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A Mixture of Gold and Ivory
Chryselephantine
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Sculpture is still attached to the original block of stone
Relief Sculpture
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'U' shaped folds in drapery
Catineries
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The drapery depicts the human form beneath
Modelling
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The material cannot support it's own weight
Low Tensile Strength
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The way in which Bronze statues are made. First a clay model is completed. Then covered in Wax. Then encased in a clay mould. Molten Bronze then poured in to the mould.
Lost Wax Technique
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Young Male
Kouros
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To shorten so as to create an illusion of depth
Foreshortening
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Counter Balance. The hips tilt in one direction and the shoulders tilt in the other. Contraction of one side of the torso, extension of the other.
Contrapposto
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A body of Principles, rules or standards
Canon
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Sculpture is still attached to the original block of stone

Back

Relief Sculpture

Card 3

Front

'U' shaped folds in drapery

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The drapery depicts the human form beneath

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The material cannot support it's own weight

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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