Chapter 3-- Greek sculpture Flashcards

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genders

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male nude, female not

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2
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archaic age

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weird grin

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3
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Greece v. Egypt

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freestanding, not locked in stone

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4
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model for sculptures

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ideal human form; sculpture is most perfect art form

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5
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motivations

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mainly religious, also honor national achievements, favorite personalities, scholars, athletes, and distinguished citizens

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6
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central philosophy

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man is the measure of all things

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7
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accessory to carving in all parts of bulding

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color

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8
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sculpture was incorporated into

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architecture–Porch of the Maidens

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9
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emotion in sculptures

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suppressed, which was noble and not barbaric

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10
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Praxiteles

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foremost artist of golden age–Hermes with the Infant Dionysus is only surviving work

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11
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Hellenistic period

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vulgar, decadent. Pleasures, not ideals

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12
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Lyric

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poetry and drama. Sculptures’ suppleness based in poetry

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13
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finest Hellenistic sculpture

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Nike of Samothrace

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14
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Statue of Laocoon

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Hellenistic

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15
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Discobolus by Myron

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golden age

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