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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/850/850-26.jpg
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)
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Kouroi Fragments Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Youth Boys Nudity Nudes (representations) Phallic Contrapposto Hairstyles
Subject	Sculpture Youth 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
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
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