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Geometric Krater Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Geometric Period 740BCE Findspot: Dipylon Cemetery in Athens, Greece used as a grave marker:vessel portrays a burial scene |
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Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game Artist: Andokides Greek Art: Archaic Period 520-525 BCE Find Spot: Orvieto, Italy Athenian Bilingual Amphora |
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Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game Artist: Exekias Greek Art: Archaic Period 540-430BCE Find Spot: Vulci, Italy Black figure, amphora |
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Mentiklos Apollo Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Orientalizing Period 700-680 BCE Find Spot: Thebes, Greece Bronze statuette |
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Lady of Auxerre Kore Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Archaic 650-625 BCE Find Spot: Musee du Louvre, Paris She represents the Daedalic sculptural style of the seventh century, with its triangular face and hair lingering geometric fondness for abstract pattern |
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Kouros Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Archaic 600 BCE Earliest life-size statue of kouroi with an egyptian pose but liberated from a stone block, shows a bit of realism Kouros=youth or young man |
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Calf Bearer "Moschophoros" Artist: Unknown dedicated by Rhombus Greek Art: Archaic 560 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athens Has the classical Archaic Smile offering to the goddess Athena |
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Kroisos Kouros Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Archaic 530 BCE Found: Anavysos, Greece This Kouros displays more rounded limbs, fleshy hips: overall has a more naturalistic look: grave marker |
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Peplos Kore Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Archaic 530 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athens "kore" means a young woman. A goddess, but before believed she wore a garment named "peplos" archaic smile |
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Kore Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Archaic 520-510 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athens Greece Very detailed, carries archaic smile. More life like with intricate asymmetrical patterns, and cascading folds in garments |
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Kritios Boy Artists: Unknown Greek Art: Classical 480 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athens, Greece First of its kind to show the contrapposto stand, head turned slightly without the archaic smile. Transition between archaic kouros vs the the more naturalistic sculptures of late Greek |
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Warrior Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Classical ca 460-450 BCE Found: Riace, Italy Follows the contrapposto technique, this statue has become more detailed and made more realistic. Portrays natural motion in space and no longer has archaic smile or frontality. |
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Zeus(or Poseidon) Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Classical 460-450 BCE Found: sea off Cape Artemision, Greece Form is in motion |
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Discus Thrower (Diskobolos) Artist: copy of bronze original by Myron Greek Art: Classical 450 BCE Found: Greece Warrior is expressionless but full of intense body emotion as he is frozen at the forceful action of charging to release the disk. |
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Spear Bearer "Doryphoros" Artist: copy of bronze original Polykleitos Greek: Classical 450-440 BCE Found: Pompeii, Italy The "cannon" was the ideal nude male warrior Polykleitos prescription for the perfect statue |
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Nike Adjusting her Sandal Artist: Unknown Greek: Classical 410 BCE Found: Acropolis Athens, Temple of Athena Nike Victory image on the side of temple, her garments are almost transparent. Intricate drapery folds. |
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Aphrodite of Knidos Artist: original by Praxiteles Greek:Classical 350-340 BCE Found: Mosei Vaticani, Rome Made Praxiteles the scultptor famous for it depicted a nude female goddess that was inviting and sensual |
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Hermes and Dionysos Artist: original by Praxiteles Greek: Classical 340 BCE Found: Olympia, Greece Temple of Hera Praxiteles now humanizes the gods and portrays the "S" curve pose, shows emotions in his "dreamy gaze" and humanistic interaction. |
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The Scraper "Apoxyomenos" Artist: Original Lysippos Greek: Classical 330 BCE Found: (Vaticani, Rome ) Broke away from the "cannon" the size is now 8 heads high, it invites the viewer to walk around it |
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Weary Herakles "Farnese Herakles" Artists: copy Glykon, Athens original by Lysippos Greek: Classical 320 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Exagerated muscular development, invites viewer to walk around the space of the sculpture |
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Temple of Hera I "Basilica" Artist: Unknown Greek: Archaic 550 BCE Found: Paestum, Italy Doric temple, characteristics of archaic greek architecture: heavy closely spaced columns, bulky capitals |
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Dying Warrior (west pediment) Artist: Unknown Greek: Classical 490 BCE Found: Temple of Aphasia, Aegina, Greece Still portrays archaic smile, rigidness, frontal torso |
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Dying Warrior (east pediment) Artist: Unknown Greek Art: Classical 480 BCE Found: Temple of Aphasia, Aegina, Greece Highlights the change from archaic to classical: the statue looks more human, self aware of its inevitable death |
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Acropolis (arial view) Artist: Unknown Greek: Classical Found: Athens, Greece |
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Parthenon Artist: Iktinos and Kallikrates Greek: Classical 447-438 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athens Greece harmonized mathematical design. Doric design with Iconic frieze,and figural reliefs. |
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Athena Parthenos Artist: Phidias Greek:Classical 438 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athenes, Greece gold, ivory, huge, holds Nike (victory) on her right hand |
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Lapith vs Centaur Metop Artist: Directed by Phidias? Greek: Classical 447-438 BCE Found: Acropolis, Athenes, Greece portrays a lively centaur defeating a lifeless Greek corpse: symbolizes the struggle |
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Helios Pediment Artist:Directed by Phidias? Greek: Classical 438-432 BCE Found: Parthenon, Acropolis, Athenes Represent the birth of Athena, Helios and his horse emerge from the pediments floor. |
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Three Goddesses Artist: directed by Phidias? Greek: Classical 438-432 BCE Found: Parthenon, Acropolis, Athene The folds reveal/conceal the figures form |
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Panathenic Festival Procession Frieze Artist: Greek: Classical 447-438 BCE Found: Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens Displays a procession that Athenians would take place on, it has momentum: the friezes speeds up as it tells the story of the procession |
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Head of Alexander the Great Artist: Lysippos Greek: Hellenistic Art 3rd Century BCE Found: Pella, Greece This was said to had capture the essence of Alexander the great by Lysippos-official portrait sculptor |
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Battle of Issus Artist:copy by Philoxenos of Eritria Greek: Hellenistic Art 310 BCE Found: Pompeii, Italy Mastering of foreshortening, depiction of reflexion and shadow, warfare |
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Altar of Zeus Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Art 175 BCE Found: Pergamon, Turkey Has a sculpted frieze of 400 ft long, 100 larger than sized sculptures, most extensive representation of the epic control over the world (gods vs goddesses) |
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Detail of Athena Battling Alkyones Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Art 175 BCE Found:Frieze at the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon Turkey Violent movement, swirling draperies, depiction of vivid suffering/struggle |
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Gallic Chieftain Killing Himself and His Wife Artist: Epigonos Greek: Hellenistic Art 230-220 BCE Found: Pergamo, Italy symbolism for death before surrender follows the grotesque style of the frieze at the Altar of Zeus |
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Dying Gaul Artist: Epigonos Greek: Hellenistic Period 230-220 BCE Found: Pergamo, Italy Portrayal of a Gaul, with really rough details, messy hair, with a mustache, similar to a barbarian but also as a noble foe who fought to death |
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Nike of Samothrace Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Period 190 BCE Statue's setting was used to amplify the theatrical effect it was next to a fountain, art and nature was combined to create visual drama |
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Venus de Milo Artist: Alexandros of Antioch on the Meander Greek: Hellenistic Art 150-125 BCE Found: Melos, Greece Displays Eroticism, as her garments slip off. |
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Sleeping Satyr Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Art 230-200 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Portrayed consciousness even though asleep with the position of his body. He is suspended on fantasy world of dreams |
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Seated Boxer Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Art 100-50 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Subject is still displayed in a noble way but shows that he is in pain and older in age, the sculpture makes the viewer feel compassion for the beaten boxer |
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Old Market Woman Artist: Greek: Hellenistic Art 100-50 BCE Found: Roman copy One of the earliest portrayal of the shift sculptors where taking on making "common" people. Suddenly common people are "worthy" to be sculptures |
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Lacoon and his Sons Artist: Athanadoros, Hagesandros & Polydoros of Rhodes Greek: Hellenistic Art early 1st century Found: Rome, Italy Portray strong emotions through body and expresiion, they have alot of movement and realism |
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Sarcophagus of Reclining Couple Artist: Etruscan Art: 520 BCE Found: Cerveteri, Terracotta completely different than the greeks: Woman portrayed reclining at a banquet with her husband |
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Capitoline Wolf Artist: Etruscan Art:500-480 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Describes the history of Rome, She wolf nurses the infants Romulus and Remus founders of Rome |
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First Style: Samnite House Artist: Roman Art: Republican late 2nd BCE Found: Herculaneum, Italy Imitates costly marble panels using stucco relief. Style is Greek in origin, Hellenization of Republic architecture |
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Second Style: Dionysiac Mystery Relief *Villa of Mysteries* Artist: Roman Art:Republican 60-50 BCE Found: Pompeii, Italy Painters created an imaginary three dimensional world on the walls of roman houses with figures. |
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Secon Style: Cubiculum M Artist: Roman Art:Republican 50-40 BCE Found: Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreal, Italy Depicted a three-dimensional setting that extended beyond the wall |
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Second Style: Gardenscape: Artist: Roman Art: Imperial 30-20 BCE Found: Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Italy Ultimate example of the second style: was a picture window to a gardenscape, artist portrays atmospheric perspective |
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Third Style: Villa Aggripa Postumus Artist: Roman Art: Imperia 10 BCE Found: Boscotrecase, Italy No longer artist want to display three-dimensional worlds but simply adorned walls with delicate linear fantasies. |
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Fourth Style: Still Life with Peaches Artist: Roman Art: Imperial: 62-79 BCE Found: Herculanum, Italy Still life becomes popular: portrayal of shadows and light and beautiful arrangements of inanimate objects |
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Fourth Style: Ixion Room Artist: Roman Art: Imperial 70-79 BCE Found: House of Vetti, Pompeii, Italy Collage of all styles: |
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Fourth Style: Portrait of Husband and Wife Artist: Roman Art: Imperial 70-79 BCE Found: Pompeii, Italy It symbolizes that the couple was "thoughtful" and "well read" She holds a stylus, the man holds a scroll. |
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Temple of Fotuna Virilis (Temple of Portunus) Artist: Roman: Republican 75 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Displays the Greek influence on the Romans but never the less its alot different: columns are not used to support the building simply just as decorations. It has Ionic columns. Its smaller too |
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Temple of Vesta Artist: Roman: Republican Early 1st Century Found: Tivoli, Italy Small temple, Circular plan, Tholos temple, they start using concrete |
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Head of Old Man Artist: Roman: Republican mid 1st Century Found: Palazzo de Municipio, Osimo Super realistic (Veristic) portrait of old distinguished man, their age symbolized how wise they were: made a statement about their personality: serious, experienced,determined |
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Augustus of Prima Porta Artist: Roman: Imperial 20 BCE Found: Primaporta, Italy Idealized portrait used for political propaganda. This sculpture in particular portrays him in his role as general, hence the armor |
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Ara Pacis Augustae Artist: Roman: Imperial 13-9 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Its in dedication to Augustus new order as a golden age of peace, figural reliefs that tell a story of Aeneas being the son of Venus and the forefather of Augustus |
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Female Personification "Tellus" Artist: Roman:Imperial 13-9 BCE Found: Rome, Italy Symbolizes fertility, peace, bountiful earth and everyone living together side by side in peace (embodies the fruit of Pax Agusta) |
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Procession of the Imperial Family Artist: Roman: Imperial 13-9 BCE Inspired by the frieze of the Parthenon, this procession depicts recognizable individuals including children to promote marriage and child bearing |
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Pont Du Gard Artist: Roman: Imperial 16 BCE Found: Nimes, France As roman power spread, its engineers constructed aqueducts, roads and bridges: made up of harmonious arches. |
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The Colosseum Artist: patron Vespasian Roman:Imperial 70-80 CE Found: Rome, Italy Use of concrete; the facade of the colosseum mixes roman arches with greek columns, incredibly huge, |
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Arch of Titus Artist: patron Domitian Roman: Imperial 81 CE Found: Rome, Italy Domitian built an arch on the road leading into Roman Forum to honor his brother Titus, who became a god after his death."triumphal arch" |
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Spoil of Jerusalems Artist: patron Domitian Roman: Imperial 81 CE Found: Rome, Italy Relief panel on the Arch of Titus commemorating the emperors conquests of Judaea. |
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Triumph of Titus Artist: patron Domitian Roman: Imperial 81 CE Found: Rome, Italy Victory crowns Titus in his triumphal conquests in his chariot. Relief panel on the Arch of Titus |
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan Artist: Roman: Imperial 112 CE Found: Rome, Italy Spiral frieze of Trajan's Column tells the story of the Dacian wars in 150 episodes. Depicts battles, sacrifices, road, and fort constructions. |
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The Pantheon Artist: Patron Hadrian Roman: Imperial period 118-125 CE Found: Rome, Italy Traditional facade with revolutionary cylindrical drum and its huge hemispherical dome, has corinthian columns |
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Distribution of Largess Artist: Roman: Late Imperial 312-315 CE Found: Rome, Italy Relief from the Arch of Constantine, the composition of rigid formality is important as it comes to dominate mediaeval art |
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Equestrian Portrait of Marcus Aurelius Artist: Roman: Lare Imperial 175 CE Found: Rome, Italy Marcus's portraits were the first to portray weariness, sadness and strained by the constant warfare and the burden of ruling. |
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Colossal Head of Constantine Artist: Roman: Late Imperial 315-330CE Found: Rome, Italy His portraits revive the Augustan image of an eternally youthful ruler. |
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Basilica Nova, "Basilica of Constantine" (reconstruction model) Artist: Roman: Late Imperial 306-312 CE Found: Rome, Italy Constantine gigantic portrait sat in the western apse of the basilica. |
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Aula Platina Artist: Roman: Late Imperial early 4th century Found: Trier, Germany Marks the difference between Christian churches and others. Completely different, in a shape of a cross, worship is done in the inside, contains an audience hall |
