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Second Chance School of Kalamata



The evolution of the image
   of the Greek woman

        …then and now…
Second Chance School of Kalamata


 We have information about the
  evolution of the image of the
   women in ancient times and
   nowadays from sculptures,
paintings, pictorial performances,
  photos, generally through art.
Cycladic female sculptures
   Woman as a symbol of fertility (3000-2000 BC)




 In Cycladic period we have nude
 female figures with arms folded
 across the belly. Many believe that
 this symbolize the woman's fertility.
Cycladic female sculptures
   Woman as a symbol of fertility (3000-2000 BC)
Women in Minoan & Mycenaean art
 In Mycenaean period, men and women
 wore jewelry impressive base or precious
 materials depending on their social class.
 Some jewelry was sewn into their clothes.
 The Mycenaeans had paid special
 attention to hygienic and beauty. Women
 in Minoan and Mycenaean period were
 painted eyes, lips and face
Women in Minoan & Mycenaean art
              The art of haute coiffure!
                  (2000-1100 BC)
Archaic period
     Chores: the beauties of Athens (800-500 BC)




In the Archaic and Classical period, the
female figures on vases and sculptures
generally are decently dressed. The
female figures “chores”were young girls
who pretend good, elegantly dressed,
decorated with many ornaments
Archaic period
Chores: the beauties of Athens (800-500 BC)
Classical period
Everyday life of women (500-330 BC)
Hellenistic period
      A mix of Greek & Roman style & values
                (350 BC – 324 AD)


From the second half of the 4th century.
B.C. especially in the Hellenistic period,
the status of women improved
considerably and released from the
conservatism of the classical period. In
art, this is reflected in the appearance for
the first time naked female statues (eg
Venus), and the construction of female
figurines are known for their grace.
Hellenistic period
A mix of Greek & Roman style & values
          (350 BC – 324 AD)
Byzantine period
Orthodoxy, magnificence and virtue (324 – 1453 AD)




 Women played an important role
 in Byzantine society They had
 access to education.
Byzantine period
Orthodoxy, magnificence and virtue (324 – 1453 AD)
Traditional costumes
Each region has its own local color (15th -20th century)
Greek revolution 1821
     Heroism & braveness
End of 19 century
             th

Bourgeois…
1940 World War II
 Women fighting in their own way
50’s
After the war life begins again…
50’s
From the family album of Evdokia & Anastasia, students at Second Chance School
Their mother with friends, a. dressed casually and b. in traditional costumes
60’s -80’s
Liberation & independence
80’s - today
So far…
…so school!
This presentation was made by:

•    Antonopoulos Giorgos
•    Theodorakopoulou Maria
•    Karakasi Evdokia
•    Karakasi Anastasia
•    Mavrogianni Meropi
•    Beyias Christos
•    Pavlopoulos Giorgos
•    Fourtouni Antigoni

    Students of B Grade at Second Chance School of Kalamata
…and the teachers of Second Chance School of Kalamata


• Papadopoulou Gioula
• Gallou Georgia
• Eleni Lianou


Music: Manos Hatzidakis, Gioconda’s smile



Kalamata, 2012-2013