1.6 SYMBOLS OF POWER Flashcards
What makes a sculputre succsessful
- Create realism
- Easily recognisable
- Fill the space - no blank areas
What was the centauromachy
- Lapthits were a mythical race of men
- Theseus and the lapiths defeated the centaurs
How many of the metopes of the Parthenon depict the centauromachy
34 / 92
What side of the Parthenon are the metopes of Centauromachy
Southern
Who was involved in the 2 battles with the amazons (amazonomachy)
- 1st - Hercules and Hippolyta (DEPICTED AT BASSAE)
- 2nd - After the amazons declared war on Athens
Where was the temple of Bassae
In a small town very isolated in the Peloponnese
How is Hercules shown on the Bassae frieze
In his lion skin coat
Where is the amazonomachy shown on the Bassae temple
The frieze that ran inside the temple’s naos
What was clever architecturally about the amazonomachy at Bassae
You could see the whole scene from 1 place
Who was the Augustus of Prima Porta made for
His wife - Livia
Where was the Augustus of Prima Porta
In his wife, Livia’s private villa garden
What was the Augustus of Prima Porta based off
The Doryphorus - A statue of a perfect man
On the staute of Augustus of Prima Porta, what does the right arm raised signify
Pose reserved for generals or emperors
On the staute of Augustus of Prima Porta, what does the clothing signify
- Breastplate like a soilder
- Senetorial toga
- Breastplate shows Apollo, Artemis and Tellus (patron god, Apollo’s sister and mother earth)
On the staute of Augustus of Prima Porta, what does the depiction of the standards signify
They were lost in battle, and returned after negotiated peace - He is alligning himself with peace
