Dates:
November 04, 2010
Times:
Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Location:
The Strand Theatre, Rockland
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In the fifth century B.C. in Athens, the sculptor Polycleitus created a piece called “The Spear Bearer,” which depicted a male athlete standing in a relaxed pose while shouldering a spear. Polycleitus also calls the sculpture “The Canon,” because for him it summed up his theory of beauty which centered on symmetry. Moreover, he wrote a canon of beauty that outlined in theoretical mathematical terms the proportions a male should have if he is to be the perfect specimen of manhood. This lecture will consider the Greek words for beautiful (kalos) and beauty (to kalon) in their aesthetic, as well as moral, context. The lecture will conclude with a discussion of Roman portraiture and the differences between the idea of beauty during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
SERIES OVERVIEW: This three-part series conducted by Farnsworth Director of Education Roger Dell examines the idea of beauty throughout the ages in Western Europe and America, as well as in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Using images from museums abroad and in this country, including works from the Farnsworth collection, Dell will trace the idea of what was considered beautiful in early Greek and Roman society to the different theories of beauty in other countries and finally to the current controversies about beauty in today’s art world.
Location: Strand Theatre, Rockland
Cost: $8 members, $10 nonmembers
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Phone Number:
207-596-0949
Base Price: $8.00