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Cycladic- (2,800 BCE) no cutaways, boxy/geometric shapes, figurines of nude females with their arms folded across their chest, symmetrical and plain looking - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Cycladic- (2,800 BCE) no cutaways, boxy/geometric shapes, figurines of nude females with their arms folded across their chest, symmetrical and plain looking
Minoan- (2,000 BCE) better definition, squiggly/organic shapes, frescos large focus on bulls and sea creatures, Palace at Knossos (labyrinth of the Minotaur) “Snake Goddess, shows male and female fertility”
Mycenaean- (1,400 BCE) Move to casting gold—shows wealth, elaborate sculptures, more detail and better proportions, architecture came close to having arches, influenced by Egyptians and Minoans
Aegean ArtCrete, to the south of the Cyclades, became dominant in the Aegean Sea and its islands. The prosperity of this civilization, named Minoan after the legendary King Minos, is evident in the construction of the palaces at Knossos, Phaistos, and Mallia. These first palaces were all damaged in about 1700bc, and were rebuilt.
Fresco fragment with hunting scene, from the palace at Tirynsc. 1250BC
Snake GoddessFaience statuette from Knossosc. 16OObcArchaeological Museum, Heraklion,CreteThe goddess carries apanther or a leopard onher headdress
Jar with floral decoration, Knossos, 1450-1400bc
Seated HarpistMarble statue from Keros, Cyclades, c.2300bcNational Museum, AthensThe cleanness of line in this and other pieces has influenced artists in modern times
Lily-Prince, painted relief plaster from the palace at Knossos, c. 1425bc.
Remains (extensively restored) of a lustral basin from the palace at Knossos
Head of a charging bull, detail of painted relief from Knossos, c. 1600bc. Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete
THE BULL AND THE OCTOPUS
Aegean art, from its earliest days on Crete and the Cyclades. only seldom featured grandiose or overtly royal figures - more the norm in the Near East. However, mythological, symbolic, and ritual concepts permeated every aspect of daily life. One regularly depicted symbol was the bull - featured in the abduction of Europa by Zeus, and as the father of the Minotaur on Pasiphaë, queen to Minos. The animal may-have stood for the more remote figure of the god-king, its horns used to mark out the sacredness of a place. In later Greek myth, the Titaness Metis (or Counsel) assisted Zeus in administering the potion by which Cronos was made to disgorge Zeus' siblings. Zeus dethroned his father and took Metis for consort. Alarmed by a prophecy that a second, male child would depose him, Zeus swallowed the pregnant Metis by trickery. Eventually, his daughter Athene was born fully-formed. The octopus, being apparently a large head with many arms and being able to change colour at will, became a symbol for the divine wisdom of the two goddesses and stood for clear thinking.
Wall-painting on lime plaster15oo bc
Dagger blade with decoration showing a lion hunt, Mycenae, c. 1550bc
GREEK Terracotta H: 13.7 cm From Thessaly (between Volos and Lamia) - found in a well Early Neolithic 6th millennium B.C.
GREEK Marble H: 8.5 cm Allegedly from Thessaly Late Neolithic Early 4th millennium B.C.
Mycenaean
GREEK Terracotta H: 12.8 cm Provenance: no indication; Central Greece? Late Mycenaean III B? 14th-13th century B.C.?
GREEK Bronze H: 6.4 cm Allegedly from the Cyclades Sub-Mycenaean/Proto-Geometric? 1150-1000 B.C.?
Lion Gate,1300-1250 BC
Cycladic
GREEK Marble H: 10.2 cm. W: 12.1 cm (with handles) Provenance: no indication; Syros ? Early Cycladic II, Keros-Syros Culture 2700-2300 B.C.
GREEK Marble H: 13.4 cm. L: 17.4 cm Provenance: no indication; Anatolia or Cyclades? Early Bronze Age II/Early Cycladic II 2700-2300 B.C.
GREEK Bronze H: 5.7 cm Provenance: no indication; mountain sanctuary on the Iuktas? Neo-Palatial I, MM III 1700-1580 B.C.
Minoan
GREEK Bronze H: 9.45 cm (with tang: 11.15 cm) Allegedly from the port of Knossos (Poros) Neo-Palatial, LM Ib c. 1500-1450 B.C.
GREEK Silver Weight: 51.86 g. H: 2.7 cm. L: 3.7 cm Allegedly from Tylissos Knossos Palace Style, MM IIIb-LM Ia 1600-1500 B.C.
The Origins of Greek Art, the Bronze Age, and the Geometric Style (3200-720 BC)
Corinthian plastic vase in the form of a drinkerArchaic Period, Middle Corinthian style, c. 580-570 BC.
This figurine of a komast—a banqueter holding a skyphos formerly known as "the drinking satyr"—is actually a trick vase. Thanks to the potters' skill and knowledge of the basic principles of physics, this vase was both a source of amusement and a miraculous fountain of wine—a true marvel of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry (komos). The figure and its base are hollow; the wine could be made to appear or disappear in the skyphos by means of a clever system of holes.
Black figure lekythosArchaic Period, c. 500 BC
Attributed to Running Man (or Satyr) PainterAmphora with trifid neck and handlesArchaic period, c.550-540 BC
Corinthian helmetCirca 650-625 BC
KourosCirca 575-570 BC
AnonymousCorinthian Aryballos in the Shape of an OwlCirca 640 BC
Corinthian Aryballos in the Shape of an Owl
The stylized mask-like face of this little owl is nonetheless extraordinarily expressive. Only 5 cm tall, it served as a perfume-holder (aryballos), as indicated by its inner reservoir, the spout and the holes in its base for cords from which it could be suspended. It derives its charm from the perfect mastery of its molded shape and decorative elements - line drawing, black varnish and colored highlights.
Corinthian Aryballos in the Shape of an Owl
The stylized mask-like face of this little owl is nonetheless extraordinarily expressive. Only 5 cm tall, it served as a perfume-holder (aryballos), as indicated by its inner reservoir, the spout and the holes in its base for cords from which it could be suspended. It derives its charm from the perfect mastery of its molded shape and decorative elements - line drawing, black varnish and colored highlights.
Corinthian column kraterCirca 600 BC
Ionian "Wild Goat" oenochoe reflecting the Oriental influencePeriod of Oriental influence, circa 640-630 BC
Head of a female statue of the "idol with crossed arms" typeCirca 2700-2300 BC
Creteca. 1600 BCE
ca. 1250 BCE The Lion Gate with Cyclopeian walls. Exterior view
ca. 2400 BCE
Cycladic (Spedos-type) Figure
Ancient Greece
Geometric Dipylon Amphora (with Prothesis)
Date: 8th c. BCE
600 BCE
Metropolitan Kouros
'Peplos' Kore (with traces of color)
530 BCE
Diskobolos. Roman Copy
460 BCE - 450 BCE
Creator(s): Myron of Thebes
460 BCE
Creator(s): Kalamis
Poseidon Doryphoros. Roman Copy
Creator(s): Polykleitos
Date: ca. 450 BCE - 440 BCE
Wounded Amazon with Empty Right Hand Raised
mid 5th c. BCE Date: ca. 410 BCE
Funerary Stele of the Athenian Woman Hegeso Proxeno
Archaic Temple of Apollo
Date: mid 6th c. BCE
The Agora with barrel-vault shop (?)
The Parthenon
Parthenon, seen from NE from below Acropolis, with Corinthian column in foreground
Detail of W front: pediment with sculpture, entablature, upper portion of column
Classical
447 BCE - 432 BCE City/Site: AthensCountry: Greece
Nike Tying Her Sandal
ca. 410-407 BCE
City/Site: Athens, Acropolis, Temple of Athena NikeCountry: Greece
Classical 360 BCE - 350 BCE
Theater, Epidauros
City/Site: EpidaurosCountry: Greece
Aphrodite, called Venus of Arles
AphroditeApollo Sauroktonos Apollo [Lizard Killer]
Artemis Diana of Gabii Dionysos Dionysos, called the 'Richelieu Bacchus'
Hermes with the Infant Dionysus
Hellenistic ca. 200 BCE City/Site: Samothrace
Country: Greece
Nike (Victory) of Samothrace
Boy with the Goose (Boy Strangling the Goose)
Capitoline She-wolf
ca. 450 BCE
Etruscan
Chimera of Arezzo. Mythical creature with lion's body and three heads (lion, goat, serpent) first half of 4th c. BCE
Sarcophagus of a Married Couple
ca.530-510 BCE terra cotta
Markets of Trajan Imperial (Roman)
107 - 114 CE
Creator: Apollodoros of Damascus (died ca. 125 CE) , Roman
Maison Carrée City/Site: NimesCountry: France begun ca. 19 BCE
Pantheon
View of the interior with oculus
Interior detail: wall decoration with pediments over niches
13 BCE - 9 BCE Ara Pacis Augustae City/Site: RomeCountry: Italy
General view of the long right side, with procession of the Imperial family, meander frieze, and lavish acanthus dado. The damaged Emperor Augustus is just visible at the left
The middle panel (The first largely destroyed, probably was of lictors preceding the Emperor). Augustus at the left, followed by three flamines maiores, sacrificial priests.
second panel of left long side: Senators and high magistrates. The central veiled figure may be the "pontifex maximus"
Column of Trajan 106 - 113 City/Site: RomeCountry: Italy
section before band 1, w timber fortifications, stored mats of logs, and stored hay; band 1, with procession before Trajan;
Romans Crossing the Danube and Building a Fort
substructure of the column, with trophies of war between Romans and Dacians; base of column, bands 1-3'
Arch of Titus CE 81 City/Site: RomeCountry: Italy
Detail of entablature and arch
East side detail of inscription, cornice, & Winged Victories in spandrels Spoils of Jerusalem. Relief Panel
Triumph of Titus. Relief Panel
Arch of Constantine 315 CE City/Site: RomeCountry: Italy
Total view from South. Colosseum at right
partial view of narrow E face with emperor in battle in attic relief, Apollo emerging from the sea on a quadriga, and Constantine's triumphal entry
Equestrian Monument to Marcus Aurelius r. 161-180 City/Site: Rome, CampidoglioCountry: Italy
Monumental Portrait Head of Constantine (and other remains of full-length ca. 315-330
sculpture)
Dionysiac Mystery Frieze. Room 5 of Villa of the Mysteries
mythological and other female figures Fresco of initiation rites, with entrance to room at left
Dionysos and women to his left Frescos in corner opposite entrance.
Early Christian and Byzantine Art Mausoleum of Costantia, called "Santa Costanza"
ca. 337-351 City/Site: RomeCountry: Italy
4th c. Mosaics in Ambulatory Vault: Harvesting of Grapes
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
c425 - c450
Christ as the Good Shepherd in Galla Placidia ca.425 mosaic
RavennaCountry: Italy
Byzantine
Church of San Vitale
521-547
City/Site: RavennaCountry: Italy
portal, pilaster capital & entablature with inscription
Renaissance Portal of the Rectory, 2nd half, 15th c. with columns and marble portico
Mosaics in San Vitale
Justinian and Attendants from the N Wall of the Apse
Theodora and Attendants from the S Wall of the Apse
ca. 547
Left lunette of the Presbytery of San Vitale: Episodes of Abrahams's life
Right lunette of the Presbytery of San Vitale: Sacrifices of Abel and Melchizedec
Hagia Sophia (the Church of Divine Wisdom) 532-537 City/Site: IstanbulCountry: Turkey
Elevated view toward apses with ring of clerestory windows above (scaffolding at left)
General interior view, with colonnade, arches, gallery, pendentive, portion of dome
elaborate column capital & entablature block