Greek Art And Architecture

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Vasilike pitcher 2,500 - 2,000
Trying to understand life > Zoomorphic
Specialized potter > two pieces

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Cycladic violin forms 3,200 - 2,800

Women > hips and waist

Image of self > possibly worn as necklace

Domestic > very common

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Cycladic spedos figure 2,600 - 2,400

Member of community > not individualized

Domestic > very common

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harp player 2,800 - 2,700

Gender roles > Men = celebrator

Men of action > outward facing arms

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Cycladic ship frying pan case 2,800 - 2,300

Island life > ship in image

Patterning > Geometric rigid and ocean swirls

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Millia bee pendant 2,000 -1,700

Expertise > welding circles to metal w/o melting

Expertise > working in gold

Fertility > Bee

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Kamares pitcher 2,000 - 1,700

Understanding nature > zoo. mouth/water spout

Geometry compliments body of vase.

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Uluburun fertility goddess 1,500 - 1,400

Trade > Egyption feet.

Sign of power > control of resources

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q's megaron w/ dolphin fresco 1,450 - 1,400

Part of wall > fresco fuses color with surface

A part of art > move through door/fresco

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pitoi - palace at Knossos 1,550 - 1,450

Imitates older tech > rope of barrels

Storing foodstuffs

Lowered into pits > many handles

Hidden > yet we still want to decorate it.

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Vapheio cup 1,550 - 1,450

Abstract to get point across > flying leap

Pounded metal > no copies

Tension in boy's arms

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octopus vase 1,500 - 1,450 Crete

art comps. shape of vase > makes look bigger

dialogue between art/form > showing imperfs.

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Hagia Triadha sarcophagus 1,450 - 1,400

Offerings to dead person.

Gold a color of expertise craftsmanship

Geometric patterning

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funerary mask 1,550 - 1,500

Gold = warrior strength > i fought for my gold

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lion's gate 1,250 Mycenae
Power > rough stone
finesse > carved lions
control > gating people into tight space

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treasury of Atreus exterior 1,300 - 1,200

Part of nature > uses natural ground structures

Kept structures

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octopus stirrup jar 1200 - 1100

art comps. shape of vase > makes look bigger

dialogue between art/form > showing imperfs.

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bronze horse 750 - 700

Strength/speed > muscles

Doesn't need much feed > skinny

Domestic > lots found

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Kerameikos krater 1000 - 900

art comps. shape of vase > makes look bigger

style > geometric filler

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Dipylon amphora 750

No bot. Used to pour liquid offers into a grave

Warrior procession for dead person.

Beginning of 3D > Horse has depthy legs.

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Chigi Olpe 750

Warrior procession.

rank > Spear men w/ shields on top of cavalry?

More beginning of 3D > overlapping people.

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Analatos Amphora 700 - 675

Beginning of 3D > Depth of horses legs

toying/learning life > Human/animal hybrids

blooming floral pattern > Geometric filler

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Mykonos relief amphora 650

Story > Trojan horse on top

Abstract for point > heads in horse too big

Decorative > handles almost useless.

viewing angle > handles frame facing direction?

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Prinias Temple A Lintel 625 - 600

Power/importance > walking under

2D > everything locked to two planes

Context > very important in how we view today\

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Mantiklos Apollo 700 - 675

Beginning of ideals > slim waist, strong chest

body vs ideas > long neck seperates

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Lady of Auxerre 640

2D > stuck to two planes still

Clothed > females not perfect ideals

Gender roles > inward/no outward action

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Temple of Artemis, Medusa Pediment 580

Power > We turned medusa to stone

control & fear > facing one's enemies outwards

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Gigantomachy and Herakles and Apollo friezes 530

2D > overlp. but movement locked to 2 planes

Drama > not realistic, made to magnify

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Temple of Hera 1 540

Doric columns > plane circle capitols, huge columns

Many columns > would sometimes obstruct inside worshiping areas.

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Anavysos Kouros 530

3D > but still very locked to two planes

Ideals > nude, very strong, unlikely really

Action > one foot forward

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Phrasikleia 540

Gender roles > women inward

not male ideal > clothed

powerful > jeweled

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Polyxena Sarcophagus

Sacrifice of Polyxena at the tomb of Achilles

style > Geometric patterning

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Achilles Killing Amazon Queen Penthesilea 540

2D > overlapping but stuck to two planes

patterning > floral 'blooms' and geometric swirls

Gender colors > possible contrast

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Euthymides Amphora 510 - 500

super drunk guy > spilling alcohol

flirting styles > walking staff outside of border

story > possibly one man throughout night

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Satyr and Maenad Kylix 490 - 480

control yourself > alcohol in plate, balancing act

treat for drinking > drink covering image

Reminder > what could happen if "give in"

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temple of Aphaia 475

Doric > large columns with plain circular caps

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West pediment warrior from temple of Aphaia 475

2D > 3d but still locked to two planes

Muscular ideal

tension in left arm

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West pediment warrior at temple of Aphaia 475

2D > 3d but still locked to two planes

muscular ideal

tension in both arms to support

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Pelops and King Oinomaos Chariot Race 460

Muscular ideal

2d > 3d but locked 2 2 planes

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Kritios boy 475

Muscular ideal

inset eyes

very defined shins

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Discobolus 450

Height of potentiality

tension in arm

arms are an arc

viewing angle

athletics = war

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Riace warriors 460 - 450

Ideal bodies

pelvic girdle

weight on one leg

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The parthenon

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The Elgin Marbles, East Pediment Figures

Cloth fetish

Male naked