kouros

free-standing ancient Greek sculpture depicting a young man
Thing genre_of_sculpture Q937330
kouros
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kouros

Summary

kouros is a genre of sculpture[1]. kouros draws 1,842 Wikipedia views per month (genre_of_sculpture category, ranking #5 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • kouros's instance of is recorded as genre of sculpture[3].
  • kouros is associated with the Archaic Greek sculpture movement[4].
  • kouros's depicts is recorded as man[5].
  • kouros is a type of statue[6].
  • kouros's Commons category is recorded as Kouroi[7].
  • kouros is the opposite of kore[8].
  • kouros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kouroi[9].
  • kouros's has characteristic is recorded as heroic nudity[10].

Body

Definition and Type

kouros's instance of is recorded as genre of sculpture[3]. kouros is a type of statue[6]. kouros is the opposite of kore[8].

Movements and Schools

kouros is associated with the Archaic Greek sculpture movement[4].

Why It Matters

kouros draws 1,842 Wikipedia views per month (genre_of_sculpture category, ranking #5 of 25).[2] kouros has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] kouros is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

kouros has been cited as an influence by Nimrod[13], a sculpture[14], founded in 1939[15].

FAQs

Who did kouros influence?

kouros has been cited as an influence by Nimrod[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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