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Archaische Griechische Kunst: Die Kore Part 1 In contrast to the Kouros the Kore (pl. Korai) (Κόρη ) (maiden) is never nude but clothed. This is also the reason why these sculptures look more diverse than the nude Kouroi. A large number of Korai were found in the Acropolis in Athens. Often the Kore is holding some offering to the gods they served. Systematic studies started only around 1882 on the Acropolis mainly by the Greek archaeologist M. Kavvadias (who supervised the work since 1885). Even if the Turks left the Acropolis almost 50 years earlier parts of the postclassical buildings on the Acropolis had first to be removed. Orientalizing Period (700-600 BC)
Nikandre dedicated me to the Far-Shooter of arrows, the excellent daughter of Deinodikes of Naxos, sister of Deinomenes, wife of Phraxos
A color Reconstruction of The Lady of Auxerre Lady of Auxerre 3D View (German Webpage) Archaic Period (600-480 BC) - Αρχαϊκή πλαστική
Theodorus of Samos made the first self-portrait, in bronze, remarkable for its "similitudo mirabilis" (Pliny 34. 83). This moment may be reflected by the statue of Phrasikleia, who bears undeniably peculiar features, even if the face as a whole cannot yet be regarded as “realistic.” Antonio Corso, The Position of Portraiture in Early Hellenistic Art Criticism. Phrasikleia with one of her arm included! "Marker of Phrasikleia “Phrasikleia holds a lotus at its breast by way of symbol of its continued and eternally unplucked state. Like the words of the inscription, the rosettes below each breast, and the additional lotuses, alternately half-open and closed, that wreathe the maiden's crown signal a blossoming into womanhood even as they affirm that this floraison has yet to occur. Together the different elements cohere in making the metonymic representation a visualization of the maiden in her social role, preserving her at the very threshold of the marriage to which she could once have aspired. ”, Deborah Tarn Steiner Information from this Site (See the Kouros found together with Phrasikleia)
NAMABG-Peplos Kore reconstructed as Artemis Peplos Kore, found 5/6 February 1886 in 4 pieces, put later together, west of the Erechtheion, Parian marble. Missing left lower arm, parts of the right hand, dress. Damaged nose, upper lip, drapery. It is not agreed who was the inventor of painting in wax and doing pictures in encaustic. Some think Aristides discovered it and Praxiteles later perfected it, but there were encaustic paintings that were considerably older, such as those of Polygnotos. Pliny
The Euthydikos Kore “The sulky kore” ( Κόρη του Ευθυδίκου), marble, from the Athenian Acropolis. Carved by the same artist who made the Kritios Boy, c. 490 BC. Inscription found: Euthydikos, son of Thaliarchos, dedicated me (Base Image of the Kore - Copyright Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Athens.)
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