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This picture is an overview from the Praxiteless’sculpture, Hermes and the infant Dyonisus. It belongs to the Visual Art category. The author, Praxiteless (about 400-326 BC), is the most renowned of the Attic sculptors during the classical period. He was one of the richest Athenian citizen. He has greatly influenced Greek sculptures. We know almost nothing about his life. The creation’s date is unknown. We also don’t know for which reasons or for whom Praxiteless sculpted Hermes. The sculpture was discovered in 1879 during an archaeological exploration of the Olympia site in Greece. Ernst Curtius who led the expeditions uncovered the body (head, torso, legs, left arm). Hermes is still missing his right forearm, two fingers of his left hand, both forearms below the elbow, the left foot and his penis, whilst Dionysus is missing his arms (except the right hand on Hermes's shoulder) and the end of his right foot. It currently still belongs to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
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This statue is made out of Parian marble. Hermes measures 2. 10/2. 12 m, 3. 70 m with the base. The face and torso of Hermes are striking for their highly polished glowing surface. However, the back shows the marks of the rasp and chisel. The rest of the sculpture is incompletely finished. The sandal bears the motif of a Heraclean knot (festival honoring Heracles). Hermes is the son of Zeus. He is considered as a god of transitions and boundaries. He is described as quick and cunning, moving freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine. He is also portrayed as an emissary and messenger of the gods. He is the second youngest of Olympian Gods. In the statue, art Specialists tell us that the face contains an asymmetry. If one looks the face from the left, is sorrowful, from the right it is smiling and seen from the front it is calm. Therefore if we move and look Hermes face it seems not to be static. Dyonisus, son of Zeus, is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theatre and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology. He was the youngest and the only one to have a mortal mother into Mt Olympus. He is portrays here as a young child.
Analysis
Hermes and Dyonisus being both sons of Zeus are consequently brothers. Furthermore, according to the myth, Zeus gave the infant Dionysus to the care of Hermes. Hermes is represented in the act of carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were in charge of his rearing. The right arm is missing, but there is a possibility that the god holds out to the child a bunch of grapes to excite his desire. Sculpture is probably the most known aspect of Ancient Greece Art. They were used to depict the battles, mythology, and rulers of the land known as Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek monumental sculpture was composed almost entirely of marble or bronze. This statue belongs to the Second Classical Period during the Golden Age (370 – 330 BC). Indeed, poses became in this period more naturalistic and more varied. There are changes in the style and function of sculpture, along with a dramatic increase in the technical skill of Greek sculptors. People sculpted are more relaxed and they do actions. Praxiteles is one of the pioneer from this period who was probably the inventor of nudes scluptures.
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Praxiteles’art is a great representation of Ancient Greece Art being a pioneer and having his own Praxitelian’style (finesse and sensivity in the sculpture). The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present. This is because of art that we mainly know now about Greek cuture, gods, heroes, conquerors …
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