1. Greek Art, Part I Geometric, 8 th century BCE Orientalizing, 7 th century BCE Archaic, 6 th century BCE

2. Goals Trace the development of monumental art following the dark ages, which lasted in Greece from about 1200 BCE to about 800 BCE. List the characteristic functions, elements and principles of Geometric, Orientalizing and Archaic Greek art. – Geometric, 8 th century BCE (800 to 701 BCE) – Orientalizing, c. 7 th century BCE (700 to 601 BCE) – Archaic, 6 th century BCE (600 to 501 BCE)

5. Greek Dark-age and the Dorian migration The collapse of the Mycenaean civilization is commonly attributed to the Dorian invasion, although other theories describing natural disasters and climate change have been advanced as well.

6. Greek Dark-age and the Dorian migration Dark-age ceramic vessel, c. 1000 BCE

7. Mycenaean Warrior Vase, c. 1200 BCE

8. Minoan Kamares Ware, c. 1600 BCEDark-age ceramic vessel, c. 1000 BCE

9. Dipylon oinochoe (pouring vessel), c. 740 BCE: “whoever of the dancers now dances most lightly...” Dark-age ceramic vessel, c. 1000 BCE

10. Dipylon oinochoe (pouring vessel), c. 740 BCE: “whoever of the dancers now dances most lightly...” Greek and Phoenician settlements and their colonies, c. 500 BCE

11. Map of Athens showing the Dipylon gate on the north side of the city. Dipylon oinochoe (pouring vessel), c. 740 BCE. The inscription reads: “whoever of the dancers now dances most lightly...”

12. Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall Dipylon oinochoe (pouring vessel), c. 740 BCE. The inscription reads: “whoever of the dancers now dances most lightly...”

13. Minoan sarcophagus from Hagia Triada, c. 1450-1400 BCE, detail, showing the pouring of libations on the left into a funerary vessel Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall

14. Greek vessel shape names Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall

15. Greek vessel shape names What is the name of the vessel on the left? Dipylon _____________, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 5’ tall

16. Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall detail of funeral bier

17. Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall detail of fragment from Dipylon cemetery with soldiers carrying shields and weapons

18. Mycenaean Warrior Vase, c. 1200 BCE

19. detail of fragment from Dipylon cemetery with soldiers carrying shields and weapons Mycenaean Warrior Vase, c. 1200 BCE Cycladic figure, c. 2500 BCE

20. detail of fragment from Dipylon cemetery with soldiers carrying shields and weapons Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, Metropolitan Museum of Art, lost wax cast bronzelost wax cast

21. detail of fragment from Dipylon cemetery with soldiers carrying shields and weapons Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, bronze, lost wax cast

23. detail of funeral bier Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, bronze, lost wax cast

24. Horses from a Dipylon Crater Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, bronze, lost wax cast

25. Statuette of a horse, Greek Geometric, 8 th century, cast bronze, 6 15/16 inches Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, bronze, lost wax cast

26. Geometric Art vs. Orientalizing Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high, bronze, lost wax cast Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientalizing), 8” h

28. Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE, 8” high, inscription: “Mantiklos dedicated me as a tithe to the far-shooting Lord of the Sliver Bow, you, Phoibos [Apollo], might give some pleasing favor in return.”

29. Old Kingdom Egyptian Menkaure and Khamerernebty, c. 2500 BCE

30. Orientalizing Art Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientalizing), 8” h

32. Orientalizing Art Orientalizing black-figure amphora from Corinth, found in Rhodes, c. 625 BCE, c. 1’ 2” h Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientalizing), 8” h

33. Orientalizing Art Orientalizing black-figure amphora from Corinth, found in Rhodes, c. 625 BCE, c. 1’ 2” h

34. Orientalizing Art Orientalizing black-figure amphora from Corinth, found in Rhodes, c. 625 BCE, c. 1’ 2” h

35. Orientalizing Art Orientalizing black-figure amphora from Corinth, found in Rhodes, c. 625 BCE, c. 1’ 2” h

36. Orientalizing Art Detail of griffins on an orientalizing black-figure oil jug from Corinth, c. 580 BC Griffin fresco in the "Throne Room", Palace of Knossos, Crete, c. 1500 BCE

37. Orientalizing Art Ram-headed sphynx from Karnak Detail of griffins on an orientalizing black-figure oil jug from Corinth, c. 580 BC

38. Orientalizing Art Detail of griffins on an orientalizing black-figure oil jug from Corinth, c. 580 BC 13-foot tall “Lamassu” guardian sculptures from of the Assyrian Citadel of Sargon II at Khorsabad, Iraq, c. 720-705 BCE

39. 7 th century Orientalizing vs. 6 th century Archaic Ceramics Orientalizing black-figure amphora from Corinth, found in Rhodes, c. 625 BCE, c. 1’ 2” h Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

40. 6 th century Archaic Ceramics Francois Vase, rear, on display at the Museo Archeologico, Florence, ItalyFrancois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

41. Kleitias, Gorgon on the volute of the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

42. Kleitias (painter), scene of Ajax carrying Achilles on the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

43. Kleitias, scene of Theseus joyous after escape from the Minotaur on the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

44. Kleitias, scene of centauromachy (battle between centaurs and Lapiths) on the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

45. Kleitias, scene of centauromachy (battle between centaurs and Lapiths) on the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Detail of griffins on an orientalizing black-figure oil jug from Corinth, c. 580 BC

46. Archaic vs. Geometric Centaurs Kleitias, scene of centauromachy (battle between centaurs and Lapiths) on the Francois Vase, c. 570 BCE Hero and Centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), c. 740 BCE, 4 ½” high

47. Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall

49. Greek Archaic vase showing pottery workshop

55. Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall Exekias, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, black-figure amphora from Athens, c. 540 BCE

56. Francois Vase, painted by Kleitias, made by Ergotimos, Athenian black-figure volute krater, c. 570 BCE, 2’ 2” tall, detail Exekias, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, black-figure amphora from Athens, c. 540 BCE

60. Minoan octopus jar, c. 1500 BCE Exekias, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, black-figure amphora from Athens, c. 540 BCE

61. Andokides, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, Attic bilingual amphora, c. 525 BCE, side 1

62. Andokides, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, Attic bilingual amphora, c. 525 BCE, side 2

63. Andokides, Achilles and Ajax throwing dice, Attic bilingual amphora, c. 525 BCE, side 1 Andokides, Heracles and the Cretan Bull, Attic bilingual amphora, c. 525 BCE, two sides of the same vase

64. Euphronios, Herakles wrestling Antios, red-figure calyx krater, c. 510 BCE, 1’ 7” tall Andokides, Heracles and the Cretan Bull, Attic bilingual amphora, c. 525 BCE, two sides of the same vase

65. Euphronios, Herakles wrestling Antaios, red-figure calyx krater, c. 510 BCE, 1’ 7” tall

66. Euthymides, Three Revelers, Attic red-figure vase, c. 510 BCE, 2’ tall

67. Archaic vs. Orientalizing Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientalizing), 8” h

68. Archaic vs. Orientalizing Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall

69. Archaic Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall

70. Archaic Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall

71. Archaic Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall—grave marker Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall

72. Archaic vs. Orientalizing Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientaliz ing), 8” h Kroisos (war hero), from Anavysos (a town near Athens), c. 530 BCE, marble, c. 6’ 4” tall

73. Archaic vs. Orientalizing Sculpture Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientaliz ing), 8” h Kroisos (war hero), from Anavysos (a town near Athens), c. 530 BCE, marble, c. 6’ 4” tall

74. Archaic vs. Geometric Art Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientaliz ing), 8” h Dipylon Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, c. 740 BCE, 3’ 4 ½” tall, detail, turned sideways

75. Archaic Kouros from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 600 BCE, marble, c. 6’ tall—grave marker Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700 BCE (Orientaliz ing), 8” h Kroisos (war hero), from Anavysos (a town near Athens), c. 530 BCE, marble, c. 6’ 4” tall Calf-bearer dedicated by Rhonbos on the Acropolis, Athens, c. 560 BCE, est. 5’ 5” tall

76. Two worshipers from the Temple at Tell Asmar, Iraq, c. 2700 BCE Calf-bearer dedicated by Rhonbos on the Acropolis, Athens, c. 560 BCE, est. 5’ 5” tall

77. The “archaic smile”