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Greek Art: Geometric - Severe
ca. 1000 - 450 BCE
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Art History
12/08/2007

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Dipylon Amphora

 

Athens, Greece

Greek geometric perod

8th Century BCE

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Dipylon Krater

Athens, Greece

Greek Geometric

8th century BCE

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Eleusis amphora

Eleusis, Greece

Greek Orientalizing Period

670 BCE

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Statue of Apollo dedicated by Mantiklos


Greek Orientalizing Period

700 BCE

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New York Kouros

Attica, Greece

Greek Archaic Period

600 BCE

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Anavysos Kouros

Anavysos, Greece

Greek Archaic Period

540 BCE

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Calf Bearer, or "Moscophoros"

Acropolis at Athens, Greece

Greek Archaic Period

570 BCE

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Rampin Rider

Acropolis at Athens, Greece

Greek Archaic Period

560 BCE

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Lady of Auxerre

Crete

Greek Archaic Period

650 BCE

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Hera of Samos

Location unknown

Greek Archaic Period

570 BCE

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Peplos Kore

Acropolis at Athens, Greece

Archaic Greek Art

530 BCE

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Kore from Chios

Acropolis at Athens, Greece

Greek Archaic Period

510 BCE

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Siphnian Treasury

Delphi

Greek Archaic Period

525 BCE

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Caryatid Figures from Siphnian Treasury

Delphi

Greek Archaic Period

525 BCE

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Battle of the Gods and Giants, a frieze from Siphnian Treasury

Delphi

Greek Archaic Period

525 BCE

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East Pediment of Siphnian Treasury: Struggle of Peracles and Apollo for Delphic Tripod

Delphi

Greek Archaic Period

525 BCE

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Gorgon Pediment of Temple of Artemis

Corfu

Greek Archaic Period

600 BCE

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"Basilica" at Paestrum

Paestrum, Italy

Greek Archaic Period

550 BCE

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Temple of Athena Aphaia
Aegina
Late Archaic/Early Classical
500 BCE
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Pedimental sculptures of Battle of Greeks and Trojans from Temple of Athena Aphaia

Aegina

Late Archaic/Early Classical

500 BCE

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Kritios Boy

Acropolis at Athens, Greece

480 BCE

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Charioteer from Delphi

Delphi

Early Classical/Severe

470 BCE

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Zeus or Poseidon

Artemisium

Severe

460 BCE

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Discobolos

Archaic

450 BCE

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Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Olympia

Severe

460 BCE

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Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

West Pediment of Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Olympia

Severe

460 BCE

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Preparations for Chariot Race of Pelops

East Pediment of Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Olympia

Severe

460 BCE

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GEOMETRIC PERIOD
Definition

1000 - 700 BCE

-Geometric shapes, lines, patterns

-highly conventionalized

-orderly arrangement

-pointy noses

-Dipylon Amphora and Dipylon Krater

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ORIENTALIZING PERIOD
Definition

700 - 650 BCE

 

-figures highly conventionalized but with more individual details

-like geometric but more fleshed out

-Eleusis Amphora and Statue of Apollo

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ARCHAIC PERIOD
Definition

650 - 525 BCE

-archaic smile: unemotional

-high technical skill & geometric conventionalism

-stiff postures similar to Egyptian art

-official form for Gorgons

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LATE ARCHAIC/EARLY CLASSICAL
Definition

515-490

-archaic smile/awkward limbs -->naturalism/some emotion

-Temple of Athena Aphaia: Pedimental Sculptures of Battle of Greeks and Trojans

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SEVERE
Definition

480 - 450 BCE

-more naturalism

-no archaic smile

-calm, serene expressions

-poised for action