Kritios Boy, front view.
Title |
Kritios Boy, front view. |
Creator |
Kritios (Greek sculptor, active first half of the 5th century BCE) |
Date |
480 BCE? |
Cultural Context |
Aegean Ancient Greek Greek Athenian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Greek (ancient) Archaic (Greek) |
Subject |
Statues Boys Nudes Genitals Hairstyles |
Description |
From the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Once thought to have been carved by the sculptor Kritios. |
Material |
Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock) |
Measurements |
Approx. 2' 10" high |
Technique |
Sculpting Carving (processes) |
Work Type |
Sculpture Statues Kouroi Nudes (representations) |
Repository |
Acropolis Museum (Athens, Greece) |
Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.5-33, p.122) |
Rights |
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Nimatallah/ Art Resource, New York. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 850-26.jpg |
Rating |
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