Under the leadership of Pericles, the Athenians rebuilt the Acropolis after it was destroyed by the Persians. Pericles used funds from the Delian League alliance to construct the Parthenon temple dedicated to Athena. The temple featured sculptures by Phidias depicting Athenian myths and symbols of Athens' power and victory over its enemies. The sculptures emphasized movement through Phidias' innovative "wet drapery" style.
Under the leadership of Pericles, the Athenians rebuilt the Acropolis after it was destroyed by the Persians. Pericles used funds from the Delian League alliance to construct the Parthenon temple dedicated to Athena. The temple featured sculptures by Phidias depicting Athenian myths and symbols of Athens' power and victory over its enemies. The sculptures emphasized movement through Phidias' innovative "wet drapery" style.
The Late Classical period in Greece saw changes from the earlier Classical era. Athens was weakened after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War, which ended the golden age of democracy in Greece. Meanwhile, artists like Praxiteles introduced new aesthetic styles, moving away from the heroic idealism of earlier works. Praxiteles' sculptures featured more slender and graceful proportions, with relaxed S-curve poses that humanized divine figures. His nude Aphrodite of Knidos scandalized viewers by depicting a goddess undressed but modest. These subtle evolutions demonstrated the shift toward more sensual representations in the Late Classical period.
Ancient Greek art is divided into periods from 900-30 BCE. The Geometric period introduced standardized vessel shapes and geometric decoration. The Orientalizing period showed Egyptian and Near Eastern influence through imported motifs. The Archaic period saw the rise of stone construction and life-sized sculpture. Figures were idealized with contrapposto poses. Black-figure and red-figure pottery styles developed, with artists sometimes signing their work.
How Art Works: Week 6 Classicism Case Studies: Greek and Roman CanonsDeborahJ
The document provides an overview of classicism in Greek and Roman art. It discusses how Greek artists in the 5th-4th centuries BCE established ideals of beauty that emphasized symmetry, proportion and the human form. Key Greek sculptors like Polykleitos developed canons of proportion based on the ideal human body. The Greeks also captured perfection in their representations of gods. Roman art emulated and spread these classical ideals throughout their empire.
The document provides an overview of ancient Aegean art from 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE, focusing on the Minoan and Cycladic civilizations. It describes key artworks and artistic traditions, including Cycladic marble figurines, Minoan frescoes depicting daily life and religious ceremonies, architectural features like the columns of Knossos, and pottery decorated with marine motifs reflecting the importance of sea trade. The artistic styles of the Aegean laid the groundwork for later Greek art and emphasized naturalistic motifs from the environment.
The document provides an overview of Greek art timelines from the Geometric period to the Hellenistic period in 3 sentences or less for each period. It covers the main styles including Geometric, Archaic, Severe, Classical, and Hellenistic styles. Key developments include the emergence of pottery decoration in the Geometric period, the introduction of sculpted figures in the Archaic period like kouroi and korai, increased naturalism and skill in the human form in the Classical period with known artists like Phidias, and the development of large scale works and new media like mosaics in the Hellenistic period.
During the Greek Archaic period, artists began creating more naturalistic representations of the human form, focusing on ideals of youthful male beauty. Statues of nude kouroi depicted young men with rigid frontal stances as expressions of individualism and human potential. Meanwhile, clothed korai of young women in passive poses reflected their lower status in Greek society. These developments in sculpture emerged from Greece's humanist worldview that placed humanity at the center.
A escultura grega se caracterizou principalmente pela representação do corpo humano e preferência por temas antropocêntricos. As esculturas passaram por um período arcaico com formas rígidas e influência egípcia, um período clássico com poses mais naturais e expressões de sentimentos, e um período helenístico com obras de mestres como Praxiteles e Lisipo. Os principais materiais utilizados foram mármore, pedra e bronze.
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of Western civilization between 900-30 BCE. Some of the defining aspects of Greek culture included democratic city-states, a human-centered worldview, and the worship of many gods. Over time, Greek art evolved from geometric to naturalistic styles, with an increasing focus on idealized human and mythological figures. Major periods included the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic eras. The Parthenon exemplified Classical Greek architecture and sculpture at its height under Pericles in Athens. Works depicted gods, heroes, and important myths, often with balance, symmetry, and mathematical proportions. As Greek culture spread, it had lasting influence on Western art, philosophy, and society.
Ancient Greece evolved through several artistic periods from 900 BCE to 30 BCE. Geometric and Orientalizing art from 900-600 BCE featured abstract, schematic figures on pottery and small bronzes with Eastern influence. The Archaic period from 600-480 BCE saw the first life-size statues with the "Archaic smile" and temples with Doric and Ionic columns. Art depicted humans, gods, mythology and the Trojan War. Kouroi were nude male statues and korai were female statues that followed Egyptian conventions. The Classical period saw the Parthenon and refined human proportions before the Hellenistic period featured emotional, violent sculptures and hybrid temple designs.
The document provides information on important artistic periods in ancient Egypt from 3000 BCE to 30 BCE. It discusses the Old Kingdom from 2575-2134 BCE, which was the age of pyramid building, including the Step Pyramid of Djoser and the iconic Great Pyramids of Giza. Key artworks from this period included reliefs like the Palette of Narmer and sculptures of rulers such as Khafre that followed strict artistic conventions.
Fourth module for GNED 1201 (Aesthetic Experience and Ideas). This one covers Greek art and culture during the archaic and classical time periods (roughly 700 - 400 BCE).
This course is a required general education course for all first-year students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. My version of the course is structured as a kind of Art History and Culture course. Some of the content overlaps with my other Gen Ed course.
Ancient Greek architecture from 550 BC to 330 BC featured temples designed as earthly homes for the gods. The three main architectural orders seen in temples were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Major temples included the Parthenon, built between 447 BC and 432 BC on the Acropolis in Athens, which had sculptural decoration and precise mathematical proportions. Other structures included theaters like the one at Epidauros and the Altar of Pergamon that featured dramatic sculptural friezes depicting myths. Greek architecture was known for its harmonious designs and emphasis on mathematics and ornamentation.
The document provides an overview of ancient Greek art from the 9th century BCE to the Hellenistic period. It discusses the major periods and styles of Greek art including Geometric, Orientalizing, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. The forms of art discussed include architecture, sculpture, painting, pottery, and jewelry. Key works and developments are described for each period.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and domestication of animals that occurred in different regions around 10,000 years ago. This facilitated more permanent settlements like Jericho and Çatalhöyük, which featured plastered walls, shrines, and figurines. Monumental megalithic structures like Stonehenge also emerged during this period, demonstrating advanced astronomical knowledge as they were precisely aligned with solstices and equinoxes. The Neolithic Revolution marked a major shift in human societies toward agricultural lifestyles and more complex social organization.
The document summarizes the evolution of classical Greek art and architecture from 700 BCE to 30 BCE. It describes the key periods and styles including the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic eras. Major works discussed include the Parthenon, sculptures like the Doryphorus, and artists such as Phidias who decorated Greek temples and captured ideal human forms.
El documento resume las características principales de la escultura griega. Se destaca que 1) tuvo como protagonista al ser humano y se trató de representar la belleza ideal del cuerpo, 2) la belleza se entendía como armonía entre las proporciones, y 3) los artistas griegos trataron de plasmar estados de ánimo y movimiento en sus esculturas.
The Late Classical period in Greece saw changes from the earlier Classical era. Athens was weakened after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War, which ended the golden age of democracy in Greece. Meanwhile, artists like Praxiteles introduced new aesthetic styles, moving away from the heroic idealism of earlier works. Praxiteles' sculptures featured more slender and graceful proportions, with relaxed S-curve poses that humanized divine figures. His nude Aphrodite of Knidos scandalized viewers by depicting a goddess undressed but modest. These subtle evolutions demonstrated the shift toward more sensual representations in the Late Classical period.
Ancient Greek art is divided into periods from 900-30 BCE. The Geometric period introduced standardized vessel shapes and geometric decoration. The Orientalizing period showed Egyptian and Near Eastern influence through imported motifs. The Archaic period saw the rise of stone construction and life-sized sculpture. Figures were idealized with contrapposto poses. Black-figure and red-figure pottery styles developed, with artists sometimes signing their work.
How Art Works: Week 6 Classicism Case Studies: Greek and Roman CanonsDeborahJ
The document provides an overview of classicism in Greek and Roman art. It discusses how Greek artists in the 5th-4th centuries BCE established ideals of beauty that emphasized symmetry, proportion and the human form. Key Greek sculptors like Polykleitos developed canons of proportion based on the ideal human body. The Greeks also captured perfection in their representations of gods. Roman art emulated and spread these classical ideals throughout their empire.
The document provides an overview of ancient Aegean art from 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE, focusing on the Minoan and Cycladic civilizations. It describes key artworks and artistic traditions, including Cycladic marble figurines, Minoan frescoes depicting daily life and religious ceremonies, architectural features like the columns of Knossos, and pottery decorated with marine motifs reflecting the importance of sea trade. The artistic styles of the Aegean laid the groundwork for later Greek art and emphasized naturalistic motifs from the environment.
The document provides an overview of Greek art timelines from the Geometric period to the Hellenistic period in 3 sentences or less for each period. It covers the main styles including Geometric, Archaic, Severe, Classical, and Hellenistic styles. Key developments include the emergence of pottery decoration in the Geometric period, the introduction of sculpted figures in the Archaic period like kouroi and korai, increased naturalism and skill in the human form in the Classical period with known artists like Phidias, and the development of large scale works and new media like mosaics in the Hellenistic period.
During the Greek Archaic period, artists began creating more naturalistic representations of the human form, focusing on ideals of youthful male beauty. Statues of nude kouroi depicted young men with rigid frontal stances as expressions of individualism and human potential. Meanwhile, clothed korai of young women in passive poses reflected their lower status in Greek society. These developments in sculpture emerged from Greece's humanist worldview that placed humanity at the center.
A escultura grega se caracterizou principalmente pela representação do corpo humano e preferência por temas antropocêntricos. As esculturas passaram por um período arcaico com formas rígidas e influência egípcia, um período clássico com poses mais naturais e expressões de sentimentos, e um período helenístico com obras de mestres como Praxiteles e Lisipo. Os principais materiais utilizados foram mármore, pedra e bronze.
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of Western civilization between 900-30 BCE. Some of the defining aspects of Greek culture included democratic city-states, a human-centered worldview, and the worship of many gods. Over time, Greek art evolved from geometric to naturalistic styles, with an increasing focus on idealized human and mythological figures. Major periods included the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic eras. The Parthenon exemplified Classical Greek architecture and sculpture at its height under Pericles in Athens. Works depicted gods, heroes, and important myths, often with balance, symmetry, and mathematical proportions. As Greek culture spread, it had lasting influence on Western art, philosophy, and society.
Ancient Greece evolved through several artistic periods from 900 BCE to 30 BCE. Geometric and Orientalizing art from 900-600 BCE featured abstract, schematic figures on pottery and small bronzes with Eastern influence. The Archaic period from 600-480 BCE saw the first life-size statues with the "Archaic smile" and temples with Doric and Ionic columns. Art depicted humans, gods, mythology and the Trojan War. Kouroi were nude male statues and korai were female statues that followed Egyptian conventions. The Classical period saw the Parthenon and refined human proportions before the Hellenistic period featured emotional, violent sculptures and hybrid temple designs.
The document provides information on important artistic periods in ancient Egypt from 3000 BCE to 30 BCE. It discusses the Old Kingdom from 2575-2134 BCE, which was the age of pyramid building, including the Step Pyramid of Djoser and the iconic Great Pyramids of Giza. Key artworks from this period included reliefs like the Palette of Narmer and sculptures of rulers such as Khafre that followed strict artistic conventions.
Fourth module for GNED 1201 (Aesthetic Experience and Ideas). This one covers Greek art and culture during the archaic and classical time periods (roughly 700 - 400 BCE).
This course is a required general education course for all first-year students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. My version of the course is structured as a kind of Art History and Culture course. Some of the content overlaps with my other Gen Ed course.
Ancient Greek architecture from 550 BC to 330 BC featured temples designed as earthly homes for the gods. The three main architectural orders seen in temples were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Major temples included the Parthenon, built between 447 BC and 432 BC on the Acropolis in Athens, which had sculptural decoration and precise mathematical proportions. Other structures included theaters like the one at Epidauros and the Altar of Pergamon that featured dramatic sculptural friezes depicting myths. Greek architecture was known for its harmonious designs and emphasis on mathematics and ornamentation.
The document provides an overview of ancient Greek art from the 9th century BCE to the Hellenistic period. It discusses the major periods and styles of Greek art including Geometric, Orientalizing, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. The forms of art discussed include architecture, sculpture, painting, pottery, and jewelry. Key works and developments are described for each period.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and domestication of animals that occurred in different regions around 10,000 years ago. This facilitated more permanent settlements like Jericho and Çatalhöyük, which featured plastered walls, shrines, and figurines. Monumental megalithic structures like Stonehenge also emerged during this period, demonstrating advanced astronomical knowledge as they were precisely aligned with solstices and equinoxes. The Neolithic Revolution marked a major shift in human societies toward agricultural lifestyles and more complex social organization.
The document summarizes the evolution of classical Greek art and architecture from 700 BCE to 30 BCE. It describes the key periods and styles including the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic eras. Major works discussed include the Parthenon, sculptures like the Doryphorus, and artists such as Phidias who decorated Greek temples and captured ideal human forms.
El documento resume las características principales de la escultura griega. Se destaca que 1) tuvo como protagonista al ser humano y se trató de representar la belleza ideal del cuerpo, 2) la belleza se entendía como armonía entre las proporciones, y 3) los artistas griegos trataron de plasmar estados de ánimo y movimiento en sus esculturas.
50. Przyczółek świątyni Zeusa w Olimpii 465-456 1. Wschodni przygotowanie rydwanów Pelopsa i Ojnomaosa w towarzystwie Zeusa 2. Zachodni walka Lapitów z Centaurami