ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture - Lady of Auxerre- Archaic period- Early Classical- High Classical Outline of Current Lecture - Doryphoros- Before Late Classical - Late Classical - Greek architectureCurrent Lecture- Doryphoros or spear bearer was created by the artist Polykleitos, he was well known andeven wrote a book about art and the ideal figure- The Greeks were interested in mathematics and the ideal proportions- This image is suppose to be the epitome of ideal image - The figure is robust, with a slight twist and had the proportions that were highly regarded- The Late Classical was from 400-323 BCE - During the mid fifth century Athens was the most powerful city after the defeat with the Persians and Sparta was strong, but stayed isolated- The Persians could still pose a threat so their was a league of allies that turned into a small empire in Athens- The Peloponnesian war was the Greek cities against Sparta and Sparta was not defeated- Phillip II conquers all of Greece but is assassinated as he tries to conquer Persia - Alexander the Great his son takes over and is able to take over Persian and gain control up to India - He spreads the Greek language and art as he conquers these places- This period is known for the fall of city states and rise of kingship- There is more individuality and this comes across through the art as there isn’t an agreement on a certain style, but the artist is the one responsible for the artwork- There is more realism and emotion reflected on the artworks- The sculpture Hermes and the infant Dionysos is created by Praxiteles - It is gods that are half-brothers- It is generally believed that it is a Roman copy but has not been agreedThese 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.- The proportions are different the design is longer and slender, with a smaller head and there is not an exact emphasis on the bulky muscles- This design is more slender and elegant the hair has also changed it has more texture, but the stance has not really changed - He does seem to leaning and there almost seems to be more of a twist- The biggest difference is that there is a baby earlier sculptures were individual - There seems to be a gaze between the subject and the other subject- Not only that the viewer is not excluded from the gaze, but brought them into too the gaze as well - Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles was also a copy found- This was the first time the female figure was portrayed as nude- The artist allowed her to be an exception to the rule because she is the goddess of sex - Some did oppose the statue but it was a very popular piece - It open the door for female nude sculptures of Aphrodite- In this instance she is about to take a shower and is stunned- This a different way to interact with the view because in this portrayal Aphrodite is caught by the viewer and is trying to cover herself from the viewer- This sculpture truly emphasizes curves and it is lazy but elegant in appearance- Atica was controlled by Athens- East Asia Minor had Greek settlements- The Greek cities were getting wealthy - Floor plan had cella, pronaos, in antis, opisthodomos, peristyle- Elevation had stylobate, column, capital, frieze, pedimentKey TermsCella- principal interior room in templePronaos- closed vestibule of templeIn antis- When there are columns between antae, as in a porch facade, rather than a solid wallOpisthodomos- either the rear room of an ancient Greek temple or to the inner shrinePeristyle- A surrounding colonnade Stylobate- the stone architecture on which the colonnade stands Capital- the sculpted block that tops a columnFrieze- the middle element of entablaturePediment- A triangular gable found over major architectural
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