Greek Art

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Greek Art Architecture

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• http//ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
• http//www.libarts.ucok.edu/history/faculty/plaks/
  powerpoint/greece/sld001.htm

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Zeus at Olympia
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Temple of Artemis
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Colossus of Rhodes
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Lighthouse at Alexandria
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Pottery

• Aesthetic value
• Functional
• Myths
• Scenes from everyday life

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Athena with two draped males
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Purpose of Greek Art Architecture

• Honor the gods
• Reflect societal values
• Aesthetic value create beauty
• Functional
• Chronicle history
• Impress foreigners and intimidate potential
  enemies

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Architecture

• Classical influence still evident today
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial Washington, D.C.

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Earliest Column

• Doric

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Next column developed

• Ionic

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Corinthian
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Architectural Features

• Relief sculpture - Sculpture in which
  three-dimensional forms project from a flat
  background of which they are a part.
• Frieze refers to a decorated area below the
  roof area that often was decorated with designs,
  sculptures, or pictures. Click on the term for a
  review.
• Pediment is the triangular space that forms the
  gable of a low pitched rook. Click on the term
  pediment for a review of this term.

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Locate the frieze and pediment.
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Parthenon today
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Frieze on Parthenon
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Technique

• Used distortion to achieve perfection
• Columns bulged in the middle to make it appear
  straight from a distance
• Lines are made crooked to appear straight
• Body proportions distorted to make human beings
  look more perfect

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General Characteristics

• Humanism
• Human being is the measure of perfection -
  reflects unlimited human potential
• Idealism
• The perfect form poise, perfection, without
  blemish
• Rationalism
• Logic prevails over emotion (during Hellenic)
• Proportion (12 23), harmony

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Two periods

• Hellenic
• Classical Greek poise, perfection, polish
• Characteristic Larger than life, to honor the
  gods, or tell myths.
• Hellenistic
• Greek Eastern influence thank you Alexander
  the Great
• More life-like, more movement, realism, and
  emotion shows conflict between gods and man

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Pericles
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• Hellenic

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Laocoon
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• Hellenistic

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Identify the following as Hellenic or Hellenistic
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Athena
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• Hellenic

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Boy Jockey
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• Hellenistic

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Aphrodite, Pan, and Eros
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• Hellenistic

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• Athena

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• Hellenic

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Gallic victory monument
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• Hellenistic

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• Hellenic

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Winged Victory
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• Hellenic