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13 Cards in this Set
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Themistokles, Roman Copy of a Greek Original, c. 450 BC Shows individualism |
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Diskobolos (Discus Thrower) Roman Copy of a Greek original by Myron, c. 450 BC Famous sculptor, Myron Tree stump shows original would have been in bronze though this was marble Interest in the body as a system - positioned this way to explore the anatomy Really only meant to be seen from one angleMove towards idealism Expressionless face |
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Angelitos' Athena, c. 480 BC Dedicated on the Acropolis in Athens by someone named Angelicas Outfit tells us it’s Athena Less than 3 feet tall All weight on left leg Individualized |
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Charioteer of Delphi, c. 460 BC Bronze original Probably an offering made at a chariot race Small fragments of the rest of it have been found Made using the lost wax method Made in 8 assembled pieces Had inlays with precious materials |
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Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, c. 460-450 BC Found in the water by Cape Artemision Presumably from a shipwreck Seven feet tall Bronze Accents in precious materials and copper Statue performing interesting movement to show the body in action |
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Riace Bronzes, c. 460 - 450 BC Statue A is the younger man and B is the older Pair of Sculptures Bronze Found in the water off the coast of Italy in 1972 near Riace Probably were being transported in the Roman period but they weren't found with a shipwreck so it's unclear |
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Riace Bronze Closeups, c. 460 - 450 BC Statue A: -Inlaid ivory and colored stone eyes -Silver teeth Statue B: -XRay shows that it was altered after it had originally been cast to make it resemble the A statue more -So the arms are not original to the statue Figure A on the left, Figure B on the right. -Both are extremely high quality |
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Charioteer (?) of Motya, c. 480-450 BC From Motya, Sicily From a Western Phoenician Colony with strong Greek influence and connections Blank facial expression of the severe style though his hair is a little more Archaic Possibly a dancer in a ritual for Apollo |
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Ludovisi Throne, c. 480-470 BC It is not actually a throne Three parts that would have decorated an altar Found in Rome Main panel shows the birth of Aphrodite One has a woman with an incense box and the other one is a naked lady playing a double flute There is a theory that these came from the Ionic temple at Locri |
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Sphinx Vase by the Sotades Painter, c. 470-460 BC Innovative vessel for pouring liquids Good example of innovation |
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Krater by the Niobid Painter, c. 460 BC Shows Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis, who start killing all of Niobe's children except the one because she teased Leto about having fewer Shows foreground and backgrounds though perspective is not mastered Shows artists were always looking for more realistic ways to represent their images |
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Tomb of the Diver, Poseidonia, c. 480 BC Paintings come from a tomb south of Poseidonia Adorns the cist tomb interior An Attic vase in the tomb lets us date it Also found a lyre Scenes from a symposium on the wall This is the lid Shows Etruscan influence |
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Tomb of the Diver, Poseidonia, c. 480 BC Shows the symposium, including a sexual relationship with two men on the right, one figure holding a lyre Insight into what large scale Greek paintings may have been like in this time period |
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