While observing this piece I found that it was made out of tan colored marble, and naked. ... This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. ... They can be made out of terra-cotta, white marble, and wood. ... They were also usually sculpted in marble, and limestone, stone kouroi seemed like they were reflecting the blocks that they were initially carved from. ... There was also a suggestive of a marble block in Greek statues because of the way they were carved, but they had a distinguished athletic build unlike the Egyptian statues. ...

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There is just something magical about taking a plain marble slab or block, and finding the form and figure within. Not only is one able to perceive a tangible and recognizable form, they are able to spend years unearthing that figure, carefully and minutely scraping and chiseling away at pounds and pounds of solid stone until the life within the white is entirely realized by the artist, seen by the masses, and left as a standing marker of its time. ... When discussing the "liver" of the microcosm of painting, he likens its functions and effects to the expertise and methods of Raphael...

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Museum Of Fine Arts During my recent visit to the Museum of Fine Arts I was able to see many different arts on display. Some of the arts that were displayed were from ancient Greek and Roman times. One of the statues I saw was the Torso of Aphrodite. The statue was talked about during the cla...

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The 1.94 meter high statue is made of Hymettus marble and is off white in color. ... The Venus of Arles has been made from Hymettus marble, and the Queen Sembiyan from bronze. ... The pedestal that the Venus of Arles stands on is a simple block of marble, whereas the Queen Sembiyan stands on two decorated pedestals. ...

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