- The
marble Kritios Boy or
Kritian Boy
belongs to the
Early classical period of
ancient Gr**** sculpture. It is the
first statue from
classical antiquity...
-
Kritios (Ancient Gr****: Κριτίος, /krɪˈtiːəs/) was an
Athenian sculptor,
probably a
pupil of Antenor,
working in the
early 5th
century BCE,
whose manner...
-
statue to use
contrapposto is
Kritios Boy, c. 480 BCE, so
called because it was once
attributed to the
sculptor Kritios. It is possible, even likely,...
- lost. To
replace the
stolen original version, the
Athenians commissioned Kritios and
Nesiotes to
produce a new statue,
which was set up in 477/76 BC, according...
- at Salamis, a new
statue was commissioned. It was
sculpted this time by
Kritios and Nesiotes, and set up in 477/476 BC. It is the one
which served as template...
- Dörpfeld and
Georg Kawerau between 1885 and 1890. The
collection includes the
Kritios Boy, the Calf Bearer, and the
Angelitos Athena,
among others. The Antenor...
-
indications of what the lost
works by
ancient Gr****
sculptors such as Calamis,
Kritios and
Nesiotes looked like. Many of
these works,
especially the
larger ones...
-
during the
beginning of the period. This is
embodied in
works such as the
Kritios Boy (480 BC),
sculpted with the
earliest known use of
contrapposto ('counterpose')...
-
Parthenon Korai of the
Acropolis of
Athens Antenor Kore
Euthydikos Kore
Kritios Boy Kore 670
Peplos Kore
Moschophoros Mourning Athena Nike
Fixing her Sandal...
- if not naturalism, as can be
observed on such
transitional works as the
Kritios Boy, c. 480 BC. The
absolute chronology of the
kouros form is uncertain;...
