Peplos In Greek Art

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This statue was originally called as goddess because she was wearing a peplos, which is have four different peplos and one of that peplos which is only worn by goddess. And that’s why Peplos Kore also called as Goddess Athena. Now her left hand broken because knocked down by the Persians when they sacked Acropolis in 480 BCE together with calf bearer.
Kore in Ionian Dress was a fashionable woman. This woman wearing light linen Ionian chiton drees in curved, asymmetrical lines formed by the folds of drapes greatly relieves the strict frontality and verticality of the kore.
3. Classical Period Classical period began in 480-323 BCE. In Classical period the sculpture now was more naturalistic and more respectfull for their god by showing them good fortune. But, in the Classical Sculpture, their standing having …show more content…

With this woman stripped of her weapons and horse, while she wearing a short, sleeveless chiton unfastened at one shoulder. The clothing of this woman actually worn by Greek men for horse riding, or hard labor. And her head gently rest to her right arm, her head gesture often used to denote death or sleep.
Doryphoros known as the best Greek Sculpture of the Classical Era in Western Art. This statue with his head turned slightly to the right, and his athletic body to show the heavily muscled and steps forward from a static pose. Also stands in contrapposto position, meaning that his weight rests on his right leg, freeing his left to bend.with his left hand held a long spear.
Aphrodite of Knidos was one of the famous statue that to depict a nude goddess because in Ancient Greek art, depictions of nude woman were very rare.. This sculpture was considered erotic when comes with nude woman that taken off her clothing, placing them over a hydria (water pitcher) and shielding her pelvis and want to step into bath

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