ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 11 Current Lecture Continuation of Greece I II III IV V VI Dark age a After ancient Aegean b Approximately 200 years c People settled in villages d Writing disappeared led to los of knowledge e There was a lot of poverty f Lead to depopulation 750 480 BCE a Poleis the city states i Independent cities ii Controlled by aristocracies iii Development of trade and industry and formed allies iv Example Poleis 1 Delphi Athens Olympia Sparta Corinth Greek Humanism a Believed we were rational beings with dignity and worth b This humanism has greatly affected the West c Individual is the Greek ideal i Human especially nude is the ideal figure Greek Inventions a Democracy b Theater c Olympic games i Began in 776 BCE at Olympics ii The games began the Greek Calendar iii Competed in the nude iv Won a laurel wreath Pantheons of Olympian Gods a We know about the Olympic gods because of Hesiod s book Geometric Period a 1 000 700 BCE b Also called the Heroic Age c Epics of Homer Iliad and Odyssey These 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 VII d Greeks painted on wood panels so all of this art is gone mostly just vases and pottery left e Geometric Krater ca 740 BCE i From diplyon cemetery Athens Greece ii Geometric period iii Krater mixes water and wine iv Registers geometric motifs meandering pattern checkerboard pattern are all seen v Funeral procession is shown this is an example of a narrative vi No depiction of depth or space f Hero and Centaur ca 750 BCE i Archaic Period ii Made of bronze iii Nesso the centaur tried to assault Hercules wife so they were in combat Orientalizing Period a Ca 700 600 BCE b Increase in population and small wealth c Colonization in Sicily and South Italy d Fascination with the orient i Influence of Egyptian art eastern monsters like lions and panthers and sphinx e Male warrior was the favorite subject manner f Daedalic style curvilinear line g Maniklos Apollo ca 700 650 BCE i Orientalizing Period ii Made of bronze iii Dedicated by Maniklos to Apollo iv Rounded forms but triangular in shape h Corinthian black Figure Amphora with Animal Friezes ca 625 600 BCE i Amphora liquid storage ii Registers of animals i e lions panthers birds composite figures like sirens iii This technique was Black figure technique iv Rosettes with curvilinear design v Compact decoration Horror Vacui meaning fear of empty spaces i Olpe Pitcher ca 650 625 BCE i Black figure decoration ii Oreintalizing iii Corinth j Architecture i Later influence later by Egyptians ii Lintel of Temple A ca 625 BCE VIII 1 Prinias Greece 2 Lintel shows earliest decoration of sculpture on a temple k Lady of Auxerre ca 650 625 BCE i Made of limestone ii Daedalic Style 1 Hair comes down in braids 2 Triangular face with large eyes and nose 3 Smaller waist iii Orientalizing Period iv Daedalus architect who created palace of minos 1 Many things were named after him because they were influenced by him but they weren t made by him Archaic Period a 6 th 7th centuries b Continuation of city state poleis c Kouros Kore single men and women d More naturalism in human form e Kouras ca 600 BCE i youth typically free standing male ii Made of Marble iii Archaic iv Statues were for living in Greece i e votive offerings or communicative offerings 1 Different from Egyptians because sculpture was for dead v Stance 1 Same stance as Egyptians 2 But they are naked vi No block in between greek art free form black vii Appearance 1 Large eyes in front 2 Daedalic hair style long and pleated 3 Large nose 4 Triangular face and body 5 More naturalistic legs 6 V shape role in hips and top of abdomen a This is less naturalistic and inaccurate anatomy 7 Wears a neck band f Berlin Kore ca 570 560 BCE i Archaic ii Cemetery at Keratea iii Made of marble iv Was originally painted v Appearance 1 Hold pomegranate of Persephone a symbol of spring 2 Wears headdress representing fertility 3 Archaic smile is present
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