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Art History 1 Exam 2
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03/24/2012

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Geometric krater


Ancient Greece


740 BCE

 

 Grave marker of a man. very stylized and abstract. horizantal registers. filled all the space with designs. resembled textiles

wanted to obtain Arete (to be the best) no 2nd or 3rd place! Funary scene of a man who wants to be remembered as a warrior. no defiend story telling

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Lady of Auxerre


650- 625 BCE


Ancient Greece

 

archaic 

 unsure if human or goddess. goddess in this time wore clothes. much more natural

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Kroisos


530 BCE


Ancient greece

 

 Kouros used as grave marker of warrior. very egyptian in style with clentched fists and on leg forward. not constropostal. much more natural and proportionate than previous kouros.

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Peplos Kore


ca. 530 BCE


Ancient Greece

 

 peplos clothing worn by young girls. grave marker or votive offering. could be ardomis? much more sentual and confident than young greek girls should have acted. meant to please gods

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Gigantomachy


detail of the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury


ca. 530 BCE


Ancient Greece

 

 

 

 

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Kleitias and Ergotimos


François Vase


(Athenian black-figure volute krater)


ca. 570 BCE


Ancient Greece

 

 first time writting in seen in many years. label everything!!! narrative of mytholgy. converstion piece. distinguish between the potter and painter. and are still using registers to organize

 

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Exekias, Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game


Athenian black-figure amphora


ca. 540- 530 BCE


Ancient Greece

 

 show Arete. calm and rational right before going to battle and DYING. playing dice game. "talking" pot. shows what they roled. Achilles is slightly taller with helmet. 

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Chariot race of Pelops and Oinomaos


East pediment from the Temple of Zeus


470-456 BCE


Classical Greece

 

 in temple of zeus at olympic games. discourages cheating in the game. curses cheater and decendants.  prophet in the corner shows concern(figure shows age); Zeus pickings garmet. "calm before storm." statues face the starting starting line.

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Kritios Boy


ca. 480 BCE


Classical Greek

 

 more natural. start of contropostal

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Charioteer


470 BCE


Ancient Greek

 

 commemorate victory at games.doesnt react to winner to thank gods for success. column-like clothes that do not reveal form

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Polykleitos


Doryphoros (Spearbearer)


450- 440 BCE


Classical Greek

 

 in control and introverted. extreme contropostal = balance and strength and symmetr. perfect proportion. possibly achilles with his special spear. made as demonstration piece to show the idea statue of young male athelete

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Aerial view of the Acropolis


Classical Greek

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Iktinos and Kallikrates


Parthenon


447- 438 BCE


Classical Greek

 

 

defeating persians, low scuplture relief, high above scenes for pleasing gods, group experience, doric columns but continuous freize of ionic and order and harmony. 

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Plan of the Parthenon


447-432 BCE


Classical Greek

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Phidias


Athena Parthenos


438 BCE


Classical Greek

 

gold and ivory. huge.

 

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Helios and his horses, and Dionysos


from the east pediment of the Parthenon


438-432 BCE


Classical Greek

 

 

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Three goddesses


(Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite)


from the east pediment of the Parthenon


438-432 BCE


Classical Greek

 

 2 mothers attentive to hear children. aphrodite is relaxed and unconerded

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the Panathenaic Festival procession frieze


from the Parthenon


447-432 BCE,


Classical Greek

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Praxiteles

 

Aphrodite of Knidos


350-340 BCE


Late Classical

 

first nude staute of greek goddess. shows goddess doing very normal and unenteresting things (bathing). shows modesty as if caught after bathing.  

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Lysippos,


Apoxyomenos (Scraper)


330 BCE


Late Classical

 

 bodys more slender now = new proportions. normal human activity. more nervous posture. scraping oil off of body after excersising. activity of wealthy men

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Head of Alexander the Great


third century BCE


Hellenistic

 

 start of hellenistic style

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 Altar of Zeus


Pergamon


175 BCE


Hellenistic

 

 sculpture at eye level to engage viewer. falling onto steps. bout defeating the galls. deep dramatic relief. frontal design. dedicated to Athena and Zeus. individualized experience

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Athena battle Alkyoneos


from the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon


175 BCE


Hellenistic

 

 dramatic movement and drapery

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Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife


Pergamon


230-220 BCE 


Hellenistic

 

nude= show enemies are heroic. to make greeks look good for conquering. shows a moment in time right before death. kills himself and wife so not taken prisoner and enslaved.

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Nike alighting on a warship (Nike of Samothrace)


190 BCE


Hellenistic

 

in the moment of landing on a ship. clothes show form and texture, wind, and light. would have been on the front of a ship. hands holding wreath of victory 

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Seated boxer


100-50 BCE


Hellenistic

 

 older boxer. has broken nose and battered ears from previous fights. tired but shows strong body and old face. gloves are made of leather bands soaked in water. shows anguish and defeat

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Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes


Laocoön and his sons


early first century CE


Hellenistic

 

 

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Model of a typical Etruscan temple


as described by Vitruvius

 

Etruscan

sixth-century BCE 

 

decoration is on roof and figureens ward off evil. columns ave bases. single set of steps are in the front. high porch. made of wood and teracotta. focuses on movement, archaic smile and near eastern influence. made for 3 different gods

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Apulu (Apollo)


from the roof of the Portonaccio temple


510-500BCE

 

 Etruscan

 

movement forward. archaic smile. near eastern influence. shows gods clothed. on roof. made of terricotta

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Sarcophagus with reclining couple


520 BCE


Etruscan

 

women are give much more power. shows the closeness of the husband and wife. focuses on the top of the figures. near eastern influence in face

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Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs


third century BCE


Etruscan

 

 housed several  generations of a family. images on walls for afterlife and 3-headed dog is guardian of afterlife

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Interior of the Tomb of the Leopards


480-470 BCE


Etruscan

 

 richer tomb. shows wives not prostitutes

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Aule Metele (Arringatore)


early first century BCE


Etruscan

 

 shows ability to command through speech= power. toga shows roman citizen. shows age and wrinkles to imply wisdom

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus


from Rome


359 CE

 

 shows rich romans conversion to christianity. shows 3 different time periods: old testament, new testament, and present day. does not show crucifixtion scene cuz too close to home. done in plebian style. jesus shown as apollo. very roman style. on donkey to show humity. 

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The Good Shepherd, the story of Jonah, and orants, painted ceiling of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus


early fourth century


Late Antiquity

 

 set style for centuries of christian art: most impotant is largest and in center. jesus shown very naturally while prayers are styleized. praying for the salvation of the dead. jonah story for protection and rebirth

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Head of an old man


mid-first century BCE


Roman

 

 exagerated age for wisdom and stabilty of leader.

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Dionysiac mystery frieze


Second Style wall paintings


Pompeii


ca. 60-50 BCE


Roman

 

 allusion of imaginary 3d world on roman houses. acting innitiation rights. private celebration of dyonisus. scene of figureson a stage

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Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace)


13-9 BCE


Roman

 

 augustus propaganda to cary out social progam. have children. swans= mate for life. peace through strong military.

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Female personification


Ara Pacis Augustae


13-9 BCE


Roman

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Procession of the imperial family


south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae


13-9 BCE


Roman

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Maison Carrée


ca. 1-10 CE


roman

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Pont-du-Gard


ca. 16 BC


roman

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Arch of Titus


81 CE


roman

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Column of Trajan


112 CE


Roman

 

 

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Pantheon


118-125 CE


Roman

 

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Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina


ca. 161 CE


Roman

 

mixed styles. faustina died 20 years before antininus, but artist showed them together on an eagle to show they would be reunited in the afterlife. The sides are done in plebian styles of teh lower class to show the empire cares about the little people

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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius


175 BCE


Roman

 

 as big as horse to show importance. weary of trting to control the huge empire. pardoning enemy that is under the horse.

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Painted portrait of Septimius Severus and his family


200 CE


Roman

 

 was found in Egypt. show how far reaching erasing a traitors memory was. smugged out brother Getta. immortality was through being remembered

Shows the king and sons in natural way because important. Shows kings age.

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Battle of Romans and barbarians


(Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus)


250-260 BCE


Roman

 

no more cremation. sarcophoguses became very popular. piles of figures doint show sense of space and rejectd classical perspective.

"X" on forehead shows the worship of persian god of light, truth, and victorry over death.

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Portraits of the four tetrarchs


 305 BCE


Roman

 

 plebian style. shows unity of fathers and sons ruling. age not shown. beard=father. lack of individuality shows 4 equal partners in power.

pophry very durable and for royalty

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Arch of Constantine


312-315 CE


roman

 

 created to comemorate his defeat of maxentius.builders used decorations from trjan, hadrian and marcus arillius o connect him to the great emperors.

first victory arch in memory of conquering a fellow roman.

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Distribution of largesse


north frieze of the Arch of Constantine


 312-315 CE


roman

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difference of temples:

 

Greeks:are located up high in acropolisus

decoration is on the pediment

columns don't have a base= doric

made of marble

stairs wrap around

dedicated to 1 god generally

Estruscan: located in cities

decoartion of roofs to ward off evil. focus on movement

columns have bases (ionic ish)

made of wood and taracotta (none left)

stair located in front to high porch

dedicated to 3 gods (3 doors)

 

Romans: very eclectic

located in cities

etruscan stairs and porch in front

has continuous frieze but not decorated

smaller than Greek

Dedicated to 1 god

made of marble

and has engaged columns

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