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Kritios Boy
Tim Edwards L6C
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Key Facts•The Kritios Boy (Critius Boy) is a Marble statue of a young boy•It stands at around 1.24 meters tall •It is named after the sculptor initially thought to have made it.•It is one of the statues that make up the so called ‘Perserschutt’ or Persian debris. This is the collection of statues buried under the acropolis after the Persian occupation of Athens
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Location
•The Kritios Boy was found buried on the Acropolis•It now stands on display in the Acropolis Museum in Athens•This means that most of the people who were on the classics trip will have seen this statue
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FunctionThere is no evidence of any function on the statueAs it was found on the acropolis we must assume that it was used in a religious function
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Brief History
•Estimated to have been built from 490 BC-480 BC•Damaged during Persian invasion of Athens•Buried under Acropolis as part of respect for the Gods•Excavated in 1865 without a head•Head found in 1888
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Significance
•This statue is one of the innovators of actual simulation of weight bearing in statues•This is shown by the left foot bearing most of the weight while the right foot is bent at the knee, thus bearing less weight•It is also shown by the left hip being slightly raised, simulating tensing the weight bearing side.
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Interesting facts
The Statue seems to have been made in a style which makes it look very similar to bronze statues of the time
Also, the hair is a distinctly wavy pattern which was common in bronze statues
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Interesting facts continued
His eyes seem to have been removable as they are missing from the Sculpture
This was also a technique used in bronze statues
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What makes it typical/atypical of the Classical era
This statue is typical of the Classical period as it starts to bring in more natural features e.g. weight bearing However, the musculature of the boy(who was seemingly 12) is too much. This shows the greeks obsession with the perfect bodyIt uses techniques from other materials sculpting e.g. bronze statues
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What does Woodford say
The changes in the pose are small - the weight shifted decisively onto the back leg and the head turned slightly in the opposite direction- but the effect is dramatic
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Quiz
Q1 What is the Latin spelling of Kritios?Q2 How tall is the Kritios boy?Q3 Where was it found?Q4 What time was it estimated to have been built?Q5 What time art period was this is? Q6 When was it excavated?
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Quiz continued
Q7 How does it simulate weight bearing?Q8 What about the statue is a feature normally found on bronze statues?Q9What is special about the eyes of the Kritios boy?Q10 What feature from the Archaic period did the Kritios boy lack?
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Q1 Answer
lCritius
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Q2 Answer
l0.85m
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Q3 Answer
lBuried on the Acropolis
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Q4 Answer
l490-480 BC
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Q5 Answer
lThe Classical period
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Q6 Answer
1865 without the head, and then the head was found in 1888
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Q7 Answer
lThe non weight bearing leg is bent at the knee, and the weight bearing legs hip is raised
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Q8 Answer
lThe hairs wavy pattern
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Q9 Answer
They were seemingly removable as they are missing
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Q10 Answer
The Archaic smile