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Greece Pottery and Sculpture
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- 5. Dionysos in a Sailboat, Exekias, blackfigure kylix, 550 BC
- 6. Red Figure Krater Deathof Sarpedon by Euphronois
- 7. * Amphora-two handled vaseused for storage and transport * Krater- used for mixing wine with water *Kylix- drinking cup *Lekythos- used for oils and perfumes and for pouring funeral libations * Hydria- used for carrying water
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- 12. Battle of theGods and Giants frieze from the Siphnian Treasury Delphi 530 BC
- 13. Dying Warrior, Temple atAphaia 600 BC Late Archaic
- 14. Critias Boy, Acropolis, Athens 480BC end of Archaic period beginning of Classical period
- 15. Phidias- “Chief overseerof all artistic enterprises sponsored by Pericles” All sculpture from the pediments of the Parthenon reflect the “Phidian Style.” This style dominated Greek art until the 5th century BC. Lord Elgin- British Ambassador to Turkey and Greece, who in 1800 received permission to take “any stone” from the Parthenon site in the early 1800’s. The pieces were taken to London and placed in the British Museum where they reside today. All the marbles from the Parthenon and called the ELGIN MARBLES.
- 16. There are 92Metopes on the Parthenon. North side represents the Trojan War South side represents Lapiths and Centars CCA England Trip 2014
- 17. East Side Metopes-Gigantomachy- The Giants West Side Metopes- Amazonomachy- The Amazons * detail is from west side
- 18. The Inner friezeof the Parthenon 500 ft. in length and depicts the Panathenaic Procession in low relief. There are actually 6 horses shown side by side in relief on the frieze. CCA England trip 2014
- 19. West Pediment- competitionbetween Athena and Poseidon for patronage of Athens.
- 20. East Pediment-Three goddesses CCAEngland Trip 2007 and 2014
- 21. CCA England trip2007 with the Three Goddesses at the British Museum
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- 23. Reconstructed view ofmassive chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Athena, originally in the cella of the Parthenon. It did not survive.
- 24. Bronze Zeus of Atemesium 450BC Bronze pieces are lighter than marble and allow for a variety of poses to show movement.
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- 26. Discobolos, by Myron (Roman copy) 450BC Transitional Period
- 27. Doryphorus or Spear-Bearer by Polykleitos Romancopy 450 BC Discus thrower and Spear bearer only survive in marble copies. Doryphorus stands in CONTRAPPOSTO position which represents the ideal proportions of the human body. Polykleitos wrote a book about this called “THE CANON”
- 28. Riace Bronze Warriors,460 BC Severe Style
- 29. Riace Bronze Warrior withsilver teeth 460 BC
- 30. Hermes and Dionysos By Praxiteles 4thc BC Elongated body, in contropposto pose. Body makes an “S” curve.
- 31. Aphrodite of Cnidos byPraxiteles 4th c BC known only through copies.
- 32. Alexander the Great byLYSIPPUS Lysippus was Alexander’s personal sculptor. Created this style image to represent the leader. Tousled hair and eyes looking upward.
- 33. Apoxyomenos (the scraper) known onlyfrom copies
- 34. Hellenistic Period 323BC Sculpture is more dramatic and emotional than the Classical period, harsh diagonal lines and movement. Realism- for the first time the elderly and unattractive are portrayed.
- 35. Dying Gaul Roman copy, HellenisticPeriod 240 BC
- 36. Winged Victory (Nike) ofSamothrace, 190 BC CCA trip to France 2009
- 37. Laocoon group 1st c.BC (from CCA Italy trip 2010)