Ancient Greek art has been around the world since the beginning of the history of vases, temples, and human sculptures. More specifically, Greek art is renowned for its precision to detail and the meaning of every aspect in the fine arts. The Muse Terpsichore’s sculpture will be described, compared to the statue of Venus de Milo and analyzed in the eyes of ancient Greek’s mythological knowledge.
In the Muse Terpsichore's sculpt, known as the Muse of dance or Stesichore (Cartwright)), the sculpture’s standing figure on its plinth and dress code define the artist’s intent to create the sculpture of a graceful woman in order to convey the beauty of ancient and fine arts when describing the human figure’s aesthetics. This sculpture is made of Parian…show more content… These two sculptures share similar medium, stance, and use of drapery. Venus de Milo and Muse Terpsichore are both made of the same medium, marble. Muse Terpsichore’s pose is the chiastic stance and it is the same pose that Venus de Milo uses. Both sculptures’ weights fall on their right foot. The use of drapery is relevant in both sculptures because Muse Terpsichore’s sculpt’s use of drapery is not limited throughout her body whereas Venus de Milo, on the other hand, does not wear any invasive form of clothing on her as she simply has a drape wrapped around of her waist that falls down starting from the top of her genitals to the bottom of her feet, while Terpsichore is wearing a see-through dress or robe which reveals most of her body’s curvature. In contrast, Muse Terpsichore’s statue seems to be more fragile in texture, which conveys the depth of the sculpture. Venus de Milo’s sculpture indicates the amount of exposition towards women, whereas Muse Terpsichore's sculpture restricts the exposure of women figures even with the transparency of her drapery. Venus de Milo’s sculpture seems to be smoother in texture and Muse Terpsichore seems…show more content… From her genitals to the top of her right foot, the drapery that covers the bottom part of her body does not seem to be see-through, in contrast to Terpsichore’s dress which is transparent. Venus’ body is muscular compared to Terpsichore’s who seems to be fit but not brawny. Venus de Milo’ hair seems elegant, even though short while Muse Terpsichore’s hair is not as defined due to the uncertainty of whether it is her natural hair or a bonnet. Their facial figures are similar as they both are emotionless and are frontal in their