Nakedness In Greek Art

After being introduced to the history of the visual arts from the Paleolithic period I noticed myself becoming more attracted to the various elements and forms from the ancient Greeks specifically starting from the time of the Archaic Period to the Hellenistic Period. As I was visiting J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, I specifically was looking out for works of art done by the ancient Greeks and while being there I discovered sculptures that were more commonly nude males made of bronze and marble which at the time was worth nothing. After observing several of the pieces I noticed the Greeks frequently showed the figures in motion with dynamic asymmetrical balance and their expressionless faces hid their concentration on the task at hand. The …show more content…
For many, nakedness was a sign of weakness, a sign of losing the battle, of your body being humiliated. The Greeks were the first to see nakedness as, literally, a heroic state. Greek nudity is a sign not of humiliation, but of moral virtue among the social elite of male citizens. The Greeks somehow magically turned hard, lifeless material into such intangible qualities as poise, mood, and grace to create some of the great masterpieces of world art and inspire and influence the artists who were to follow in Hellenistic and Roman times who would go on to produce more masterpieces such as the Venus de …show more content…
It provides considerable amounts of information on the technology of ancient bronze casting. The origin of the statue is unidentified, but it is considered to originate from either Olympia or the youth's hometown. It was said that the Romans possibly carried the statue from its original location during the first century B.C. or A.D. explaining why researchers are unaware of its official home of origin. However, it might have been the Roman ship that sank while carrying the statue that could have potentially saved and preserving the statue for as long as it