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MDS2/3 CLM Classical Mythology
The Olympians in Art
Gillian Shepherd
Media and Contexts • Sculpture – Freestanding (especially in sanctuaries) – Architectural (especially temples)
• Vase PainEng (especially Athenian) – Black figure – Red figure
• PainEng (largely lost) • Small scale works (e.g. statueLes, coins) • Literary texts (e.g. Pausanias)
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The Acropolis, Athens
• urban/state sanctuaries (e.g. Athenian Acroplis) • Extra urban sanctuaries (e.g. Argive Heraion) • Interstate/pan-‐hellenic sanctuaries (e.g. Olympia, Delphi)
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The Peplos kore Athens, c. 530 BC
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The Orders
Basic ground plan of a Greek temple NB Altar and temenos
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Late Geometric Dipylon Vase 750-‐700 BC Athens
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The Sounion kouros Sounion (Sanctuary of Poseidon), Adca c. 600-‐575 Ht 3.05 m
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HellenisEc relief (1st cent. BC/1st cent. AD) showing the 12 gods carrying their aLributes
Photo: Gillian Shepherd
The Piraeus Apollo (late 6th cent. BC?)
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The IntroducEon of Herakles to Olympus c. 550 Zeus, Hera, (Athena), Herakles, Hermes
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Gigantomachy, c. 510 BC Old Temple of Athena? Acropolis
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Athena is born from the head of Zeus. Hephaistos (right) acts as midwife. Black Figure kylix, 550-‐520 BCE. ARTSTOR Slide Library.
Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. 450 BC
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The “Varvakeion Athena” (Roman, 1.045 m high)
The Athena Parthenos statue (Pheidias) [The statue] is made of ivory and gold. In the middle of her helmet there is placed the image of a sphinx… and on each side of the helmet griffins are represented… the statue stands upright and wears a tunic that reaches to her feet, and on her breast the head of Medusa is represented [= the aegis]. In one hand she holds a figure of Victory about 4 cubits high and in the other she holds a spear; at her feet is placed a shield and near the shield is a serpent.
Pausanias 1.24.5-‐7
Athena (reconstrucEon of Pheidias’ 5th cent. original, Nashville, Tennessee Image Source Page: hLp://stevehollier.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/the-‐parthenon-‐nashville-‐tennessee/
NB not the cult statue
ReconstrucEon of Pheidias’ statue of Zeus at Olympia Image Source Page: hLp://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/455/2793_3hi
The god is seated on a throne made of gold and ivory… in his right hand he holds a figure of Victory… the bird which is seated on top of the sceptre is an eagle. The shoes of the god are gold and so also is his robe….
Pausanias 5.11.1ff
Photo: Gillian Shepherd
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Centauromachy West pediment, Temple of Zeus, Olympia c. 470-‐457 BC
Herakles and the Stymphalian Birds (Metope, Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 470-‐457 BC)
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Herakles and the Apples of the Hesperides (Metope, Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 470-‐457 BC)
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Cleaning the Augean Stables (Metope, Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 470-‐457 BC)
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Temple of Hera, Olympia (early 6th cent. BC) Photo © Gillian Shepherd
“At a later Eme sEll other works were set up in the Temple of Hera, among them a Hermes of stone, who carries the infant Dionysos, the work of Praxiteles”
Pausanias 5.17.3
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Hermes and Dionysos Praxiteles? Olympia
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Apollo Sauroktonos Roman copy of an original by Praxiteles, c. 340 BC
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“The full extent of her nudity is unhidden by any clinging raiment, for her nudity is complete insofar as she holds one hand in front of her to hide her modesty… as the doors [of the temple] were opened… unforeseen amazement at the goddess’s beauty seized us…
Lucian Amores 13-‐14
Aphrodite of Knidos Roman copy of an original by Praxiteles, c. 350-‐40 BC
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Adc Red Figure bell krater, the Pan Painter, ca 470 BCE. hLp://www.theoi.com/image/K6.1BArtemis.jpg
See this… … and what happens to you?
Image source: Artstor
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Farnese Herakles Roman copy of an original by Lysippos, c. 330 BC StatueLe version: 42.5 cm high
Hades abducts Persephone in his chariot. 4th cent. Greek fresco from the Tomb of Persephone, Vergina, Macedonia. hLp://www.theoi.com/image/F14.1Haides.jpg
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