ARHS 1300 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Lecture I. art and scienceII. art and religion III. social changes IV. characterizationV. interpretation of art VII.elementsVI.historyOutline of Current LectureI. classical contributions to western civilizationII. periods of Greek artworkIII. Greek humanismCurrent LectureI. classical contributions to western civilizationA. governmentB. sports (Olympics)C. architecture and art1. canons of proportion2. greek orders=greek columnThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.D. Philosophy1. greek humanism and the concepts of Kalos Kagathos and SophrosyneE. we differ from the Greeks in religion1. we worship one God while the Greeks worshipped many2. their God’s also took human form while our God is usually depicted as adivine being3. examples: (the later form is the Roman name of the God)a) Zeus/Jupiter (King)b) Hera/Jupiter (Family)c) Poseidon/Neptune (Seas)d) Athena/Minerva (Wisdom)e) Dionysus/Bacchus (Wine,Excess, Entertainment)f) Aphrodite/Venus (Love,Beauty)II. periods of Greek artworkA. Geometric1. very abstract2. they didn’t quite know how to depict the human body3. examples:a) amphora: a vase looking structure that was used for storage or gravemarkersB. Archaic1. “what is the ideal man”2. examples:a) amphora:(1) black figure technique(2) red figure technique(3) Panathenaic Prize: sometimes filled with olive oil and given avictorious athleteC. Classical1. major stage (high period)2. height of human representation3. start of the contrapposto pose: engaged but relaxed at the same time4. Late Classicala) start of the Praxitelean CurveD. Hellenistic1. period of decline2. very exaggerated3. they explored children and elderly people in their artwork4. artists become bored with the ideas of the Classical Period sothey beganexaggerating their artworka) this led to the start of what is know as “wet drapery”III. Greek HumanismA. Kalos Kagathos: the idea that the ideal man is both physically beautiful andvirtuousB. Sophrosyne: the idea that the ideal man has self control along withmoderation.C. Greek Humanism: (manifesto-“man is the measure of all things”1. humans were the ultimate source of value2. physical beauty is godly and divine3. physical beauty was the driving principle in
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