Egyptian, Roman, and Greek Art & Architecture PreHistoric Art: Egyptian, Roman, and Greek Art & Architecture
BIG IDEAS: Pre-Historic – art history begins Mesopotamia – advent of bas-relief & pyramids Egypt – tomb art/mummy art, immortality Greece – ideal, beauty, technical perfection Rome – ideal, busts, engineering BIG IDEAS:
Venus of Willendorf
Horses & Landscape
Bison and Landscape
Figures(hands)
Figures with weapons/tools
Bull & Landscape
Figures, tools, board, firepit
Clothed Figures
Egyptian – Tomb & Mummy Art
Prince Rahotep and Wife Nofret Limestone Motionless Impassive posses Front, “bisymmetrical” pose Intended to last forever (indicates permanence) *The size of mummy art indicated rank* Prince Rahotep and Wife Nofret
Black-headed dog – God of the underworld protecting spirits of the dead
Mummy Art
Head of Ramses II, Mummy Perfect Science of Embalming -extract brains through nostrils with a hook -insides removed and preserved -body was stuffed/padded and swaddled in layers -placed into coffins or stone sarcophagus Head of Ramses II, Mummy
Mesopotamia - Pyramids Ziggurat (reconstruction) -believed as dwellings for Gods, could be ornamented with King’s name Pyramids of Giza – Pharoh Khufu -pyramid for Pharoh, 3 wives, and nobles Mesopotamia - Pyramids
Contemporary - Pyramids Louvre Pyramid How has this been ‘reinterpreted’ for current day? Who/what is being commemorated? Contemporary - Pyramids
Stonehenge – Almanac? Calendar?
Early Post & Lintel System Stonehenge 2950 BC VS Greek Architecture mid-400s BC Early Post & Lintel System
GREEK ART & ARCHITECTURE “Man in the measure of all things.” Rational inquiry, intellectual, harmony, order, clarity, balance, geometry, perfection, folds/drapery, contrapposto GREEK ART & ARCHITECTURE
Greek Geometric
Greek Archaic
Greek Kouros
Greek Severe Style
Greek Classical
Greek Hellenistic
Greek Columns (Doric, Ionic) & Corinthian)
Greek Parthenon - Athena
ROMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE “Romans put their own spin on Greek art…” The Romans were skilled in making: roads, bridges, sewers, aqueducts, baths (spa), busts, narrative relief sculpture, and arches ROMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE
Roman arches & vaulting
Political sculpture - Augustus
Gladiator Battles & Entertainment – Coloseum
Aqueducts
Painting windows & landscape Entrance: Cave Canem Painting windows & landscape