1. Art History II Seating:
Please choose a seat to occupy this semester (every other seat, within first six rows). Photos today!

2. Extra Credit Assignment: Visit the new art exhibit in Ashby-Hodge Gallery and write a response of 1-2pp on what most of the works have in common, and what the artist seems to you to be saying in these works.

3. Art Before the Renaissance
Background Cultures
Art Before the Renaissance
Prehistoric 30,000 BCE--3,000 BCE
Ancient 3000 BCE--400 CE
Medieval CE
[Renaissance ]

4. Prehistoric, Paleolithic Cave Painting, Lascaux, France, c15,000 BCE

5. Prehistoric, Neolithic Village, (restored view of a section of) Çatal Höyük, Turkey, ca. 6000–5900 BCE 5 5

6. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, War side of the Standard of Ur, Royal Cemetery, Ur Iraq, ca BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone, 8” x 1’ 7”. British Museum, London. 6 6

7. Anc. Nr. E., Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, c575 BCE reconstruction painting

8. Egyptian Art, Giza, Egypt, Great Pyramidof Khufu and Khafre and Menkaure pyramids, c2500 BCE

9. Egyptian Art, Khafre enthroned, from Giza, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca
Egyptian Art, Khafre enthroned, from Giza, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2520–2494 BCE. Diorite, 5’ 6” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 9

10. Egyptian Art, King Tutankhamen, solid gold inner mask in coffin, 1’9”, Egyptian Mus., Cairo

11. Aegean Bronze Age,Minoan Art, Palace of Knossos, Crete, 5 stories on 5 acres, c1700-1400 BCE

12. Aegean, Minoan Art, Bull leaping fresco fr. Pal. at Knossos,c1450 BCE

13. Aegean, Minoan Art, Snake Goddess, from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca BCE. Faience, 1’ 1 1/2” high. Archaeological Museum, Herakleion. 13

14. Aegean Art, Mycenaean, Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE
Aegean Art, Mycenaean, Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE. Limestone, relief panel, 9’ 6” high. 14

15. Aegean, Mycenaean, Palace of Pylos, c1300-1200 BCE, reconstruction rendering

16. Greek Archaic Art, Vase painting by Exekias, Achilles and Ajax gaming, c540, Rome

17. Greek Archaic Art, Marble Kouros figure, c600 BCE, 6’, Met.,NY

18. Much of the Classical Greek sculptures today are Roman marble copies.
This Riace Warrior, like most Classical Greek statues, was sculpted in bronze. Most Classical bronzes have not survived.
Much of the Classical Greek sculptures today are Roman marble copies.
Greek Early Classical Art, Warrior, from the sea off Riace, Italy, ca. 460–450 BCE. Bronze, 6’ 6” high. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria. 18

20. Greek Early Classical Art, Zeus (or Poseidon
Greek Early Classical Art, Zeus (or Poseidon?), from the sea off Cape Artemision, Greece, ca. 460–450 BCE. Bronze, 6’ 10” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. 20

21. Greek Classical Art, Discobolus by Myron, c450 BCE, Roman copy of bronze original, Rome

22. Greek Classical Art, The Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447-438 BCE

23. Greek Classical Art, Goddesses from east pediment of Parthenon, 438-432 BCE,London

24. Gr. Cl. Art, PHIDIAS, Athena Parthenos, 38’, in the cella of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 438 BCE. Model of the lost chryselephantine statue. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. 24 24

25. Hermes and the infant Dionysus
By follower of Praxiteles (son or grandson possibly)
Notice S-curve of the body (pronounced contrapposto)
New standard of adult and child interaction
Greek Late Classical Art, PRAXITELES(?), Hermes and the infant Dionysos, from the Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece. Copy of a statue by Praxiteles of ca. 340 BCE or an original work of ca. 330–270 BCE by a son or grandson. Marble, 7’ 1” high. Archaeological Museum, Olympia 25

26. Aphodite of Knidos, PRAXITELES
Bold step to render a goddess in the nude
Sensuous and humanizing qualities – different from the cold, aloof gods and athletes of the High Classical
Greek Late Classical Art, PRAXITELES, Aphrodite of Knidos. Roman marble copy of an original of ca. 350–340 BCE. 6’ 8” high. Musei Vaticani, Rome. 26

27. Greek Hellenistic Art, Head of Alexander the Great, 4c-3c BCE

28. Gr. Hellenistic Art, Battle of Alexander and Darius III at Issus, 9’x17’, 2c-1c BCE, Archaeological Museum, Naples

29. Gr. Hellenistic Art, Roman Patronage, ATHANADOROS, HAGESANDROS, and POLYDOROS OF RHODES, Laocoön and his sons, from Rome, Italy, early first century CE Marble, 7’ 10 1/2” high. Musei Vaticani, Rome. 29 29

30. Etruscan Art, Terracotta sarcophagus,Reclining Couple, Cerveteri, Italy, c520 BCE

31. Roman Art, Augustus, Early 1c CE

32. Roman Art, The Pantheon, Rome, 118-125 CE,

33. Pantheon interior, dome height and diameter, 143’

34. Roman Art, Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, from Rome, Italy, ca
Roman Art, Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, from Rome, Italy, ca. 175 CE. Bronze, 11’ 6” high. Musei Capitolini, Rome. 34

35. Early Christian Art, Catacomb ceiling, Good Shepherd & Jonah Scenes, c300 CE

36. Early Christian, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, c425
Artist: n/a
Title: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Medium: n/a
Size: n/a
Date: c. 425–26
Source/ Museum: Ravenna
Early Christian, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, c425

38. Byzantine Art, Aerial view of San Vitale (looking northwest), Ravenna, Italy, 526–547.38

39. Byzantine Art, Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants, mosaic on the north wall of the apse, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, ca. 547. 39 39

40. Byzantine, Hagia Sophia, Istanbus, 532-37

41. Byzantine, Crucifixion, mosaic in the Church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece, ca. 1090–1100.41

42. Islamic Art, Courtyard of Mosque at Isfahan, Iran, 11-18c

43. Islamic, Muqarnas Dome, The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 14c

44. Chinese Art, 7000 life-size soldiers, Mausoleum of 1st Emperor, c210 BCE

45. Chinese Art, FAN KUAN, Travelers among Mountains and Streams, 6’10”, Northern Song Dyn. Early 11c

46. Early Mediieval Art, Book of Kells, Chi Rho Iota page, early 9c, Iona Scotland

47. Early Medieval, Carolingian, Aachen Gospels, 4 Evangelists, c810 CE

48. Early Medieval, Carolingian, Ebbo Gospels, Matthew writing, Reims School, c830

49. Early Medieval, Viking, Oseberg Ship, 75’6”, Oslo, Norway

50. Early Medieval, Ottonian, Annunciation to the Shepherds, Lectionary of Henry II, from Reichenau, Germany, 1002–1014. Munich. 50

51. Romanesque Art, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy, dedicated 1059.51

52. Romanesque Art, England, Bayeux Tapestry, 230’ long, Halley’s Comet as omen, c1070

53. Romanesque, France, Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070–1120.53

54. Interior of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070-1120.54

55. Romanesque, France, Moissac Church, Prophet on pillar supporting lintel, early 12c

56. Romanesque, GISLEBERTUS, Last Judgment, west tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120–1135. Marble, 21’ wide at base. 56

57. Autun, Tympanum detail

58. Gothic Art, France, Chartres Cathedral, 1145-1230

59. Gothic, West facade, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca59

60. Figure 18-6 Royal Portal, west facade, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1145–1155.
Chartres West, Royal Portal, 60

61. Chartres, Old Testament kings and queens, jamb statues, central doorway of Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1145–1155. 61

62. Gothic Art, Annunciation and Visitation, jamb statues of central doorway, west facade, Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, ca 62

63. Gothic, Chartres Cathedral, interior, 1194-1220 (120’ vaults)

64. Gothic, Beauvais Cathedral, France, choir, 1284-- (vaults 157’6”)

65. Gothic Art, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1138 Biblical scenes, 1243-8

66. Late Gothic Art, Germany, Virgin with the Dead Christ (Röttgen Pietà), from the Rhineland, Germany, ca. 1300–1325. Painted wood, 2’ 10 1/2” high. Rheinisches Landemuseum, Bonn. 66