Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia

-Classical Period

-Held horse and charriot Races

-Place of Tourism

Classical Sculpture

Altar Temple of Hera

-Lighting of the torch

Classical Sculpture

Temple of Zeus, 450-56 BC

-Classical

-Held Statue of Zeus

--Shows zeus seated on a throne holding a septor

-Classical Sculpture

Phedias, Chrselephantine Statue of Zeus

-High Classical Period

-Phideas helped contsruct the Parthenon

-One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world

Classical Sculpture

Graffito of Phedias, Bottom of Cup, Olympia Museum

-"I belong to phideas" inscription found on the bottom of this cup

-classical sculpture

East Facade, Temple of Zeus

-Shows preamble before races begin

-Shows Pelops and Inomeus swearing to play by the rules

-The Pediment shows what will happen if you cheat

-Its Atropopiac protecing from the fate of cheaters

Classical Sculpture

Charriot Race Between Pelops and Oinomaos

-Pelops, Zeus, Oinomaos

-Very Idealized

Classical Sculpture

Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) 440 BC

-Carrying Spear in Left hand

-Perfect Ratios

Classical Sculpture

Polykletios, Diadoumenous 440 BC

-She is preparing herself for the final journey

-Klismos- The beautiful chair in athenian art

-Grave reliefs

Classical Sculpture

Ergotimos and Kleitos, "Francios Vase" (Krater) Ca 570 BC (Kalydonian Boar Hunt)

"Francios Vase"-filled with many images

-Black Figure painting/Eshlan Technique

Boar Hunt: Shows Ajax legs shown in profile

-Name of figures written next to figures

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Exekias, Ajax Commiting Suicide (Amphora) Ca 540-30 BC

-Kills himself after being second to Achilles then again later to Odesius

-Black figure

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Exekias, Dionysis in a Ship (Kylix) Ca 530

-Dionysis turned his enemies into fish

-Kylix used for drinking wine (Dionysis: God of extascy)

-Black Figure

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Andokides Painter, Herkales Banqueting (Amphora) Ca 525 BC

-Black Figure

-Not much detail in comparison

-On the opposite side is red figure

-Bilingual Vessel (Red figure on one side/ black on other.

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Andokides Painter, Herkales Banqueting (Amphora) CA 525 BC

-Shows the quality of black figure

-Other side done in red figure

-Benefit of red figure: More naturalistic can add more colors like purples and reds

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Euphronios, Herkales and Antaios (Krater) CA 510 BC

-Two wrestelers Battling (Herkales  vs Antonios)

-Herkales on left in profile view, Neat hair

-Antonios on right, Frontal view, twisted from, Less neat hair

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Euphronios, Death of Sarpedon (Krater) Ca 510 BC

-death of a trojan king (from the illiad)

-An archiac style

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Euthymides, Revelers (amphora) CA 510 BC

-Shows people dancing and drinking

-Twisted Perspective

-Body in 3/4 pose

-Naturalistic perspective of twisting in space

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Berlin Painter, Satyr and Hermes (Amphora) Ca 490 BC

-Red figure style

-Archiac Period

-Frontal figure is in 3/4 Pose

-The deer shows color compared to the colorless figures

-Hermes in the back ground

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Berlin Painter, Ganymede (krater) ca 490 BC

-Shows love object of zeus

-In hand is a cock given by zeus

-shows change from boyhood to adulthood

-Astetically linear fashion, Linear design

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Brygos Painter, Revelers (Kylix) Ca 490 BC

-Drinking party, women singing and dancing

-Shows no emotion, Classisim

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Niobid Painter, Death of the Niobids (krater) Ca 450 BC

-Sons face done in 3/4 view

-Red Figure Crater

-Depicts massacre of Niobe's Children

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Achilles Painter (White Ground)

-Middle of classical period

-focuses on figure, minimal ground line

-No Emotion, quiet contemplation (classical)

-Lekythos

-White ground

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Warrior Bidding Farwell to His wife, WG Lekythos Ca 440

-Contrapostle Stance on the man

-No emtotion, Queit contemplation (classical)

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Stele of Hegeso, From Dipylon Cemetary CA 440 BC

-Examining jewlerly from a box that a servant girl holds

Attic Black Figure Pottery

Phiale Painter, Hermes bringing the Infant Dionysis to Papposilenos

-White Ground

-diluted brown to color and shade rocks

Attic Black Figure Pottery