Chapter 5: Ancient Greece Lesson 2: Geometric & Archaic Sculpture

Warm-up 9-22-14 Ch.5 Greece Respond to the following : What is the Function of this work? What are the stylistic characteristics of this work? What is the significance of the work? Obj: SWBAT compare and contrast Egyptian sculpture with Archaic Greek Sculpture HW Due Today: Read Pgs 104-119 HW Due Friday: 7 Cue Cards (posted on website) Test on MONDAY

Geometric Period Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BCE Medium: Ceramic Pot (fired clay) Size/Scale: 3’4 ½” high Function: Krater=wide mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water Grave marker Drain rainwater (?) Open bottom to pour liquids (wine) into grave (?)

Geometric Period Subjects/figures/narrative: 1st band=Human figures Mourning a dead man Women are tearing their hair out 2nd band=Warriors w/ chariots Procession in honor of deceased man

Geometric Period Stylistic features: Abstract & angular motifs Meander pattern Stylistic features: Abstract & angular motifs Horizontal bands Meander (band of ornamentation using geometric motifs) Geometric figures—triangular torsos Composite View--Legs and heads in profile Horses-share common body with multiple heads and legs

Geometric Period Significance: Size=Showed skill of the artist, wealth & status of deceased person Figures=Turning point in Greek art—humans figures reemerged Narrative=revived storytelling in art

Announcements: Agenda: Test on Chapters 1-3, Ch. 5 on Monday (geometric, archaic sculpture and architecture pg. 104-119). Due Friday—7 Greek Cue Cards Afterschool study sessions Thurs & Friday 3pm-4:30pm, show up any time Mrs. Q will have snacks! Agenda: Warm-up Announcements and Reminders Office Hours Tuesday 3:00-4:00 Thursday 3:00-4:00

Ancient Greece

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ARCHAIC PERIOD

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What do you know about this work? Kroisos What do you know about this work?

Archaic Period Kroisos, from Anavysos, Greece, ca. 530 BCE Medium: Marble (stone) Function: Funerary--Grave marker Kouros –Greek for “youth” (Kouroi--plural) Subject/Figures: Young man named ‘Kroisos’ who died a hero’s death in battle

Archaic Period Stylistic Features: Frontal pose, arms at sides with clenched hands Similar to Egyptian statues—canon of proportions Differences from Egypt: Figures liberated from stone block—Greeks wanted to show movement Greek statues are nude, no identifying features Kouros--530 BCE Menkaure and Khamerenebty from Gizeh, Egypt ca. 2,490-2,472 B.C.E. approximately 54 1/2 in. high

Archaic Period Stylistic Features (cont.): Staying with Egyptian stance for generations In 530 BCE, More naturalistic rendering: Head is proportional face is more rounded hips are fleshy hair falls naturally on the back “Archaic Smile” Kouros--600 BCE Kouros--530 BCE

Archaic Period Significance: Stylistic= Egyptian influence—stance/pose, canon or proportions Break away from Egyptian style Move toward more realistic rendering and motion

Peplos Kore

Archaic Period Peplos Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE Medium: Marble (stone) Function: Spiritual—offering to Goddess Athena in temple Subject/Figures: Peplos—simple long, woolen belted garment (dress) Kore-Greek for “young woman” Goddess—wears 4 garments, 1 garment identifies her as a goddess

Archaic Period Stylistic features: Mostly the same as the Kouros Softer more naturalistic female form Distinguishes her from Kouroi (hard/muscular) Significance: Style=similar to Kouros--influence of Egypt , more naturalistic rendering Spiritual/function=belief in the Goddess Athena

Classwork Create a chart to compare and contrast the statues of Egypt and Archaic Greece. List a east 3 similarities and 3 differences. Stick to stylistic, function, and figures Similarity 1 Egypt Archaic Greece Similarity 2 Similarity 3

Exit Slip Describe how the work of the Egyptians influenced with work of the Ancient Greeks. Describe how the Greeks differed from the work of the Egyptians. Use at least 3 pieces of visual evidence for each.

Homework—Due Friday Create 7 Cue Cards: Ancient Greece Context Card Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BCE Kroisos, from Anavysos, Greece, ca. 530 BCE Peplos Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE