Ancient Greece Image Analysis

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1) What is being portrayed?

2) Are the figures eyes closed in concentration or for another reason? Why else would they be closed?

3) What role might this person have played in Greek society?

4) When might the statue have been created?

What other conclusions can you make?

1) Is this a portrait?2) Is this an ordinary man?3) Is it a posed sculpture or does his

stance mean something else?4) Why is he nude? What does this

symbolize?

1) Who is this woman?2) What does she

represent?3) How is this figure

different than the previous one?

4) Why does the woman wear clothes (in contrast to the man, who is nude)?

1) What is being depicted?2) Why are the figures painted

without clothing?3) What does the artwork

represent?

1) What is this man doing?2) Does his face or body

communicate a story?3) Why is he nude?4) Does his nudity make him seem

more vulnerable or powerful?

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