Art History 140

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Venus Of Willendorf
25,000 BC
a/broadest sense, what is art?

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an extension of thought
virtually every man-made object has a dimension of art

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
b/ two broad categories of art
define them

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fundamental and non fundamental
utility and non utility. non utlil example: paintings and pics

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
c/art emerges with what other human concept/what is it/why

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Religion
people now interred very elaborately/belief in afterlife/many thousands of years would have passed without art were it not for religion

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
d/is art nessecary/why

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of course!
without art, just sex and food.
artless sex and food

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
e/ is this art of culture or civilization? what is difference?

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culture-people who live cooperatively by a set of rules.
civilizatiion is permanence and history, as opposed to mythology. civilization evolves. civil is before, and after Greeks

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
f/ what seems to be pupose of works/ why are human figs rather rare and crude in cave paintings?

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purpose is to make good magic for the hunt.
crude is because didn't want to have image of man mixed up with magic of hunt

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
g/ is venus in any way personalized? why?

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No! completely anonymous

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Venus of Willendorf
25,000 BC
h/ any compositional sophistication in cave painting?

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No. random. bison here-bison there.

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Stonehenge
5000 BC
a/what are these sturctures called/what are related/what are purpose

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chromlichs/structurre tells the time./.know when to plant,when to harvest

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Stonehenge
5000 BC
b/what are the three epochs of pre-historic art/which is this and previous/

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paleolithic/mezzolithic/neolithic
we're in neolithic/ previous is mezzo...

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Stonehenge
5000 BC
c/is this architecture/why-why not

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this is subjective.
maybe yes-maybe no.
structure is a bit crude

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Stonehenge
5000 BC
d/how was this work built/what does it say about builders

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by rolling huge boulders
probably on logs.
must have been important. used all resources to build it.
ancient structures were easily defended.

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Ancient Near East
Sumar-Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
a/ancient summarian society, what function ziggurat serve?

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town hall
daily marching orders
bureaucratic centralization
beginning of god-kings
an "asthetic priory" design

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Ancient Near East
Sumar-Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
b/according to legend, what function did steps serve?

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gods ran up stairs every night into heaven

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Ancient Near East
Sumar-Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
c/why this one preserved. what happend to rest of them?

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solid stone with fired blocks. too difficult to dismantle.
others virtually melted by rain

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Ancient Near East
Sumar-Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
d/compare work to stonehenge. how different in conception and philosophy?

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substantial difference in structure.
one built with man-made-one built with stone. One more sophisticated and powerful design concept

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e/Sumar The Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
What is "load bearing" construction? How is this an example

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Walls support the building.
The building holds itself up with the walls and interior.

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f/Sumar The Ziggurat of Ur 2100 BC
What system of record keeping did the ancient Sumarians develop? Why was this indespensable to the progress of civilization?

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The invented cunieform writing.
you make a chop in the mud.
Cunieform writing was the beginning of a literate society.

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Sumar- Statuettes from Abu Temple 2600 BC
a/who is represented here? How are they differentiated?

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Big ones are probably Gods.
Little ones are probably rank and file population. Size denotes status.

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Sumar-Statuettes from Abu Temple 2600 BC
b/What religious funtion did the smaller statues perform

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they are probably supplicants

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Sumar-Statuettes from Abu Temple 2600 BC
c/What is probably the significance of the eyes?

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Religious and spiritual authority.

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Akadian Ruler 2300 BC
a/Who were the Akadians and how did they change sumarian culture?

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invaders. Came with secret weapon - Iron. Bronze was too brittle. Took out ruling class and relaxed into culture.
Brought bronze casting. Made tecnical improvements

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Akadian Ruler. 2300 BC
b/How is this head a departure from previous Sumarian models?

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It's cast bronze. It's also stylized. The head, hair, beard.
More elegant. Departure, because its more sophisticated.

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Akadian Ruler 2300 BC
c/How is the ruler conceived in this work? What are formal properties of work? What technique makes the modeling more sensitive?

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Head of near eastern potentate has look of "cool distance". detached and unapproachable. God-like. Formal property naturalistic. Wax to bronze casting

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Assyria/Lamassu/winged human headed bull 720 BC
a/What was the funtion of this work, and where did it stand? What are it's symbols, and what do they mean?

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To stand in the hallway of the king's chambers. Approx 13'high.symbol of man animal is standard of near-eastern art.
Wings fly above it all. transcends all. Lion is symbol of might and strength. bull is fertility. 200 children.

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Assyria - winged human head bull 720 BC
b/why five legs?

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nobody knows. probably depicts the five provences. dont want it to look weak from any angle.

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Assyria - winged human head bull 720 BC
c/What are the conventions of Assyrian art, and where can they be seen.Name three. Who was most likely represented in the head?

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Feathers. Realistic face. Hair Geometric stylizations. Geometric ribs. Certainly, the king is represented here.

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Assyria - Ashurbanipal hunting lions. wounded lioness. 650 BC
a/What event was being represented here? What was the symbolic meaning of the event?

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The ritual lion hunt before going to war. good omen for going to war. military campaign.

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Assyria - ashurbanipal hunting lions. wounded lioness. 650 BC
b/how do these works define middle eastern convention? how does the wounded lioness depart from them? What hinders the artists attempt at realism?

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lack of ability to depict dimension. underlines to give surface. everythiing in profile.
stylized horses in lockstep.
an attempt at realism. certain emotional content.`

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Bablyon - Gilgamesh 600 BC
a/Who was king Gilgamesh? Myth or Fact

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probably a little of both.Ancient Sumarian king/God. First recorded great Epic

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Babylon - Gilgamesh 600 BC
b/What conventions and stylizations are seen here?

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instead of man/animal hybrid, we see a man holding an animal. Full front instead of profile. holding eternal lotus.

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Babylon - Ishtar Gate 600 BC
a/What animals line the approach to the temple? What symbolic attributes. What function for gate?

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Same animals. Lions, Bulls, Birds, Deer. Same symbolism.
function was ceremonial entrance, but also for defense.

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Babylon - Ishtar Gate 600 BC
b/Compare animals to Assyrian model How different?

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not man/animal hybrids.
Babylonian art is bit more elegant. They were the craftsmen of middle east. Babylonian bulls/animals simply more elegant.

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Egypt - Palet of Narmer 3000 BC
a/What does the pallet commemorate? How?

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King narmer united north and south into one country. one side north/one side south. crown of north/crown of south. conotes king's power and auth.

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Egypt - Patle of Narmer 3000 BC
b/What conventions of egyptian art seen here become traditonal and permanent?

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the egyptian posture. head in profile. body full front. legs in profile. symbolically elegant, but impossible. gridded for proportion. artists are completely anonymous. art is completely flat.

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Stepped Pyramid 2610 BC
a/What was a mastaba, and how related to pyramid?

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mastaba is flat slab. series of slabs make pyramid. used to foil robbers.

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Stepped Pyramid 2610 BC
b/There were only two types of stepped architecture in egypt. What were they?

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Tombs, and funerary temples.
stepped pyramid is tomb.

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
a/What king built these?

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Khafre - final resting place for him and family

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
b/What is pyramid possibly symbolic of ?

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Shape symbolizes RA. Sun God.

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
c/What was KA? and how long was it to dwell in the final resting place?

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KA is forever. The end of time. The Soul.

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
d/What sort of things were placed in the tombs? What were they for?

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everything needed for after life. A luxurious afterlife. Ships. Chariots. Servants. Boat full of slaves.

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
e/pyramids are from what period of egyptian history?

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Old - First period of three.

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Pyramids of Giza 2500 BC
f/What are the three periods of egyptian art. briefly define them. Which is this?

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Old/Middle/New
old was most powerful and wealthy. middle full of catastophy. new was rebuilt but not at all like former self. pyramids were old kingdom

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Khafre Seated 2500 BC
a/what was the function of this work?

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plan B to afterlife. this effigy is an alternate home for the KA.

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Khafre Seated 2500 BC
b/How is the king's absolute power suggested?

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Carved in Diorite. extremely hard stone. absolute strength. hands on lap. bird is symbol of sungod.bi-lateral pose. face is mask of power.

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Khafre Seated 2500 BC
c/what conventions of representation are seen here?
ever changed or altered in 3000 years?

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there is no change in convention for 3000 years.
NONE! NO CHANGE!`

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Khafre Seated 2500 BC
d/What is the importance of bird on kings head.

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messenger of the sungod RA

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Seated Scribe Saqqara 2400 BC
a/what was the funtion of these works and where are they found? what different approach? why?

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little tomb statues depict functonaries of pharohs. demonstrate royalty vs. commoner. more elegant the material, the greater the status. the more inlay.

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Seated Scribe Saqqara 2400 BC
b/who was this man and how is he rather less ideal than the pharoh?

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he was a scribe. being scribe was one of few ways to advance in society. thus, he is given personalized conote. he is looking up, waiting for instruction from god

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Seated Scribe Saqqura 2400 BC
c/what if rule of thumb re: stature in egyptian art representation?

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the more exhalted the social standing, the more idealized the depiction.

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Mortuary temple Q. Hatshepsut 1450 BC
a/what period is temple from?

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it is new kingdom temple.

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Mortuary temple Q Hatshepsut
1450 BC
b/how does this work differ from other ziggurat forms and pyramids of old kingdom?

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wasn't strictly a tomb. has liveable space.built into hillside. no pricelss artifacts. queen seems to have been responsible for design

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Mortuary temple Q. Hapshetsut 1450 BC
c/Queen Hatshepsut/has beard. Why?

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wasn't supposed to have been queen. trying to pass herself off as pharoh. didn't set well with tradition.

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Senmut w/Princess Nefrua 1450 BC
a/how does work reflect esential egyptian philosophy. disscuss form fucntion, social outlook

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hieroglyphics all over this guy, but say nothing about personal life. it's not who you are, but WHAT you are. sculptue very simplified. funerary piece.part of eternal continuum. almost like a god.

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Senmut w/ Princess Nefrua 1450 BC
b/in all probability, who was Senmut?

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likely, the royal architect for Q. hatshepsut. of all functionaries, architect was most powerful. saw vision of queen. seems to have been Queen's boyfriend.

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Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu in Luxor 1400 BC
a/what is name for this sort of temple? Why?

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they are called hypostyle halls.Huge ceremonial facade. Behind facade,is little less impressive. has just enough rooom for imperial bedroom on top. further back access in temple, means higher rank.

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Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu in Luxor 1400 BC
b/on what natural forms are the columns and capitols based? how is this departure?

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they are shaped columns. echo the shape of papyrus columns that change shape with compression.

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Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu in Luxor 1400 BC
c/What was Karnac? why did it have nine temples?

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karnac was holy place of ancient egypt. every pharoh wanted temple there. spiritual center.

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Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu in Luxor 1400 BC
d/briefly describe the form and ritual function of this work.

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mainly a religious temple. at same time, was center of bureaucracy. no seperation of church and state.

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Akhenaton 1375 BC
a/what violent departure from tradition did this ruler instigate

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introduced monotheism. tried to transform into a one god religion.

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Akhenaton 1375 BC
b/what were the characteristics of his style? how did they depart from tradition?

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during is reign, art changed. a little different. period's art is more curvey. art is more elegant, decorative.

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Akhenaton 1375 BC
c/what ultimately happened to his style?

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he died. queen was murdered.
everything snapped back into place. queens elongated neck and makeup highly stylized.

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Presentation of Nubian Tribute 1360 BC
a/what event is depicted here?

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is when pharoh get gifts, tributes. wheat, wine, beer, olive oil, and so on. this was currency of the time.

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Presentation of Nubian Tribute 1360 BC
b/what are conventions of nubian painting? how are they seen here?

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uniformity-tradition-predictability. standard egyptian characterization. lines under everyone's feet. no need for third dimension.

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Presentation of Nubian Tribute 1360 BC
c/of what was this work a part. what function?

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part of tomb painting. on symbolic level, these would go on serving the pharoh in afterlife.

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Presentation of Nubian Tribute
1360 BC
d/why is egyptian art always more symbolic than literal? Consider education and religion

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it's an abstraction. a symbol.has more to say to the next world. next world is eternal.education and religion are not seperated in egypt. one big theological concept.

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Temple of Rhamses II at Abu Symbu 1257 BC
a/how is the ruler represented? how greatness magnified?

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one finger is size of human. figure is repeated four times. he is the god-king. collosal figure.

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Temple of Rhamses II at Abu Symbu 1257 BC
b/how is this a characteristic rep of egyptian god-king?

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Ideal, omnipotent, massive, collosal.

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Temple of Rhamses II at Abu Symbu 1257 BC
c/to whom is this temple dedicated? who are the small figures at the king's feet?

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to his wife. her figures are at his feet, and on the other side.

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Temple of Rhamses II at Abu Symbu 1257 BC
d/ how was the temple built? why is this a labor saving device?

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carved directly into the limestone cliff.

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Temple of Rhamses II at Abu Symbu 1257 BC
e/apart from scale, is this depiction of the king any differrent from old kingdom reps?

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No. after rhamses II egyptian art gradually lost it's influence. another infant civilization begins to rise. The Greeks.

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Crete Palace at Knossos 1600 BC
a/How is this work different from an official egyptian structure?

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It's not a tomb. a place for people to live. had a theatre. and arcade. Minoan aristocracy lived there along with family. lighter, more liveable.expanded as needed. more organic structure

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Crete the palace at Knossos 1600 BC
b/what heroic greek myth is based on this structure?

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The Minotaur. underneath the city are caverns and basements. conotes battle between Theseus and the Minotar

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Crete the palace at Knossos 1600 BC
c/why are there no great walls surrounding the palace?

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crete is an island. the sea is their protection. also, the cretians were traders.

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Crete the palace at Knossos 1600 BC
d/how did the palace expand? what architechtural feature allowwed this? how did this affect the design?

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expanded as needed becausee of "opriory design". complex is defined by columns and arcades. a parestyle court.

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Crete the palace at Knossos 1600 BC
e/what ultimately destroyed the palace and much of the surrounding civilization in 1450 BC?

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destroyed by earthquake from volcanic eruption on Theras. myth of the lost city of Atlantis.

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Crete - the ship fresco 1500 BC
a/what are the general characteristics of Minoan painting?

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in terms of style,it comes right out of Egypt. heads in profile. eyes full frontal. postures of egypt. egypt is gold standard.

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Crete - the torreador 1500 BC
b/what does Minoan painting owe to egyptian painting?

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it's flat and stylized in most of the same ways.but different as in more decorative instead of instructions for the dead to find way in afterlife.

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Crete - the boxer 1500 BC
c/what seems to have been the function of most Minoan painting?

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Decoration. to delight the eye. for the here and now. not afterlife.this is a major departure from the egyptian forms of art.

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Crete- -the boxer etc. 1500 BC
d/in these examples, how is the minoan art less structured and rigid?

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not linear like egypt. no underlinings. trying to think outside the egyptian box. differeent objects on different planes. not so stylized and formulaic..

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Mycenae - The Lion Gate 1250 BC
a/How did the ancient Mycenaens make their living? How does this work reflect that outlook?

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By warfare and tribute. this very thick wall reflects that mindset. it is a fortress.

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Mycenae - The Lion Gate 1250 BC
b/In what two heroic greek epics are the mycenaens remembered? Who wrote the epics?

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the odessy and the iliad. Homer wrote the epics.

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Mycenae - The Lion Gate 1250 BC
c/why did mycenae apparently fail. what happened in greece after the fall?

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fell because of civil uprisings during military campaigns. Dorians sacked the place.the greeks almost returned to the dark ages for 400 yrs. when greeks rose again in 800, they received the phoenician alphabet. literacy began again.

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Ancient Greece - Cycladia harp player
2500 BC
a/what does the term 'cycladia' refer to?

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islands that are in a circle around the greek mainland.

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Ancient Greece - Cycladia harp player
2500 BC
b/what was the funtion of these works.

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they were found in burial sites. almost certainly some kind of funerary function.

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Ancient Greece - Cycladia
harp player 2500 BC
c/at what level of civilization were the greeks in 2500 BC?

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they were illiterate primitive hunter-gatherers, while the egyptians were enjoying the peak of their civilization.

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Ancient Greece - Cycladia
harp player 2500 BC
d/in what way are these works greatly admired by modern sculptors?

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admired for their simple, basic austerity.boiled down to their abstract essence.

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Funeral Amphora 800 BC
a/to what period is the base related

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800 BC is the geometric period.it's when the phoenician alphabet was imported. passion for discourse. at this time, they are the most well travelled peoples in the world.

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Funeral Amphora 800 BC
Four periods of greek art.
what are they?

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1.Geometric- regular stylized patterns.
2.Archaic - period of transition when greeks are throwing out convention.
3.Classical - acheive their own unique style
4.Hellenistic - exported all over the world

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Funeral Amphora 800 BC
b/where was this work found, and what activity is being represented?

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found in a tomb. represents the dead guy up on the funeral pyre. has his harps, faithful hounds, and mourners. probably some kind of wealthy warrior.

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Funeral Amphora 800 BC
c/what is the artists attitude toward the human figure?

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it is a mere geometric extraction.

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anciet greece -new york kouros 550 BC
a/what was the function of these works/ what was the archaic period in greek art?

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the bridge between primitive art and classical. the perfection of the greek approach. they represented the 'archaic smile'

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ancient greece - acropolis kore 500 BC
b/how do these works descend from egyptian models? how do they differ?

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same posture. same approach. same stiffness.
naturalism requires that you make some parallel of some observation from nature

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ancient greece -acropolis kore 500 BC
c/what is the characteristic facial expression seen in each example that betrays a work of this period?

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the 'archaic smile'
the greek concept of humanism is probably the major factor that has led us to this place in modern civilization. Humanism - people have something in common with the gods.

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Athena in Battle with a Giant
540 BC
a/what remarkable innovation here in depiction of human characters?

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the figures are in dynamic motion. engaged in action. posture is "contrapposto".
three axis of body at different junctures. successful? not entirely.

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Ergotimos of Athens 'The Francois Vase" 560 BC
a/how does this work differ from the previous work in terms of decoration in expression of figures?

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much more fully realized.more lively.more convincing. the 'figure' will be the loadstone of the artist.

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Ergotimos of Athens 560 BC
b/what does the vase represent?

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represents the past, and a review of greek history. significant because ergotimos actually signed the work. now consider themselves individuals instead of simply contractors.

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Ergotimos of Athens 560 BC
c/what simple but remarkable thing did the artist do to personalize this work?

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he signed it! they are now individuals. the egyptians were always completely anonymous.

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Exekias-Achilles and Penthesilea/Odessius and the Thracians 540 BC
a/what story in each example?

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the greeks are at war and hiring mercenaries. the amazons. other is Odessius killing the enemies and stealing horses.

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Exekias -Achilles and Penthesilea/Odessuius and the Thracians 540 BC
b/in what way is each significant in terms of realization?

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the greeks are interested in illistrating the story convincingly.the heroic diagonal. thrusting the spear downward

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Exekias -Achilles and Penthesillea/Odessius and the Thracians
c/what are the two main styles of greek vase painting? which is earlier and which is later?

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Red and Black. Black is earlier. Red is later, in the classical period. Black is mostly archaic.

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Exekias -Achilles and Penthesilea/Odessius and the Thracians 540 BC
d/how does early greek vase painting transcend decoration?

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it tells a story, sometimes with a profound moral attached.

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Temple of Apollo at Corinth
550 BC
a/from what period of greek art does this building descend? Characterize the architecture of this period.

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late in the archaic period.
is rather overbuilt. a bit overdone. only later that they used stone instead of wood. wooden structures probably more common in archaic greece

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Temple of Apollo at Corinth 550 BC
b/how does this work adopt, and depart from egyptian models?

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egyptians used hypostyle halls.Greeks refined this style.first egyptian columns were square. greek's looked good from all sides.

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Temple of Apollo at Corinth 550 BC
c/What was the 'periferal design'?

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a greek invention.a building that had an asthetic presence from all angles.

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Temple of Apollo at Corinth 550 BC
d/what were the three orders of greek architecture? Define them. which is this and why?

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1.Doric - this is Doric because it's archaic.
2.Ionic
3.Corinthian

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Siphnian Treaury 525 BC
a/what is an entablature? define it. where is it seen here?

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the entablature is supported by the columns.

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Siphnian Treasury 525 BC
b/what is a pediment? define it. where is it seen here?

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the triangular thing on top of the entablature is the pediment. usually, there are figures in the pediment.

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Siphnian Treasury 525 BC
c/what are the caryatids? define them. where are they seen here?

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columns carveds as women.

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Siphnian Treasury 525 BC
d/to what order of greek architecture does this work belong, and why.

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it is archaic. the giveaway is due to the figures. stylized zig-zay draperies.classic archaic smiles.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
a/between what periods of greek art are these works a transition? How?

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transition because we see all the archaic styles, but suddenly MORE stylized. barely a trace of archaic smiles. use of contrapposto

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
b/Define humanism. how does the artist bring this idea to the work?

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humanism is the idea that people have something in common with the gods. he goes to his demise with a ratonal dignity. expresses the acceptance of death.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
c/Compare the fallen warrior to the pallet of narmer. contrast the attitude of the greek warrior to the egyptian attitude.

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the egyptians have a dismissive atttitude toward the vanquished. stacked like cordwood. the greeks grant a dignity to the fallen

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
d/how does the herilkes figure strike a balance between stability and dynamism?

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trying to stay balanced. the pause between two dynamic actions.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
e/what greek practice of war does Herikles represent

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the Hoplite soldier. these soldiers carried their own weapons into war.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
f/What is Form? what are the formal characteristics of the fallen warrior?

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form is what that figure is in geometric terms.
the form here, is the circle and the inverted triangle within the form.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer.
490 BC
g/why do god look manlike and vice versa? how is this a departure?

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because of the humanistic belief that man has something in common with god. is departure because up till now, man didn't amount to much in ancient art. now becoming significant.

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Temple of Aphia/Fallen Warrior/Herikles as Archer 490 BC
h/what terrible event tests greece now? what outcome? what does this mean to us now?

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persian war. last great god-king empire. this is the beginning of the second kind of civilization. innovation/ self-thought/ etc.