ARTH 103 1nd Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture XIII The Cycladic Islands XIV Minoans on Crete XV Citadel on Mycenae Outline of Current Lecture XVI Geometric Period c 900 700 BCE Orientalizing Period c 700 600 BCE XVII Archaic Period c 600 480 BCE XVIII The Classical Period Early High Late c 490 323 BCE Current Lecture XVI Geometric Period c 900 700 BCE Gets its name from the geometric shapes painted on ceramic sculptures The most abstract out of all the time periods Man Centaur Centaur symbol of man s desire dual nature of human beings Piece symbolizes battle against oneself Funerary Vase Krator from the Dipylon Cemetary Thought to be used as grave markers or used in burial rituals Contains paintings of funerary rituals Black areas are painted with slip watered down clay and when fired it turns black 1st register mourning ritual 2nd register funerary procession for the elite classmen XVII Archaic Period c 600 480 BCE 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 Archaic meaning old fashioned Tried to create orders balanced harmonious o Doric oldest example of Greek architecture simplest o Ionic o Corinthian newest more intricate and delicate Every detail has its own place Buildings are designed after human bodies everything is balanced Temple of Hera I Goddess of Art Zeus wife Doric structure 4 x 9 felt that it was a perfect geometric shape Peristyle no exterior walls typical of Greek temples Inner chamber is called cella or naos contains an alter and a sculpture of the god goddess No roof today because most roofs in ancient times were made out of perishable items such as wood Temples were very decorated Dying Warrior from the East Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia Carved in a naturalistic style Fits better within the corners of the pediment Sculptures were adorned with metal or wood Reconstruction of the Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi Constructed with the Doric order this order is associated with strength and power Delphi next to Mt Konosus ancient Greeks believed Apollo would manifest in the mountains The columns resembled female bodies caryatids o If there are only 2 carytids it is known as in antis Anavysos Kouros marble c 530 BCE Kouros means young man attendant figures used as an attendant to the dead Male figures are always nude standing athletic build Compared to Egyptian art Peplos Kore marble c 530 BCE Kore means young woman Youthful always clothed the beauty of men is more valued Attendants to gods and goddesses Painted using a technique called encaustic mixing paint with melted wax making the paint more durable Archaic figures have a slight smile Greek Vases Parts of vases are named after human body parts Stages of decorating Red and Black figures o fixing or drawing on figures o Reduction of oxygen o Reduction of temperature Achilles Ajax Playing a Game c 540 BCE Created by Exekias famous artist for being able to tell complicated and complex stories with minimal drawings Vases were usually worked on by multiple artists so Exekias could have only drawn on the figures The vase foreshadows the loss of Achilles life XVIII The Classical Period Early High Late c 490 323 BCE The Early Classical Severe Style The Kritian Boy Sculptures start to display more naturalism More life like due to posture relaxed pose known as contrapposto Study of human anatomy is more evident Warrior A bronze Not that many bronze sculptures exists because bronze was a precious metal Bronze sculptures were frequently melted down to create weaponry Was supposed to be a part of a monument in celebration of defeating Persia Attention to detail is evident The High Classical Period c 450 400 BCE The Parthenon Dedicated to the goddess Athena The whole entire building was made out of Marble which was uncommon Designed by Kalikrates and Iktinos The design included curvature into the construction to counteract the optical illusion of sagging from afar Doric order on the outside ionic order on the inside Panathenea parade that celebrated Athena Nike victory Adjusting her Sandal Ionic order will always have a band of frieze below the roof A more revealing sculpture of female body Doryphoros marble contraposto Created by Polykleitos Canon of Proportion used to create a mathematically perfect body