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24 Cards in this Set
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NEW YORK KOUROS |
ARCHAIC 600-590 BC GRAVE MARKER ATTICA |
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BERLIN GODDESS |
ARCHAIC 570-560 BC GRAVE MARKER ATTICA |
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ANAVYSSOS |
ARCHAIC 530 BC GRAVE MARKER TO WAR HERO KROISOS ( KILLED BY RAGING ARIES) ATTICA |
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PEPLOS KORE |
ARCHAIC 530 BC 3 ft 4 Votive Dedication to virgin goddess Athene Acropolis |
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WEST PEDIMENT OF APHAEA |
ARCHAIC 510 BC Depicts battle of the Greeks fighting the Trojans led by Agamemnon Athene in the centre |
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EAST PEDIMENT OF APHAEA |
EARLY CLASSICAL 490 BC Depicts battle of the Greeks fighting the Trojans led by Herakles More naturalistic than previous pediment. |
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KRITIOS BOY |
EARLY CLASSICAL 490 - 380 BC Sculpted by Kritios Uses Bronze technique |
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THE TYRANNICIDIES |
EARLY CLASSICAL 477 BC Depicting political figures Harmodios and Aristogeiton who failed to kill tyrant Hippias. Sculpted by Kritios and Nesiotes Bronze statue |
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THE DELPHIC CHARIOTEER |
EARLY CLASSICAL 480 - 470 BC Commemoration to the victory of POLYZALUS in games at Delphi Bronze |
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ZEUS OF ARTEMISION |
EARLY CLASSICAL 475-450 BC Depicting Zeus or Poseidon hurling bolt or trident. Representing a God, Bronze Albeit brilliant despite the torso muscles not responsive to aggressive movement.
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RIACE WARRIORS |
EARLY CLASSICAL 470 - 450 BC Once held shields and spears, alert turned face adds to realism etc illusion of movement BRONZE |
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DISCOBOLUS |
EARLY CLASSICAL 475-450 BC SCULPTOR: Myron Bronze RHYTHM, BALANCE, HARMONY. |
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Doryphorus |
HIGH CLASSICAL 440 BC Polykleitos used a mathematical canon to create a work of art. The body is in dynamic equilibrium. BRONZE |
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CARYATIDS ON THE ERECTHEION |
HIGH CLASSICAL 421 - 406 BC Phedias Young women wearing a peplos, variation between the women who act as columns and support the porch on the south side of the Erectheion |
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Nike |
HIGH CLASSICAL 420 BC Depicting the Greek goddess of VICTORY, Nike 10m high pillar outside temple of Zeus, illusion of victory descending from the heavens Paionios. Celebrating defeat of Sparta. |
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HEGESO |
HIGH CLASSICAL GRAVE STELE 420 BC Wealthy woman picking out of her jewellery box Deeper message about how earthly possession are not brought into afterlife. Mundane scene. |
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DEXILEOS |
4th CENTURY 394 BC Depicting one of the 5 men killed in the Corinthian war. Cenotaph, evidence of it being a heroon Draped hero, high / shallow relief |
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EIRENE AND PLOUTOS |
4th CENTURY 375 BC An allegorical reference to Peace and Wealth If nurtured by Peace, Wealth will flourish Humanising the Gods, Maternal relationship KEPHISODOTOS BRONZE |
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Hermes and Dionysus |
4th CENTURY 350-325 BC Temple of Hera Praxiteles- S curve soft flesh and radiant skin MARBLE |
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![APOLLO SAUROKTONOS
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APOLLO SAUROKTONOS [The Lizard Slayer] |
4th CENTURY 350-325 BC Depicting the God Apollo story of Apollo slaying the PYTHON, Son of Gaia so he could take over the oracle at Delphi Humanising the God Praxiteles BRONZE |
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APHRODITE OF KNIDOS |
4th CENTURY 350 -325 BC Depicting the Goddess of love and beauty in the every day act of showing, hints of modesty "WHEN DID PRAXITELES SEE ME NAKED" MARBLE Avant-Garde, revolutionary piece first fully nude female |
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MARATHON BOY |
4th CENTURY 350-325 BC Representation of a boy Praxiteles maybe ??? Bronze |
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APOXYOMENOS |
4TH CENTURY 350-325 BC Representation of an athlete scraping sweat off himself, Bronze Sculpted by Lysippos |
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ILISSIOS |
4TH CENTURY GRAVE STELE 340 BC Honouring a dead child, gazes of nonchalantly High relief, Strong use of VERTICALS and HORIZONTALS |
