1. The document provides an overview of classical art from ancient Greece and Rome, covering major periods, styles, and works.
2. It describes the transition from Geometric to Archaic styles in Greek art, highlighting works like the Dipylon Vase and Kore figure.
3. Classical Greek art is discussed in depth, including the Parthenon and sculptures by Phidias, seen as the peak of Greek artistic achievement.
4. Dipylon Vase with funerary scene (Greek, 8th century BCE). Terra-cotta. H: 42 5⁄8 ” .
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7. Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Attic Lekthos . Women Working Wool on a Loom (Greek, c. 540 BCE). Terra-cotta. H: 6 3⁄4 ” . Said to have been found in Attica.
30. The east facade of the Parthenon, superimposed with a root five rectangle. When we do not consider the gable (which is absent in this photograph), the facade of the Parthenon is a root five rectangle.
31. Root Five Rectangle length is 2.236 (the square root of five) times its width
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33. PHEDIAS. The Three Goddesses, from east pediment of the Parthenon (c. 438–431 BCE). Marble. Height of center figure: 4 ’ 7 ” .
34. PHEDIAS. Lapith and Centaur , from Parthenon (c. 438–431 BCE). Marbl e
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36. POLYKLEITOS. Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) (c. 450–440 BCE). Marble. Roman copy after Greek original. H: 6 ’ 6 ” .