Dark age and Archaic Art

Question 1

Proto Geometric…

Answer 1

Is the early Gemotric age starting in 950 to 850 BCE.
- it focuses on proto shapes (lines)
- it has a flow to it
-simple
-lacking figures

Question 2

Geometric Art…

Answer 2

is the later Geometric art starting in 850 to 750 BCE.
- panaling emerging
- figural decoration emerging (focusing on shapes undiffined)

Question 3

The Dark age…

Answer 3

The Dark age denotes a time period where writing disappeared. Art (pottery) continued but it was simplified. (1000- 750 BCE).
- this period emerges due to natural disasters and migration. We see a blip in time when society is not urbanized. Farmers farm to eat and live.

Question 4

The Archaic Period…

Question 5

What is this?

Answer 5

A pot by Exekias. Dated to 543 to 530.
- Moment between Ajax committing suicide.
-the placement of figures and body language brings eyes to the object.

Question 6

What is this?

Answer 6

A pot by Exekias. Dated to 543 to 530.
- Moment between Achilles and Ajax.
- the figures body language is pointing to game.
- Achilles is dominating

Question 7

What is this?

Answer 7

A pot by Exekias. Dated to 543 to 530.
- Moments between Achilles and Pentheilaes falling in love and her dying.
-lack of ability to show emotion but emotion showed anyways.

Question 8

What is this?

Answer 8

A kylix by Exekias. Dated to 543- 530.
- the moment between Dionysus
- a thinking art. You are being warned well using it.

Question 9

What is this?

Answer 9

The three revelers by Euthymides (515)
- tipsy men leaving a symposium
ATTEMPTING 3D!!!
- the three different poses show a different perspective of body/ movement.
- Red figure

Question 10

Black-Figure…

Answer 10

The earlier attic pot style where the figures are black and the background is red. It’s a process where a slip turns the figures black.
- a process of taking away paint for detail
- so fewer details
- Exekias pioneered this technique

Question 11

Red-Figure…

Answer 11

The later attic pot style where the figures are red and the background is black. It’s a process where a slip is applied to the background.
- a process where you are using paint to add detail (additive)
-more details (better for 3D)
- Euthymides (perfect red figure)

Question 12

What is this?

Answer 12

The Nobid Painter (450 BCE)
- showing 3D background through the placement of figures.
- they are on a hill.

Question 13

White Ground…

Answer 13

A technique where you add a slip to the background and then paint it white.

Question 14

What is a Panahelenic Amphora?

Answer 14

It is a specific Amphora painted for the Panahelenic Olympics and is by tradition always black figure.

Question 15

Parian Marble

Answer 15

High-grade marble quarried from the Island Poros.

Question 16

What is this?

Answer 16

A temple for Artemis was located on the island of Corfu and erected in 450 BCE.
- had sculpted features only on the Pediment. Also marks the introduction of this feature.
- Cluttered, no cohesive story.
- not sculpted in the round.

Question 17

What is this?

Answer 17

The Siphnian Treasury. An absolute dating of 525 (known because of Heritious denoting the end of the minds in 559)
- sculpted metopes
- sculpted pediment
- sculpted Frieze
- sculpted columns
(seeing a cohesive narrative)
sculpted in the round

Question 18

What is this?

Answer 18

Sculpted Freize from Siphnian Treasury (dated 525)
- Depicting a gigantomachy

Question 19

What is the severe period?

Answer 19

The Sever Period denotes a period of time following the Persian war where human figures were depicted in a calm and collected manner. Lacking any Hubris.
EXAMPLES
- Charioteer of Delphi

Question 20

Explain the Persian war and its outcome…

Answer 20

The Persian war was an un-winnable war that the Greeks preceded to win. They denote their success to the gods and due to that outcome the swear off hubris. (also sad cause lots of death and pain from it)

Question 21

What is this?

Answer 21

The Charioteer of Delphi (478/74)
- A bronze statue
- Has features of the severe period
- Perfection even hidden parts are detailed to perfection

Question 22

What is this?

Answer 22

Mourning Athena (480)- stylistic dating
- stele (for Athenian Warriors)
- or a boundary marking
(marked with civilian clothing, not depicted as a warrior)
- looking down

Question 23

What is this?

Answer 23

Doryphoros by Polyceitus (440 BCE)
- a completed statue that used Polyceitus cannon (a book of mathematical proportions for making a perfect human)
- indicates the looking for perfection and the use of the means to find it and recreate it.
THE MOMENT BETWEEN… Achilles’ youth and maturity, activity, and nonactivity, fighting and not.
- sever = no emotion.

Answer 24

Olympia Temple of Zeus
- Temple was the first created after the Persian war.
- 6x13 but larger and more impressive
- Doric

Question 25

What is this?

Answer 25

Olympia Temple of Hera
- Temple of Hera was earlier known as the temple of Hera and Zeus.
- The Temple is 6 x 16. It is therefore longer than other temples.
- Doric

Question 26

What is this?

Answer 26

Artemision Bronze (460-50)
- thought to be Zeus
-beginning of more movement but still flat-footed

Question 27

What is this?

Answer 27

Discobolos by Myron (460-50 BCE original)
- only have roman copies
- corkscrew position (moment between release)
- best example of movement in the 5th century
- rhythm of the sculpture and release

Question 28

What is it?

Answer 28

Riace (460- 50)
-Over life side but mortal.
- warriors, helments
- cotro posto (type of pose becoming naturalized)
- closer and closer to the human body