The Kouros

Watch this video about the Greek kouros sculptures, which represented ideas of male beauty. Think about what was new in the development of this art form.

Kouros (youth), Archaic Greek, Attica, ca. 590-580 B.C.E. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Source: Smarthistory, smarthistory.org
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