Art Flashcards
Myron
made the discobolus
who made the Zeus at Olympia
Pheidas
when was the bronze age
3000-1000 BC
cycladic art
marble idols; simplistic and stylized
who excavated Minoa
Sir Arthur Evans in the 1900s
where was Minoa
crete
characteristics of Minoan palace
complicated maze of rooms used for buisness, multi story, downward taping columns
what material was the snake goddess made of
faience
where is the Toreador fresco found
Minoan/ Crete
where is the La Parisienne found
Minoan /Crete
where is the Prince of the lillies found
Minoan/ Crete
where is the dolphin fresco found
the Queens megaron in crete
where is Boxing children found
Thera/Santorini
where is blue Monkeys found
Thera/Santorini
where is Fisherman found
Thera/Santorini
where is the Harvester Vase found
Thera/Santorini
where is the octopus vase found
Thera/Santorini
where is the Bulls head Rhyton found
Thera/Santorini
where was Mycenaea
mainland greece
characteristics of Mycenaean architecture
“cyclopean” walls, stone walls, tholos tombs, lion gate
what form was the Treasury of Atreus
tholos tomb
who found the mask of Agamemnon
Heinrich Schliemann
who excavated the pylos
Carl Blegen
who deciphered linear B tablets
Micheal Ventris in 1950
characteristics of protogeometric art
pots were decorated with black bands, wavy lines, simple geometric designs, concentric circles
date of the protogeometric period
1000-900BC
dates of the Geometric period
900-700 BC
characteristics of the Geometric period
human and animal figures, meander pattern, triangles
Diplylon Vase
Geometric, large vase that served as a grave monument, depicts funeral scene
Orientalizing period dates
700-600 BC
Orientalizing period characteristics
signs of influence from east, decorative floral motifs, animals
The Eleusis Amphora
Orientalizing, vase that depicts the blinding of Polyphemus by odysseus
black figure technique
developed in 700 BC in Corinth, silhouetted in black against the reddish clay, details scratched with a needle
francois vase
Orientalizing, Kleitias, depicts the wedding of Peleus and Thetis; black figure
Ajax and Achilles playing Dice
Orientalizing, Exekias, amphora, black figure
Lekythos
used for oils, perfumes, pouring funeral libations
amphora
two handles vase used for storage and transport
krater
used for mixing wine with water
kylix and kantharos
drinking cups
Archaic Period dates
600-480 BC
Red figure technique
invented in Athens in 530 BC, figures are left red and the background is black, allows for greater details, forshortening
Death of Sarpedon
Archaic, Euphronios, red figure,
archaic kouros
youth male, free standing nude, with one foot forward, stiff, hair- formalized, unnatural “archaic smile”
Kore
maiden, freestanding but always clothed
significance of the Kritias Boy
480, marks the end of the archaic and the beginning of the classical period, figures head and body are turned, weight shifts from one leg to another and hips move, controposto
classical period dates
5th century BC
Parthenon Sculpturer
Phidias
how many metopes does the Parthenon have
92
what was the theme of the northern face of the parthenon
the trojan war
what was the theme of the eastern face of the parthenon
gigantomachy
what was the theme of the southern face of the parthenon
lapiths and centaurs
what was the theme of the western face of the parthenon
amazonomachy
what does the Parthenian inner frieze depict
panathenaic procession, done in low relief
what does the west pediment show in the parthenon
competition between Athena and Poisiden
what does the east pediment show in the parthenon
the birth of athena
what were the Elgin Marbles
the sculpture from the Parthenon displayed in the British Museum that were taken by lord Elgin in the 19th century
Amasis
did pottery
what color ground decorated black figure pottery
red-orange
the original architect of the propylaea
callicrates
The presence of ____________ in Attic clay made it particulary valuable for red and black-figure pottery
iron
where is they dying gaul from
pergamum
what is the severe style
early classical forms that were stiff
examples of severe style
zeus (or poisiden), the charioteer of delphi
Discobolus
by Myron, only roman copy survives
Doryphorus
spearbearer, by Polyclitus, only marble copies survive, stands in controposto, ideal body of man
what book did Polyclitus write
canon
