The Lady of Auxerre was discovered during (640-630 B.C.) and the Venus de Milo was created approximately (500 B.C.E- 1B.C.E). The Lady Of Axuerre height is 75cm and made up from yellow limestone while Venus de Milo is 203cm in height and made up by marble. Both of the sculpture was kept at Louvre Museum, Paris. The Caryatid was discovered during (420-410 B.C.E.). The sculpture height is 231cm. It was made up from marble and black limestone. It was believed created by Alcamenes and Vitrunius. For Venus de Milo, it is discovered on Aegeon Island of Milos.
The lady of Auxerre sculpture and Venus de Milo consists of vertical lines which form a pattern on her hair. There is also a horizontal line on the Lady of Auxerre hand and belt. Indeed, the sculpture contains texture since it was made up from limestone. The three sculptures have a U-shaped face and have human figure. Besides that, Caryatid sculpture is white in colour which contains curves lines on the basket and the cloth. Indeed, The Venus de Milo also has a horizontal line on lower part of the cloth. Both of the sculpture contains a lot of shape and contains 3 dimension elements. In addition, The Venus de Milo is in cream colour over her body. The posture of sculpture also shows an S-shape. The Lady of Auxerre has a high, narrow waist and her hair style is similar to the female Egyptian. The sculpture is appear smaller compared to the actual size. It also misses some part of her face. The left hand appears stiffly at her side while right hand appears in front of her chest. The Caryatid has a braid hair and has a basket filled with canephora and Venus de Milo contains two holes on her arm. The two sculptures have a straight right leg and bent left leg. The rectangle shape peplos on the The Caryatid was used before 500 B.C. It also uses draping cloth and tubular cloth. Venus de Milo is wearing a draped linen cloth. The linen cloth was used since 36,000 B.P.
The Lady of Auxerre has a wrong proportion of human body, the upper body is shorter but the longer body is longer. In term of proportion for the Caryatid, it has scale of 7 head from the head to the leg. The shape and line on her hand creates a movement when she moves up to her chest. The Caryatid also has an implied movement which the bent left leg creates diagonal lines. It also creates a rhythm when there is a repetition of horizontal line and vertical lines on her hair which also forms a pattern. The sculpture appears to be more solid and stiff. The Caryatid has the rhythm element which creates the flowing of lines on peplos. Indeed, there is a flow of fabric texture on peplos where repetition of lines creates flow movement. The texture makes breast and muscle appear to be more realistic. The style of leg posting creates diagonal lines which whole sculpture appear to be more natural.
The craving technique for Lady of Auverre was adapted from Egyptian concept which carved with Daedalic style to form a female-like sculpture. The Caryatid was sculptured to a draped female which carved from marble. The Venus de Milo is created through joint a few marbles together.
The statue of Lady of Auxerre is looks like a queen of Egyptian.The Caryatid appears to like a strong column which was used to support the metropolis. There is a unique feature where different faces on respective column. However, the Venus de Milo appears like a handicap person and need something like a pillar to support her weight.
The artist intention of the 3 sculpture had included the purpose of god. Lady of Auxerre resemble an archaic Greek goddess, it’s serve as a votary rather than the maiden goddess Persephore. While the purpose of Caryatid is watched the god of Parthenon and the direction of it was look forward to Parthenon. It serves as a bridge between Erechthein and old temple of Athena and also a marker to tomb of cecrops. Venus De Milo having the purpose of inspires women involve to love, marriage spring and fertility, while it was serve as a symbolic of a god of love.
Moreover the 3 sculpture has presented formalistic, the earliest Lady of Auxerre having the simplest lines which in inorganic and simplest structure that in inaccurate figure proportion. Don’t have much detail and the overall figure is stiff and rigid. Besides that, the other 2 sculpture have more improvement on curve, diagonal and organic line. More accurate figure proportion, detail and motion appear mostly on the clothing, hair and face expression. This 2 sculpture also presented imitative, caryatid show the dancing posture with a carried basket, it stand a important role in Athenian festival. While Venus De Milo has carried an apple on left hand with the dropping clothing it shows the emotionalism of elegant, peace and calm. For the other 2 sculpture is more to display and decorative purpose.
The final part of the discussion is the audience. Most of the sculpture work is commissioned by the king in past and the musem for now. Lady of Auxerre is commissioned mostly to Edouard Bourgoin and Auctioneer at past and for now it has commissioned to museum Louvre. For caryatid , it commissioned to Legendary King Erectheus in past and British museum for now. Besides that the copied of caryatid is commissioned to roman, but the art work has left out the Greek male hero Erichthonius with they presented as a female caryatid. Venus De Milo is commissioned to French King at past and Louvre museum for now. All the sculpture art work is more appreciated by artists, educators, archeologists, museums and governments.
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