Detail View: The AMICA Library: Statue of a kouros (youth)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.32.11.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek, Attic
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Title:
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Statue of a kouros (youth)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Rear View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 590-580 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-590
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Creation End Date:
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-580
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Materials and Techniques:
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Naxian marble
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Classification Term:
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Stone Sculpture
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Style or Period:
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Attic
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Dimensions:
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H. without plinth 76 in. (193.04 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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32.11.1
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Credit Line:
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Fletcher Fund, 1932
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Rights:
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Context:
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This kouros is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear, simple formula that was used by Greek sculptors throughout the sixth century B.C. In this early figure, geometric, almost abstract forms predominate, and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.gr32.11.1.AV2.tif
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