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SCULPTURE
1) Archaic Period: The Kouros
MFA collection, c. 2970 BCE
Look familiar?
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2) Classical Period: Doryphorus (spear bearer)
by Polyclitus
“contrapposto”
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Classical Period:Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
by Myron
“balance & harmony”
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Classical Period: Riace warrior
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3) Hellenistic Period (after 323 B.C.)
The Dying Gaul
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OTHER THEMES: The female form in Greek sculpture . . .
"Winged Victory" of Samothrace Venus de Milo
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. . . and some examples from America.
Statue of Liberty Monument Square, Portland
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OTHER THEMES: Examples of “relief sculpture”
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ARCHITECTURE
Greek Architectural Orders: Capitals
DoricIonic
Corinthian
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A Greek temple in America?
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The Lincoln Memorial follows Greek design ideals.
Each metope above the 36 columns lists the name of one of the states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death.
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The United States Supreme Court