Greek Art

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Greek Art

• Chapter 5

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Geometric Period

• Very typical of this period were large funerary
  vases designed to hold votive offerings
• Decoration was primarily abstract forms, flat
  patterns, outlined shapes that represent various
  human forms in poses of anguish.
• Repetition used.

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Geometric Orientalizing

• After destruction of Mycenaean palaces, the
  bronze age disintegrated, loss of kings as
  powerful rulers. Also lost many art forms (how
  to construct tombs, citadels, frescoes, sculpt
  with stone) also lost writing and reading.
• This was deemed the Dark Age of Greece
• Depopulation
• Poverty
• Loss of contact with outside world

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Geometric Krater, 740bce
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Hero Centaur, 750-730bce
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Orientalizing

• More and more attention being paid to the human
  form/body
• This period was influenced by Eastern works being
  brought in for trade, as trade was on the rise.
  Borrowed motifs from Egypt and Near East

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Mantiklos Apollo, 700-680bce
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Corinthian Black Figure Amphora with Animal
Frieze 625-600bce
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Lady of Auxerre, 650-625bce
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The 3 styles of Greek Sculpture

• Archaic stiff body pose, feet together, and arms
  close to the body.
• Classical more lifelike body, more natural form
  with movement, calmness, appearance of the
  contrapposto pose
• Hellenistic evokes emotion, more lifelike
  detail, greater movement

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Archaic Period

• More sense of permanency, temples built of stone,
  not mud brick
• The two orders were used (see handout)
• Archaic statuary was usually life-size or larger,
  and painted. Most share an expression archaic
  smile. Possibly used to signify that the
  subject was still living.
• Kore/Korai female youth
• Kouros/Kouroi male youth

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Kouros, 600bce
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Moschophorus (Calf Bearer), 560bce
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Kroisos, 530bce
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Kore, from Peplos, 530bce
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Kore, from the Acropolis, 520-510bce
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Doric Ionic
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Doric Ionic
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Typical Greek Temple Plan
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Temple of Hera I, 550bce
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West pediment, Temple of Artemis, 600-580bce
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Siphnian Treasury, Reconstruction Drawing
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Siphnian Treasury Frieze from North, 530bce
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Vase Painting

• Athens was the main location for the production
  of vases during the archaic period.
• Black Figure technique used as well as red-figure
  technique

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Kleitias Ergotimos, Francios Vase, 570bce
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Exekias, Ajax Achilles Playing a Game, 530 bce
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Andokides Painter, Ajax Achilles Playing a Game
525-520bce
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Temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 500BC
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Dying Warrior, top (490 bce)west pediment of
Temple Aphaiabottom (480 bce) east pediment of
Temple Aphaia
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Early Classical Period

• Early 5th century, Greek city states united to
  fight the Persian Army, but defeat of Persians
  came after Athens was already destroyed

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Architecture/Architectural Structure

• Pieces from this period represent a time of
  transition.
• Temples more compact, columns more spaced out
• Pediment Statuary is more life-size and displays
  a variety of movement and action

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Temple of Hera II, (closely resemble Temple of
Zeus 470 BC) 460 BC
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Seer, from Temple of Zeus pediment 470 BC
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Athena, Herakles, Atlas with Apples from metope
Temple of Zeus, 470-465bce
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Sculpture

• New concern to render the human form in natural
  poses that illustrate how a human usually stands.

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Kritios Boy, 480bce
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Young Warrior from Riace, 460-450bce
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Charioteer, 470bce
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Zeua (or Poseidon?), 460-450bce
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Myron, Diskobolos, 450bce
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Polykleitos, Doryphorus, 450bce
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Kresilas, Pericles, 429bce
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Athens Acropolis Plan
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Acropolis, restored view
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Parthenon, 447-438bce
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Phidias, Athena Parthenos (model)438bce
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Lapith Fighting Centaur, 447-438bce
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Three Goddesses, east pediment of Parthenon), 438
bce
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Horsemen, detail from procession, Parthenon, 447
bce
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Propylaia, 437 bce
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Erechtheion, Porch of Maidens (caryatids),
421-405bce
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Porch of the Maidens

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Temple of Athena Nike, 427bce
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Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, 410bce
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Achilles Painter, 440bce
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Late Classical Period

• Arts continued to flourish despite the defeat by
  Sparta. Athens never regained their empire
  status. New art forms (mosaics) flourished as
  well as new styles (tholos temple)

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Praxiteles, Aphrodite, 350-340 bce
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Praxiteles, Hermes and Infant Dionysos, 340bce
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Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (The Scraper), 330bce
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Lysippos, Weary Herakles, 320bce
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Polykleitos Doryphorus vs. ApoxyomenosThe
Scraper
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Hellenistic Period
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Altar of Zeus, Pergamon
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Athena battling Alkyoneos 175bce
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Dying Gaul, Epigonos, 230bce
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Nike Samothrace, 190bce
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Venus de Milo 150-125 BC
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Seated Boxer 100-50 BC
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Old Market Woman, 150-100 BC
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Laocoon sons
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Athanadoros, Hagesandros Polydorso, Head of
Odysseus, 1st century ce