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10 Cards in this Set
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Archaic |
Anavysos Kouros -Kouros= young man -found in grave yard -influenced by Cycladic traditions -also made by marble -naturalism is being developed so that proportions and muscles are more natural -similar to Egyptians: stiff, rigid, frontal; different from Egyptians: soft, nude, not geometric, negative space - function: grave marker of male figure that died in war -this is a heroic sculpture because he died, they are showing who they could have become -has small expression of mouth: archaic smile ; suggests humanism |
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Archaic |
Peplos Kore -kore: young women - female figures= brightly painted -painted encaustic -made from marble -clothed because there was not an elevated status in Greek culture for women - similar to Egyptian -Greek because archaic smile, traditional clothing, curly hair -function: votive statue, grave marker, could have represented goddess |
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Classical |
Niobides krater - found in niobides Greece -ceramic: red figure pottery -function: mixing vessels ; tells story of niobi who had 7 daughters and 7 sons and abs said her kids were more beautiful than the God, depicted in the piece as Apollo and Artemis killing her kids -unique to Greek pottery because so banded register |
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Classical |
Doryphoros (spear bearer) Artist: polykleitos - marble copy of a Bronze original -found in Pompeii - form: natural - contrapposto -no longer archaic smile, now classic calm because of war that Greeks just won -balancing of movement: constant battle between logic and emotion -original artist called this piece a canon: depress fed standard for others to follow -perfect in mathematical proportion |
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Classical - Acropolis |
Parthenon (iktinos and kallikrates)
-Acropolis is a city made up of many structures all to worship Athena -Parthenon: a structure in Acropolis -most famous architectural structure to copy -function: treasury; collects precious things and money from city states ground (taxes) -inside contains giant Athena 40ft tall, & 4 different scenes of sculpture: 1.) gods vs Titans 2.) Lapiths vs centaurs 3.) Greeks vs Trojans 4.) Greeks vs Amazon?
- one pediment is a gift of Athena ; the other is a gift from Athena
4 adjustments: 1. Stylobate= curved 2. Columns tilt inward 3. Columns bulge 4. Outer columns closer to edge
*to make perfect to the eye* |
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Hellenistic- R.E.D. |
Winged victory of samothrace -marble -placed on top of theater -Nike= symbol of victory -D. dramatic: you don't see a winged figure everyday -victory pose -texture: chiaroscuro -female body is more slender than before -beauty for beauty's sake |
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Hellenistic- R.E.D. |
Great altar of Zeus and Athena -found in turkey -high quality marble -1 of 4 generations was stationed in turkey -reconstructed -freiz: continuous narrative band of sculpture; no longer at the top, at the bottom -this shape invites the viewer to central access which makes them have to pass the sculpture= DRAMATIC -inside the altar is huge statue of Zeus and Athena -scene: gods vs Titans (reason vs emotion) -Athena and Zeus are taking on many Titans -Athena is fighting this guy with twisted figure to show drama -function: give offerings and sacrifices to gods |
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Hellenistic |
Seated boxer -REAL & EMOTIONAL - boxer that just got out of a match; you can see the cuts on his face -glancing up at the viewer = DRAMATIC -lost wax method -humble posture -tragic hero -the face is beaten and warn down to show his boxing career -NOT IDEAL...REAL. |
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Greek Philosophy-Plato |
Idealism- Greek classical
Plato was a mentor to Aristotle and he himself was trained by Socrates -main teachings: world of ideals, action is less important than thoughts, personal success has no value, heavens above all -soul created 1st, body 2nd |
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Greek Philosophy- Aristotle |
Naturalism- Hellenistic
Focused on earth -scientific method - true purity of nature itself -if we depict life, we depict what is real -the world itself will teach us |
