ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture - Dark ages- Geometric period- Homer- Orientalizing periodOutline of Current Lecture - Lady of Auxerre- Archaic period- Early Classical- High Classical Current Lecture- Lady of Auxerre is a from a French collection- It is made out of stone- The Greeks were in contact with he Egyptians so they began carving sculptures out of stone- They emulated many aspects of Egyptian art- It was still very part of continuum of Greek sculpture- It was not a wholesale adaption but instead developed already existent style of Greek art- This sculpture is made out of limestone and it is not life-size - They learned that they could make bigger and more impressive things out of stone- The style was frontal oriented they seem to be standing fairly still and the hand on chest was a gesture of respect or piety - It maintains geometric cylinder shape and face is rather large- It shares features of bronze figurine because of its style- Women are not in the nude because that’s inappropriate women had more modest design- Men are mostly in the nude- Ideal man young powerful warrior type ideal feature and good citizen fulfills duty- The archaic period is from 600-480 BCE - 480-479 was the war with Persia- Persians were the most powerful empire the Greeks won everyone was surprised and everything changed- It is not a coincidence that the statue standing youth was similar to Egyptian art 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.- Egyptian statues are different in that it had a stone attached to the back while the Greek statues are nude free standing- The statue has a necklace on which was rare for these statues- The ideal is physical strength showed of the body - It was 6 feet this one was about life-size there are other statues that are bigger- There is line down the middle so there is still a sketch to the sculpture and it is almost as they are drawing the features- Peplos Kore is an example of how female sculptures were getting bigger and they are clothed - It has rounder softer features and the face looks more 3D- The smile is known as the archaic smile fro the period it was a way to animate to make itmore life-size- The smile contributes to a 3D look because it gives it like cheeks and dimples to make it more realistic - Paint did preserve in certain areas like on the hair- The garments that are used and that at the top are double and tied at the waist - The Kore Acropolis is a sculpture and has layers of clothes and is heavily oriented - You can really see the curves of the figure it is burned from a fire- The Early- High Classical is from 480- 400 BCE also known as the severe period- The Kritian Boy there was a big change in the stance it looks more realistic - The stance had a more twist to the figure - The smile was gone it was a more serious that is where the name sever comes from - The hair is not long but more coiled- From the high classical the Greeks become more skilled and they develop hollow casting and use bronze- The bronze sculptures were not found because they were melted and reused- The only ones that still exist are ones that are attached to the architecture - Most are preserved because the Romans liked the art and would collect them and they would also make copies out of marble - POLYKLEITOS is one of those sculptures that was copied by the Romans Key TermsKouros- young male Kore- young female figure Chiton- thinner garment made of
View Full Document
Unlocking...