The archaic statue of the Crust brought to the Hermitage in the framework of the Year Greece — Russia 2016

the State Hermitage Museum
9 April — on October 2 2016
Roman courtyard (the New Hermitage, the hall № 108)

Within the Year Greece — Russia 2016, as a sign of friendship and cooperation, organized a series of exhibitions. 11 March 2016 the programme, opened the exhibition in the Acropolis Museum (Athens) the world-famous Golden Greek-скифских items from the burial mound Kul-Оба from the collection of the State Hermitage.

And April 9, 2016 at the State Hermitage Museum opened to the public exhibition of ancient Greek sculpture of the Bark from the Acropolis Museum (Athens) — "Archaic statue Crust. The exhibition of the one masterpiece from the Museum of Acropolis", which continued the program of cultural events of the cross year.

the Acropolis Museum — is one of the most visited museums in Greece. Founded in 1865. In the Museum are found on the Acropolis of ancient monuments. Among the world-famous exhibits of the Museum - sculptures that adorned the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the temple of the goddess Nike, and votive statues, which include archaic Crust.

Exchange of masterpieces from the collections of the largest museums is the presentation of the world famous antique collections; selected monuments — outstanding works of ancient art, embodies the most typical features of ancient stage in the history of the two countries.

In the Roman courtyard (room # 108), the permanent exhibition of the Department of the Ancient world, presents a marble statue of the Bark, made by the sculptor in the attic 520-510 BC Bark was found in 1886 on the Acropolis of Athens, close to Erechtheion. Archaic statues Barks (Bark — Greek, "girl") — is one of the finest creations in the history of ancient Greek sculpture.

the First statues known Corinthians in the seventh century BC, but the true heyday in the creation of archaic sculpture in Athens comes from the end of VI — beginning of the V century BC statue of KOR, was found on the Acropolis, served as votive (i.e., initiations) in the temple of Athena and was built as a gift to the deity: today they are called "daughters of the Acropolis". In total on the Acropolis was found about two hundred sculptures depicting young girls. The bark vary in size, facial features, especially hair and clothing, but all the sculptures have a statuary type, with frontal figure standing. The pose of the statues and their arrangement continues the ancient Egyptian Canon, but the Greek sculptors of the archaic era breathed life into a static form of Oriental sculpture.

typically, the Crust pulled the sacrifice to the goddess, — pomegranate, wreath or bird, with the other hand they keep the hem of the garment. The girls are dressed in Ionian chitons, thin fabric which follows the curves of the female body. The statue of the Cortex, represented at the exhibition, have a different style in the depiction of clothing in the upper part of the Ionian chiton picked up the belt, forming an overlap at the waist, wide curb descends along the leg line. Head Crust decorated with a diadem, on which there is an image of Lotus flowers and rosettes, on the earlobes the earrings shown, on the arm of — bracelet. The robe covered with images of little stars, is decorated with a red meander border, traces of colouring are preserved on the face and hair. Narrow almond-shaped eyes of a young Crust, radiating joy, his lips twisted into the "archaic smile". This expression, characteristic of the sculptures of the archaic period, usually associated with the embodiment of gratitude to the goddess.

has an archaic statue of the Bark was not present at the exhibition of the Hermitage. Presents the sculpture for the first time left the walls of the Acropolis Museum.

the Ancient Hermitage known primarily for Roman sculpture, while the monuments of the early stages of the Greek plastic arts in the collection are presented. Exhibition of Greek sculpture of the archaic era — is a great event for visitors of the State Hermitage Museum, the antiquities and art lovers.

the Curators of the exhibition — Anna Alexeevna Trofimova, head of the Department of classical antiquities of the State Hermitage and Stamatia Literatu, head of the Department of temporary exhibitions of the Museum of the Acropolis.

Source: hermitagemuseum.org