Marble Grave Stele With A Family Group

The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable the art works show great depths of emotion and detail.
Marble grave stele with a family group. 360 b c pentelic marble 67 3 8 in. This paper is a formal analysis of the marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture. Marble grave stele with a family group grave stele of a little girl stephanie sjaastad nancy catandella hwa 160l 112 18 november 2013 ancient greek art is something to be admired. Marble grave stele with a family group ca.
The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states. Despite its ambiguity and solemn sadness the relief conveys an intense though restrained sense of family unity. I chose to analyze this. Marble grave stele with a family group.
Because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing there are no inscriptions that might identify the deceased. Marble grave stele with a family group. Learn more about this artwork. The grave stele of a little girl is a beautiful relief of what appears to be a.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted. Both the seated man and the veiled woman behind him stare straight ahead as if the young woman who. A stele ˈ s t iː l i stee lee or occasionally stela plural stelas or stelæ when derived from latin is a stone or wooden slab generally taller than it is wide erected in the ancient world as a monument the surface of the stele often has text ornamentation or both. Download this artwork provided by the metropolitan museum of art.
Because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing there are no inscriptions that might identify the. It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171 1cm tall carved by a master. Marble grave stele with a family group ca. Apr 8 2013 period.
Stelae were created for many reasons. From the metropolitan museum of art unknown greek marble grave stele with a family group ca. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 156. Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
Marble grave stele with a family group ca. Does she mourn her dead father or is she the sole survivor of the group.