Ch.16 Pt2

Question 1

When is the end of the Archaic Period and the beginning of the Classical dated to?

Answer 1

Dated to the Sack of Athens by the Persians in 479 BCE

Question 2

What was Panhellenism seen as?

Answer 2

Greeks came together to victoriously rout the Persians, saw themselves as distinct from other Mediterranean cultures

Question 3

When did developments in freestanding large scale sculptures come around?

Answer 3

At the end of 6th century BCE

Question 4

What is the Contrapposto pose?

Answer 4

Describes the natural, relaxed pose of a standing figure in which the weight in unevenly distributed: one leg bearing the weight of the body and the other leg relaxed

Question 5

What is the earliest surviving example of Contrapposto?

Answer 5

Kritios boy, dating to around 480 BCE

Question 6

What is stiff stance called?

Answer 6

Kouroi

Question 7

When did bronze freestanding sculpture become popular?

Answer 7

In the fifth century BCE

Question 8

The technique of inlaid eyes is usually a feature of _______

Answer 8

bronzes

Question 9

Why did most famous bronzes of the 5th century BCE not survive?

Answer 9

Metals such as bronze, silver, copper and gold have intrinsic value and thus, can be reformed

Question 10

What is a famous bronze statue found on the ocean floor?

Answer 10

Riace Warrior A

Question 11

What are some differences between Riace Warrior A and Kritios Boy?

Answer 11

-Warrior A is more pronounced and has wide stance which could not have been supported by marble structure

Question 12

What is male nudity in art considered as?

Answer 12

• Considered “heroic nudity”
• Surely a celebration of masculinity and masculine power but not in every case
• In Many cases, nudity may be erotically charged
• contextually valid: athletic poses

Question 13

Most important part of the Acropolis was __________

Answer 13

Temple of Athena

Question 14

New temple was constructed in the ______ order with an alternating sculptural frieze of _______ and ______ around the exterior entablature.

Answer 14

Doric, triglyphs, metopes

Question 15

What do metopes depict?

Answer 15

The battle scenes that are interpreted to be symbolic of the Athenian’s ultimate victory over the Persians

Question 16

A consistent ratio of _____ to _____ is employed throughout the temple, creating a harmonious appearance.

Answer 16

four to nine

Question 17

Optical illusions were employed to create the appearance that the temple is __________.

Answer 17

taller and more imposing than it actually is, including a slight tilt of the columns toward the cella, slight curving lines of the platform upon which the columns stand and the curving of the columns themselves.

Question 18

The Erectheum preserved ancient relics of Athena: ___

Answer 18

Her ancient wooden cult statue and the site of the first olive tree given to the Athenians by their goddess

Question 19

Another example of common architecture in city

Answer 19

Agora, Bouleuterion

Question 20

When is the end of the Classical Period dated to?

Answer 20

Dated to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE

Question 21

After Alexander’s death, what was done to his territory?

Answer 21

Was divided into multiple kingdoms and became a period of kingdoms with wealth dynasties

Question 22

What is different about Hellenistic art?

Answer 22

Grander, larger in scale and more overtly dramatic than previous Greek styles

Question 23

What is an example of Hellenistic art?

Answer 23

The Laocoon group –> depicts violent topics, Trojan priest Laocoon is being punished by the god Poseidon for warning the Trojans of the arrival of the Greeks