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The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Reconstructed West front of the Altar of Zeus Pergamon, Turkey ca 175 BC This is considered by many to be the most famous of all Hellenistic sculptural ensembles. The monument’s west front has been reconstructed in Berlin (what is shown in this image). All around the platform was a sculptured frieze almost four hundred feet long populated by some one hundred larger-than-life size figures. The subject is the battle of Zeus and the gods against the giants. It is the most extensive representation Greek artists ever attempted of that epic conflict for control of the world. In the third century BC, King Attalos I had successfully turned back an invasion by the Gauls in Asia Minor. The gigantomachy of the Altar of Zeus alluded to the Pergamene victory over those barbarians.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Epigonos(?),Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife Pergamon, Turkey ca BC The sculptor carefully studied and reproduced the distinctive features of the foreign Gauls, most notably their long, bushy hair and mustaches and torques ( neck bands) they frequently wore. This demonstrates the “foes” of the Pergamene victors and their noble response to defeat. Here, the chieftain drives a sword into his own chest after having already killed his own wife, as it is evident that he prefers suicide to surrender and an indefinite life of slavery. In the best Lysippan tradition, the group only can be fully appreciated by walking around it. From one side the observer sees the Gaul’s intensely expressive face, from another his powerful body, and from a third the woman’s limp and almost lifeless body. The Greek theater, by this point, had certainly made an impression on the visual artists’ didactic depictions.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Dying Gaul Pergamon, Turkey ca BC Again, this depiction is reflective of the drama seen on the stages of the Greek amphitheaters at this time. The dying Gaul winces in pain as blood pours from the large gash in his chest. The concept of pathos became increasingly popular toward the end of the history of Greek sculpture. The musculature was rendered in an exaggerated manner. Note the chest’s tautness and the left leg’s bulging veins ---- implying that the unseen hero who has struck down this noble and savage foe must have been an extraordinary man. The depiction of a variety of ethnic groups was a new concept in Greek art and one that would be pushed much further throughout the Hellenistic age.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Nike of Samothrace Samothrace, Greece ca. 190 BC Nike’s missing right arm was once raised high to crown the naval victor- in the same manner that Nike places a wreath on Athena on the Altar of Zeus. The wind sweeps her drapery. Her himation bunches in thick folds around her right leg, and her chiton is pulled tightly across her abdomen and left leg. The statues theatrical effect was amplified by its setting. This sculpture was part of a two-tiered fountain. In the lower basin were large boulders. The fountain’s flowing water created the illusion of rushing waves dashing up against the ship. The sound of splashing water added an to the sense of drama. Art and nature were combined.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Aphrodite (of Melos) Melos, Greece ca BC This demonstrates that the “undressing” of Aphrodite by Praxiteles had become the norm by this point in Greek art, but Hellenistic sculptors went beyond the Late Classical master an openly explored the female form’s eroticism. Here, Aphrodite is more modestly draped than the “Aprodite of Knidos but more overtly sexual. Her left hand (separately preserved) holds the apple Paris awarded her when he judged her as the most beautiful goddess of all. Her right hand may have lightly grasped the edge of her drapery near the left hip in a halfhearted attempt to keep it from slipping farther down her body.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Aphrodite, Eros and Pan Delos, Greece ca. 100 BC Here, Aphrodite defends herself with one of her sandals as the semi-human, semi-goat Pan attempts to gain her interest. Her son Eros flies into grab one of Pan’s horns in an attempt to protect his mother from an unspeakable fate. Images such as these that appear during the Hellenistic Era are a far cry from the solemn depictions of the deities of Mount Olympus produced during the Classical times. Special attention was paid to the depiction of Eros. Here he is sculpted with the proportions and softness of an actual infant, rather than the miniature adult that often had his depiction in the past.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Sleeping Saytr (Barberini Faun) Rome, Italy ca BC Archaic statues smile at their viewers, and even when Classical statues look away from the viewer they are always awake and alert. Hellenistic sculptors often portrayed sleep. This concept is the antithesis of the Classical ideals of rationality and discipline. The saytr, a follower of Dionysos, has had too much wine and has fallen into an intoxicated sleep.saytr Compare the sexuality of this sculpture with that of the early Archaic kouros figures. It is not surprising that when Hellenistic sculptors began to explore the human body’s sexuality, they turned their attention to both men and women

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Hellenistic sculptors often rendered the common theme of the male athlete in a new way. This boxer is not a victorious young athlete with a perfect face and body, but rather a heavily battered, defeated veteran whose upward gaze may have been directed at the man who had just beaten him. This boxer’s broken nose, distorted face, bleeding wounds and “cauliflower ears” add the sense of realism that the Hellenistic artists sought. Seated Boxer Rome, Italy ca BC He far from resembles the powerful bearded Riace warrior from the Early Classical period.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Old Market Woman ca BC This is one of a series of statues of old men and women from the lowest rungs of the social order. Shepherds, fishermen, and drunken beggars are common- the kind of people who were pictured earlier on red-figure vases but never before were thought worthy of monumental statuary. This old woman is depicted carrying chickens, fruit, and vegetables to sell at the market. Her face is wrinkled, her body is bent with age, and her spirit is broken by a lifetime of poverty. She carries on because she must, not because she derives any pleasure from life. Hellenistic art reflects a new and unstable social climate in Greece. Social instability gave way to the depiction of a much wider variety of physical types, including different ethnic types.

The Hellenistic Period Ancient Greece Laocoön and his sons Rome, Italy ca. Early 1st century AD This sculpture was discovered in Rome in 1506 ( at the height of the Italian Renaissance). The Roman poet vividly described the strangling of Laocoön and his two sons by sea serpents while sacrificing at an altar. The gods who favored the Greeks in the war against Troy had sent the serpents to punish Laocoön, who had tried to warn his compatriots about the danger of bringing the Greeks’ wooden horse within the walls of their city. Everything about this piece speaks to the Hellenistic ideal. The facial expressions are exaggerated, the muscles fully flexed, dramatic movement is indicated, and strong diagonals dominate the composition.