Battle of the Gods and the Giants

Japanese: 《神々と巨人の戦い》 - かみがみときょじんのたたかい
Battle of the Gods and the Giants

…In all of these works, the central axis of the body is in a straight line, and the posture of the figure always maintains bilateral symmetry around this axis. Architectural sculptures decorating temples include the reliefs on the pedestal of the Temple of Artemis on Corfu in the early 6th century BC, the metopes of Temple C at Selinus, the limestone pedestal of "Hercules and Triton in Combat" and the marble pedestal of "The Battle of the Gods and Giants" on the Acropolis of Athens, the frieze of the "Treasury of the Sifnians" and the metopes of the "Treasury of the Athenians" at Delphi, and the final stage of the Archaic period produced masterpieces such as the pedestal group of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina, "The Trojan War". In the Strict Style period of the first half of the 5th century BC, the bright Archaic smile disappeared from the mouths of statues, and a stern and heavy impression was felt from the overall form of the statue, as in the "Neck of a Blonde Youth" on the Acropolis and the "Statue of a Girl Dedicated to Euthydikos". …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Battle of the Gods and Giants" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの作品はいずれも身体の中央軸が一直線をなし,像の姿勢はつねにこの軸を中心に左右相称を守っている。神殿を飾る建築彫刻では,前6世紀初頭のコルフ島のアルテミス神殿破風の浮彫をはじめ,セリヌスのC神殿メトープ,アテナイのアクロポリスの《ヘラクレスとトリトンの格闘》の石灰岩破風と《神々と巨人の戦い》の大理石破風,デルフォイの〈シフノス人の宝庫〉のフリーズと〈アテナイ人の宝庫〉のメトープなどがあり,アルカイクの最終段階にはアイギナ島のアファイア神殿の破風群像《トロイア戦争》のような傑作が生まれている。 前5世紀前半の厳格様式時代に入ると,彫像の口もとから明朗なアルカイク・スマイルは消え,アクロポリスの《金髪の青年首部》や《エウテュディコス奉納の少女像》などのように,厳しく重苦しい印象が彫像の形姿全体から感じられる。…

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