Ancient Art History Survey, Week 8

Greece, Geometric Period, amphora, krater, kylix, Dipylon vases/Dipylon Cemetery (Athens), Orientalizing Period, Exekias, Kleitias, Ergotimos, Black Figure/Red Figure/White Ground Vase Painting, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian Wars, Delian League, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian Wars, Delian League, ethos, pathos, pediments/Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Lapiths and Centaurs, Apollo, rythmos, Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, symmetria, Doryphoros by Polykleitos, lost wax casting, Doric and Ionic orders, entasis, volutes, triglyphs and metopes, frieze, Corinthian order, acanthus

Possible essay questions:Discuss the painting process for Black and Red Figure vases. What were Dipylon vases, and how were their shapes gender-specific?

--Define “symmetria.” How is it demonstrated in the Doryphoros by Polykleitos? In what sense could Greek idealism be considered generic? Describe the Greek technique for casting full scale bronze figures.

Images from text:Dipylon Vase (geometric krater), c.740 BC, p. 88Achilles and Ajax by Exekias, c.530 BC, p. 101Sculptures from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 460 BC, p. 105Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, c.450 BC, p. 109Doryphoros by Polykleitos, c.450 BC, p. 110