Classical and Medieval Art

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Classical and Medieval Art
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Greek Art
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Zeus or Poseidon c. 460-450 B.C.
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Diskobolos Myron, c. 450
Athena
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Three Goddesses (Shestia, Dione, and
Aphrodite) C. 438-432 B.C.
Nike (Victory of Samothrace) c. 450 B.C.
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Roman Art
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Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
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Portrait of Augustus
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Roman Senator and His Wife
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Medieval Art
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Madonna EnthronedBy Giovanni Cimabue 1280-90
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Madonna Enthroned, Duccio 1308-1311
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Annunciation Simon Martini, 1333
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Medieval Art Characteristics

• Disproportionate and no perspective
• All faces the same, unrealistic
• 2 dimensional, flat, and dull
• Religious themes
• 180 degree relief statues
• Storytelling, either about religion or warfare
• Artists are craftsmen, works for guild