Greek Flashcards
What are monumental, freestanding sculptures found in the archaic period?
Kouros/Kore
Three periods of Greek Art
Archaic
Classical
Hellenistic
potters and painters began to explore the potential narrative and decorative possibilities of
__ ?
ceramic wares
What building system was used during the Greek Period?
post-and-lintel
Three Building Styles
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Simple ornamentation and columns that sat directly on the floor of the temple.
Doric
Elevated its columns on bases end added curved volutes to the capitals that Athens.
Ionic
Had capitals Ornamented with acanthus leaves.
Corinthian
Classical Greek ideal
Human self- reliance
Where did the city of Athens used its wealth?
large-scale projects of art and architecture.
What is a Doric-order temple dedicated to Athena?
Parthenon
Parthenon is decorated with an __ __, a band of sculptural decoration above the columns.
Ionic Frieze
Temples’ extensive sculptural decorations told stories that celebrated Athens’ __ and __ __.
civic, religious life
It gave movement and a naturalness of form to previously rigid legs and torsos.
Contrapposto or “weight shift”
What was the preferred medium of art during the Greek period?
Bronze
