AH 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Parapet, Kritios, Archaic Smile
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Severe style- the early classical style of greek sculpture. The balding seer in the olympia east pediment is a rare depiction of old age in. He has a shocked expression because he foresees the tragic outcome of the chariot race: kritios boy. from the acropolis, athens, greece. ca. This is the first statue to show how a person naturally stands. The sculptor depicted the shifting of weight from one leg to the other (contraposto). The head turns slightly, and the archaic smile is gone: warrior. from the sea off riace, italy. ca. The bronze riace warrior statue has inlaid eyes, silver teeth and eyelashes, and copper lips and nipples. The contrapposto is more pronounced than in the kritios. Iktinos and kallikrates, parthenon, (temple of athena parthenos, looking southeast). The architects of the parthenon believed that perfect beauty could be achieved by using harmonic proportions.
