or What?

 A STELE of TWO WOMEN 

handing each other flowers

This is a stele found in Pharsalos in Thessaly in Greece and now in the Louvre

We do not know these women's names or relationship. Were they sisters lovers friends or is this a religious ritual? I found it while researching for examples of greek costume. Enjoy for the carving the clothing details or the possible story it may inspire ?

THREE SPHINXES

 THREE SPHINXES

I've arranged these in chronological order to illustrate style changes 

Archaic

CLASSICAL 

Roman Empire 120 AD

The Archaic Smile - FOUR

 The Archaic Smile - Four 

The notes to this museum image clim its though to be the head of a sphinx but does not say why?

Sphinx woman or goddess she has that Archaic Smile. 

THE ARCHAIC SMILE -THREE

 The ARCHAIC SMILE - THREE

This  time one of the boys 

A #Kouros from Southern Italy from a time when Reggio in modern Calabria was a Hellenic city.

The Archaic Smile Two

 The Archaic Smile

#Greeksculpture #kore #chios 

The Chios Kore is one of those sculpture that retained traces of the original coloring and inspire debates about the painting of ancient sculptures.

Personally I think any tinting would have been a bit more delicate but look at the faded original and compare the reconstruction and decide for yourself and enjoy that fabulous archaic smile !

The Archaic Smile - One

 THE ARCHAIC SMILE - ONE 

If there's one thing that particularly stands out about Archaic Greek Sculptures its the SMILE !

Assyrian sculptures tend to have rulers and courtiers who seem to be almost sneering and with Egyptian sculpture the smile seems to say I a powerful mortal have ascended to become a god but human or mortal the first large Hellenic statues SMILE.

This first example is from Cyprus and while her head-dress and choker style necklace show the influence of the Near art probably Phoenician art she has that look that distinct upturn of the lips that shows both confidence and happiness.

My first theme this month will be the archaic smile. Join and follow me as I seek for more images to share with you.

The ladies - Kore - 3

#kore #sculpture

I mentioned hair styles last post. Here's a close up showing more details.

For contrast here is an image of Hera 

and Artemis for further contrast 

How do they differ? Why? 

To Greece to Italy - Classical Influences on Later Art

#greeksculpture #lysippus #manneristpainting #parmigianino

Below is an example of how Greek Classical culture influenced the Renaissance and how one medium sculpture can effect another painting.

Compare these two images

The first is one of several Roman copies of a sculpture by the late Classical Sculptor #Lysippus.

This is a Mannerist 16th century painting by Parmigianino 

Anyone know if he had access to the Villa D'Este copy before it was moved to the Vatican Museum?

Fashion IDOLS

Whats your view of speculations of how colorful #greeksculpture originally was?

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The Running Girl

This is one of the earliest #ArchaicGreek #bronze #sculptures

Some scholars think it depicts a girl running in a race

it could just a girl running for the joy of motion or showing off a new dress.

Whatever its a delightful work!

The Aphrodisias Graces

This is the oldest image I could find online. Oldest in being the oldest surviving image. We know from pausanias there were older paintings and sculptures but none have survived. Aphrodisias is a city of Asia Minor now Turkey.

Editorial note bumping this for upcoming IWD