Late Classical
2 Figure 5-62 PRAXITELES, Hermes and the infant Dionysos, from the Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece. Marble copy after an original of ca. 340 BCE, approx. 7’ 1” high. Archaeological Museum, Olympia. New additions to the canon: bodies Are now 8 heads tall. No longer calm and noble: now more Sensitive images –wistful, dreamy…even Anxious… A more lighthearted approach to content A more sensuous play of light A more intimate, human depiction of the Gods
3 Figure 5-60 PRAXITELES, Aphrodite of Knidos. Roman marble copy after an original of ca. 350–340 BCE. Approx. 6’ 8” high. Vatican Museums, Rome. NAKED WITH JEWELRY….. Credited as being a high moral ideal Relationship to Ishtar-the Ancient Near Eastern goddess often depicted Nude She is more like a mortal human than Ever…..
4 Figure 5-61 Head of a woman, from Chios, Greece, ca. 320–300 BCE. Marble, approx. 1’ 2” high. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
5 Figure 5-63 Head of Herakles or Telephos, from the west pediment of the Temple of Athena Alea, Tegea, Greece, ca. 340 BCE. Marble, approx. 1’ 1/2” high. (Stolen from) Archaeological Museum, Tegea.
6 Figure 5-64 Grave stele of a young hunter, found near the Ilissos River, Athens, Greece, ca. 340– 330 BCE. Marble, approx. 5’ 6” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Psychological intensity here… Fuller rounded figures There is mourning here The hunter’s gaze locks With the viewer and with All the drama around him And in his face-we become Part of his pain- Compare to:
7 Figure 5-64 Detail detail of young man © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd.
8 Figure 5-65 LYSIPPOS, Apoxyomenos (Scraper). Roman marble copy after a bronze original of ca. 330 BCE, approx. 6’ 9” high. Vatican Museums, Rome. Must move around This work Energy about to be Released Impending motion is key New canon used
9 Figure 5-66 LYSIPPOS, Weary Herakles (Farnese Herakles). Roman marble copy from Rome, Italy, signed by GLYKON OF ATHENS, after a bronze original of ca. 320 BCE. Approx. 10 ‘ 5” high. Museo Nazionale, Naples. Provides inspiration as Greeks come To baths to exercise Apples behind his back: you must Walk around to see them The canon is broken here for Emotional impact!
10 Figure 5-66 Alternate View Total from right rear © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd.
11 Figure 5-67 Head of Alexander the Great, from Pella, Greece, ca. 200–150 BCE. Marble, approx. 1’ high. Archaeological Museum, Pella.
12 Figure 5-67 Alternate View Total from front right © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd.
13 Figure 5-68 GNOSIS, Stag hunt, from Pella, Greece, ca. 300 BCE. Pebble mosaic, figural panel 10’ 2” high. Archaeological Museum, Pella. SKIAGRAPHIA: shadow painting
14 Figure 5-69 PHILOXENOS OF ERETRIA, Battle of Issus, ca. 310 BCE. Roman copy (Alexander Mosaic) from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy, late second or early first century BCE. Tessera mosaic, approx. 8’ 10” X 16’ 9”. Museo Nazionale, Naples. This was originally a wall painting-possibly done by a woman 3 quarter view/cast shadows on the ground/reflection in the shield make this a Revolutionary painting
15 Figure 5-69 Alternate View Darius © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd. Alexander with no helmet is killing a Persian…between the gesture, facial expression, and implied movement- Created compositionally with those Diagonal spears-the psychology in the Piece is intense…. Due to the combination of formal compositional devices as well as Treatment of figures and facial Expressions-we have a true sense Of a narrative story happening – Darius is almost pleading in his Face with Alexander….
16 Figure 5-70 POLYKLEITOS THE YOUNGER, Theater, Epidauros, Greece, ca. 350 BCE. Here we see an orchestra for the first time: reference to a circle where the Original plays were performed on hard dirt-the direct translation is “dancing place”. The spectators sat in the Theatron: or place for seeing…wedge-shaped sections Made of steps in a half circle format here.
17 Figure 5-72 POLYKLEITOS THE YOUNGER, Corinthian capital, from the Tholos, Epidauros, Greece, ca. 350 BCE. Archaeological Museum, Epidauros. Corinthian column Is specific to Late Classical….not as Much an order as a style of column….. This column Solves some of The problems When used in Place of Ionic Columns-but it Is still mainly only Used in sacred Interiors-an outdoor Example if rare.
18 Figure 5-71 THEODOROS OF PHOKAIA, Tholos, Delphi, Greece, ca. 375 BCE.
19 Figure 5-71 Alternate View View from S, with Mount Parnassos behind © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd.
20 Figure 5-73 Choragic Monument of Lysikrates, Athens, Greece, 334 BCE.
21 Figure 5-73 Alternate View General view amidst excavations © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd.