Archaic smile

Examples of Archaic smile in the following topics:

• Sculpture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • This is typical of this period and is known as the Archaic smile.
  • However, they also have Archaic smiles, with arms either at their sides or with an arm extended, holding an offering.
  • Her facial features are still generic and blank, and she has an Archaic smile.
  • His face, with its Archaic smile, and his posture conflict with the reality that he is dying.
  • Although he bears a slight Archaic smile, this warrior actually reacts to his circumstances.

• Etruscan Sculpture

  • During the Archaic period (600-480 BCE), the Etruscan culture flourished.
  • Its eyes are large and almond-shaped, and it might have worn an Archaic smile before it was damaged.
  • The face is similar to the faces of Archaic Greek kouroi figures.
  • The face is simply carved and an archaic smile provides a notion of emotion and realism.
  • While the Etruscan artist applied an Archaic smile to Apulu, the figure's lips are full and his head is more egg-shaped than round -- both characteristics of Etruscan art and sculpture.

• Aegina

  • The Temple of Aphaia on Aegina is an example of the stylistic changes between Archaic and Classical sculpture.
  • The temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina is an example of Archaic Greek temple design as well as of the shift in sculptural style between the Archaic and Classical periods.
  • His face, with its archaic smile, and his posture together bely all evidence that he is about to die.
  • However, his mouth still has traces of the archaic smile.
  • Despite the sculpture in the Archaic period becoming increasingly more naturalistic, the body was still stylized and idealized to create a perfect form, and the face was given a masking smile to give the statue a bit more life.

• Three Kingdoms Period

  • Another example of Korean influence is the use of the distinctive "Baekje smile", a mysterious and archaic smile that could be found on many Baekje statutes.

• Marble Sculpture and Architecture in the Greek Early Classical Period

  • This level of emotion would never be present in Archaic statues and it breaks the Early Classical Severe style, allowing the viewer to sense the forbidding events about to happen.
  • The marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the stiff style seen in Archaic kouroi.
  • This differs from the use of the Archaic smile (now gone), which was added to sculpture to increase their naturalism.
  • In another development away from the stiff and seemingly immobile Archaic style, the Doryphoros's left heel is raised off the ground, implying an ability to walk.
  • This marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the style seen in Archaic kouroi.

• Bronze Sculpture in the Greek Early Classical Period

  • When compared to Archaic sculptures, it appears very natural.
  • The Archaic smile is gone, but his appears almost blank and expressionless, on par with other sculptures produced in the Severe stye of the Early Classical period.
  • They are a prime example of Early Classical sculpture and the transition between Archaic to Classical sculpting styles.

• Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • Temples in the Archaic period were the first stone temples built in Greece.
  • Stone temples were first built during the Archaic period in ancient Greece.
  • The standard form of a Greek temple was established and then refined through the Archaic and Classical period.
  • The temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina is an example of Archaic Greek temple design as well as of the shift in sculptural style between the Archaic and Classical periods.
  • The standard form of a Greek temple was established and then refined through the Archaic and Classical periods.

• Ceramics in the Greek Archaic Period

  • Archaic black- and red-figure painting began to depict more naturalistic bodies by conveying form and movement.
  • The Archaic period saw a shift in styles of pottery decoration from the repeating patterns of the Geometric period, through the Eastern-influenced Orientalizing style to the more naturalistic black- and red-figure techniques.
  • The detail and skill demonstrate new styles of Archaic vase painting, shifting away from past centuries' animal motifs and geometric patterns.
  • Breaking the traditional rigidity of contemporary Archaic statues and paintings, the revelers are in dynamic postures.
  • Describe the similarities and differences between black- and red-figure painting during Greece's Archaic Period.

• Ceramcis of the Veracruz

  • Of particular note are the Sonrientes (Smiling) Figurines, with triangular-shaped heads and outstretched arms.
  • The flattened forehead on this smiling-faced figure may represent the practice of intentional cranial deformation, or it may simply reflect an artistic convention.
  • Another smiling figure from the Remojadas region of Veracruz (below) is a hollow ceramic sculpture representing an individual celebrating with music and dance.
  • Smiling Figure, Late Classic Period, 7th-8th century, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico, 45.5cm high
  • Smiling Figure, Late Classic Period, 7th–8th century, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico, 45cm high

• Delphi and Greek Treasuries

  • The site of Delphi is dominated by a central Temple of Apollo, a fourth-century BCE replacement of the Archaic sixth-century temple.
  • One peristyle of Doric columns (the order used in Archaic architecture) surrounded the perimeter of the stylobate, which rested atop two steps.
  • The figures are carved in an Archaic style and in high relief, and they are almost, but not entirely, freed from the wall of the frieze.
  • The metopes also display the development of Archaic relief and temple decoration.
  • Describe the treasuries built during the Archaic period in Delphi, with attention to both their style and function.