Greek Art Presentation - English

CITATIONS

Department of Greek and Roman Art. "Greek Art in the Archaic Period". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/argk/hd_argk.htm (October 2003)

Hemingway, Colette, and Seán Hemingway. "The Art of Classical Greece (ca. 480–323 B.C.)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm (January 2008)

Silverman, David. "The Parthenon." Reed College. n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. <http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/parthenon.html>.

Jovanovic , Radoslav. The Golden Section. n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. <http://milan.milanovic.org/math/english/golden/golden4.html>.

The Parthenon: Religion, Art, and Politics. n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. <http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth200/politics/parthenon.html>.

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Art of the Hellenistic Age and the Hellenistic Tradition. Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

Baltzly, Dirk, "Stoicism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2012 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2012/entries/stoicism/>.

"Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eusb (October 2000)

Ms. Irby

Photo Site Links

(Parthenon) http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=244375

(Layout of Parthenon) http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth200/politics/parthenon.html

(Lady of Auxerre) http://jimmyshaky.blogspot.com/2011/08/lady-of-auxerre.html

(The Laocoon Group) http://ancientrome.ru/art/artworken/img.htm?id=1372

(Doryphoros) http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5851/the-doryphoros

(Kritios Boy) http://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/1/deck/76041

(Nike of Samothrace) http://hum120.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/nike-of-samothrace/

(Diskobolos) http://istanbulreiseleiter.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/der-diskobolos-diskuswerfer-in-istanbul/

(Kouros) http://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/exam-2-chap-4-7/deck/789191

SEVERE STYLE:

Classical

480-450 BCE

Nike of Samothrace

- Early Classical

- Scientific

- Greeks valued math, science, philosophy

- Stoicism

- Expressionless

- Noble Features

- Free Standing

- Contrapposto stance begins

- more lifelike

Classical

LATE CLASSICAL:

400-323 BCE

• idealistic

• youth

Kritios Boy 480 BCE

• most realistic

• harmonious proportions

• balance: one "engaged leg", one "free" leg

• slender, graceful figures - "S" curves

• exaggerated contrapposto

• "pathos" noble suffering

• stoicism

Doryphoros (Spearbearer), 450-440 BCE, marble copy of bronze originial

HELLENISTIC

Apollo Belvedere

ARCHITECTURE

323-31 BCE

• The Lacoon Group, 1st Century BCE

-Characterized by overemphasized human perfection and Greek ideal values.

-Began to explore the range of human emotions, including suffering

-Portrayed elderly people for the first time

-Began experimenting with new techniques

• Built between 447-432 BC

• Based on "golden ratio/rectangle"

• Doric temple dedicated to Athena

• Optical illusions - made structure look more perfect to the human eye

• Funded by gold taken from Delian League to use in war with Persia

• Pediments symbolic, relate to Gods:
• East - birth of Athena
• West - contest between Athena and Poseidon to become local god of Athens

Layout of Parthenon

• Monumental - meant to show off Athenian grandeur, intelligence, power, etc.

• Lots of detail - decorative features
• Pedimental sculptures
• Small sculptures lining the "entablature"
• Interior - 40' statue of Athena made of gold, bronze, and ivory

Kouros

ARCHAIC

7th-6th Century BCE

• sculptures = main form of art

• Egyptian influence

• Naturalistic representations of the human figure

• Statues were symbolic/stylized

• colored - polychromed

GREEK ART TIMELINE

Diskobolos

• Statues were stiff

GOLDEN AGE

ARCHAIC

THE PARTHENON

• "archaic smile"

450 BCE

7th-6th Century BCE

Built 447-432 BCE

• decorative (buildings) and votive (grave) sculptures

Lady of Auxerre, 630 BCE

HELLENISTIC

LATE CLASSICAL: CLASSICAL

SEVERE STYLE: CLASSICAL

323-31 BCE

480-450 BCE

400-323 BCE

CLASSICAL PERIOD

480-323 BCE