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Metropolitan Kouros is a life-sized statuary marble sculpture of kouroi formed in the sixth century BCE. After that, The Spear Bearer(Doryphoros) is also a life-sized marble sculpture of a man made by Polykleitos in 450 to 440 BCE. Both sculptures are made of similar materials, and they are made in same country, but different period. In addition, their subject matters are a little bit different, and the styles of them are very different.
Metropolitan Kouros and The Spear Bearer share slightly different subject matter. Both of them are sculpted to look like the body of a man, and we do not know who he is. However, Metropolitan Kouros’s subject is a Kouroi, which means an archaic Greek statue of a young man. The Spear Bearer is based on Roman athletes or warrior. Polykleitos, who made The Spear Bearer, represented his idea of the perfect statue of a nude male athlete of warrior.
Both sculptures are made of same materials. Marble is used for making them.
The function of Metropolitan Kouros was pretty clear, but The Spear Bearer’s function was not clear, and we cannot find it. Metropolitan Kouros was used as a funerary object. It was found near a grave in the countryside of Attica. However, The Spear Bearer’s
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function is unclear. Metropolitan Kouros’s style and The Spear Bearer’s are totally different.
The Spear Bearer is more naturalistic. Its pose is more curved and less stiff than Metropolitan Kouros. Metropolitan Kouros has a symmetrical balance while The Spear Bearer is an asymmetrical balance and harmonic proportion. It is made by using a mathematical formula to create a perfect sculpture. Furthermore, the contrapposto is well presented than any other sculptures, which were made in the past. Polykleitos wanted to create “beautiful,” to “perfect” statue by using aligning on human movement. Metropolitan Kouros has the symbol of the Daedalic style, which is the flatness of the face and the triangular shape of head and hair. Its waist has the slim fit like the early Greek
statue. There are some interesting features between two sculptures. The dimensions are similar. Metropolitan Kouros is 6’5 high, and The Spear Bearer is 6’11 high. The proportion and the shape of Metropolitan Kouros do not accurate from the real human body, and it is exaggerated a little bit. The Spear Bearer has more accurate body proportion and shape than Metropolitan Kouros. In addition, the hair is different between two sculptures. The hair of Metropolitan Kouros is long and has texture, and there is a hairband on his hair. In contrast, The Spear Bearer has short and curly hair. In conclusion, even if they were made in the same country, they have different feature a lot. It was interesting to find out the differences and similarities between two statues. I learned how the Greek sculptures changed during the time period. The styles and the poses became more realistic, naturalistic, and dynamic than before. However, I realized that the materials did not change a lot, even though other sculptures were made of bronze. I think the bronze is more expensive than marble. Before I started the essay, I did not have interest about the sculpture, and it was hard to understand and assess the sculpture. By doing compare and contrast between two sculptures, I knew the sculpture can be interesting artwork more than the painting and any other artwork.
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