1. Greek Art Ancient Mediterranean
Chapter 5

2. Geometric Period
Very typical of this period were large funerary vases designed to hold votive offerings
Decoration was primarily abstract forms, flat patterns, outlined shapes that represent various human forms in poses of anguish.
Repetition used.

3. Geometric & Orientalizing
After destruction of Mycenaean palaces, the bronze age disintegrated, loss of kings as powerful rulers. Also lost many art forms (how to construct tombs, citadels, frescoes, sculpt with stone) also lost writing and reading.
This was deemed the “Dark Age of Greece”
Depopulation
Poverty
Loss of contact with outside world

4. Geometric Krater, 740bce

5. Orientalizing Period
More and more attention being paid to the human form/body
This period was influenced by Eastern works being brought in for trade, as trade was on the rise. Borrowed motifs from Egypt and Near East

6. Mantiklos Apollo, bce

7. 26. Athenian Agora, archaic through Hellenistic 600-BCE-150CE (plan)
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8. Lady of Auxerre, bce

9. The 3 styles of Greek Sculpture
Archaic: stiff body pose, feet together, and arms close to the body.
Classical: more lifelike body, more natural form with movement, calmness, appearance of the contrapposto pose
Hellenistic: evokes emotion, more lifelike detail, greater movement

10. Archaic Period
More sense of permanency, temples built of stone, not mud brick
The two orders were used (see handout)
Archaic statuary was usually life-size or larger, and painted. Most share an expression “archaic smile”. Possibly used to signify that the subject was still living.
Kore/Korai = female youth
Kouros/Kouroi = male youth

11. 2 important differences between Archaic Greek and Egyptian sculpture
Sculptures of men were unclothed
Sculptures were free from the stone in which they were carved

12. Kouros, 600bce

13. Moschophorus (Calf Bearer), 560bce

14. 27. Anavyos Kouros, Archaic Greek, marble with paint, 530bce
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15. Form Content Function Context Terms Themes
28. Kore, from Peplos, 530bce
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16. Kore, from the Acropolis, 520-510bce

17. Doric Ionic

18. Doric & Ionic

19. DORIC v. IONIC Doric Temples are found on Greek mainland.
Ionic Temples are found on the islands.
Athens is an exception, and you can find many Ionic temples, characteristics in their designs, especially on the Acropolis.
Any temple containing a caryatid, is considered Ionic.

20. Typical Greek Temple Plan

21. Temple of Hera I, 550bce

22. West pediment, Temple of Artemis, 600-580bce

23. Siphnian Treasury, Reconstruction Drawing

24. Vase Painting
Athens was the main location for the production of vases during the archaic period.
Black Figure technique used as well as red-figure technique

25. Andokides Painter, Ajax & Achilles Playing a Game 525-520bce

26. 33. Niobides Krater, anonymous vase painter, 460-450BCE, clay, red figure technique
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27. Dying Warrior, top (490 bce)west pediment of Temple Aphaia bottom (480 bce) east pediment of Temple Aphaia

28. Early Classical Period
Early 5th century, Greek city states united to fight the Persian Army, but defeat of Persians came after Athens was already destroyed

29. Architecture/Architectural Structure
Pieces from this period represent a time of transition.
Temples more compact, columns more spaced out
Pediment Statuary is more life-size and displays a variety of movement and action

30. Seer, from Temple of Zeus pediment 470 BC

31. Athena, Herakles, Atlas with Apples from metope Temple of Zeus, 470-465bce

32. Sculpture
New concern to render the human form in natural poses that illustrate how a human usually stands.

33. Kritios Boy, 480bce

34. Young Warrior from Riace, 460-450bce

35. Zeus (or Poseidon?), 460-450bce

36. Myron, Diskobolos, 450bce

37. 34 Polykleitos, Doryphorus (Spear bearer), 450bce (Roman copy) marble
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38. Kresilas, Pericles, 429bce

39. Form Content Function Context Terms Themes
35. Acropolis. Athens, Greece. Iktinos and Kallikrates. c BCE Marble. (6 images)
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40. Athens Acropolis Plan

41. Acropolis, restored view

42. Parthenon, bce

44. Phidias, Athena Parthenos (model)438bce

45. Helios, horses & Dionysus, pediment at Parthenon

46. Plaque of the Ergastines

47. Temple of Athena Nike, 427bce

48. Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, 410bce

49. 36. Grave Stele of Hegeso, High Classical
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50. Late Classical Period
Arts continued to flourish despite the defeat by Sparta. Athens never regained their empire status. New art forms (mosaics) flourished as well as new styles (tholos temple)

51. Praxiteles, Aphrodite, 350-340 bce

52. Praxiteles, Hermes and Infant Dionysos, 340bce

53. Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (The Scraper), 330bce

54. Lysippos, Weary Herakles, 320bce

55. Hellenistic Period

56. Form Content Function Context Terms Themes
Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, Hellensitic Greek, 175 BCE marble
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57. Plan, Great altar of Zeus

58. Athena battling Alkyoneos 175bce

59. Dying Gaul, Epigonos, 230bce (altar of zeus)

60. 37. Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace, Hellenistic 190bce
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61. Venus de Milo BC

62. 41. Seated Boxer, Hellenistic Greece, Bronze 100-50 BC
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63. Old Market Woman, BC

64. Laocoon sons, Hellenistic

65. Archaic High Classic Late Classic Hellenistic
Polykleitos Praxiteles