Topic 2 Genre and subject in sculpture Flashcards
(17 cards)
What does Nuditas virtualis mean?
The virtue of truth is represented literally as naked truth.
What is a Pieta?
A picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ on her lap or in her arms.
What did Christianity (sculpture) replace?
The heroic classical ideal nude with spiritual interpretations.
What does Biblical mean?
In the bible.
What does Mythological mean?
Myth etc.
What does Literary mean?
From a book.
What do Sculptural portraits reveal?
How societies view themselves and how they want others to view them.
Who was The sculpted portrait fully developed by?
The ancient Romans.
What did Roman Sculptors use to ensure a naturalistic image in sculpted portrait?
Life masks and death masks.
What are Busts?
Sculptures of head, neck and parts of shoulders/ torso.
In the patriarchal society of ancient Rome, portraits were clearly gendered and those of women fell into what three categories?
- The maiden.
- The bride.
- The matron.
How do we know that a sculpture is a portrait of an individual and not a god?
Asymmetrical.
What does Equestrian mean?
Means horse.
What are rare in sculpture?
Scenes of everyday activities.
What didn’t really exist in sculpture until the development of Modernism in the late nineteenth century?
Still life sculpture.
What did Still Life mean for sculptors?
A free choice of objects and arrangement, alongside new possibilities of materials and techniques, offered scope for experiment.
What did Modernism reject in favour of themes from modern life?
Religious, literary and narrative subjects.
