ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture - West Pediment of Temple of Zeus- Metope of Temple of Zeus- Acropolis- Parthenon- Pediments of ParthenonOutline of Current Lecture - Geometric period pottery- Corinthian pottery - The Achilles and Ajax vase- The Death of SarpedonCurrent Lecture- The Geometric Period was named after the pottery style - In this period there was the reintroduction of figural painting- The Funerary Krater has two registers one is a funerary scene and the other is of chariotsand warrior this represents the Bronze age- The vase paintings is where art flourishes at this time - The Geometric motifs used in art with time become more elaborate- Figural art was later introduced- In the Orientalizing period Corinth was an isthmus that connect the lands - It highly benefited from trade and its pottery became very popular - The Olpe pitcher is Corinthian pottery - They are usually known for small vessels with decorated art that was detailed- The background of the decoration is light brown and the color comes from the clay used The paint colors are black, red, and white- The motifs used were usually some type of mythical creatures- They used multiple registers and figural technique- The archaic period the art was Atic- They borrowed the technique black figures but women still have lighter skin- Dionysos with Maenads was created by the artist Amasis- It had an amphora shape- It has one big register with a different design- It has two handles - The Achilles and Ajax vase was created by Exekias- The figures are not killing each other but instead are playing a game of chess- This is created with the style black figures on light backgroundThese 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.- There was a vase created by Andokides that was double sided - One side it was the regular Achilles and Ajax playing dice but on the other side there is on play on the colors the background is black and the figures are orange- This was very different the figures could now have more of an expression and details because the figures are orange versus black so it does not have to be scratched for details but instead now painted- This allowed for innovation of the play in colors- The Death of Sarpedon was painted by Euphronios - Sarpedon was a warrior from the Trojan side as well as a demi- god son of Zeus and he was defeated at battle Zeus could not interfere so he watched as he died but then sent to retrieve the body - It is very complete and fragile- The painting is masterful - There is a big frieze in the center- The shape even accentuates the scene- The scene is framed by two vertical figures- The attention is brought to the diagonal figure- There is a strong emphasis on the muscles- Death and Sleep are picking up the body and are accompanied by Hermes the messenger whom is going to take the soul to the underworld- This was Euphronios most important piece- This piece was originally bought by the Metropolitan museum but it was later proven that it had forged documents and was looted from the tombs in Italy - So the Metropolitan was forced to return it to Italy Key TermsRed-figure - red color on a black backgroundBlack-figure- black-figure style with black figures on a red
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