Helenistic Art Test ID and Questions

Question 1

Answer 1

The Alexander Mosaic

Pompeii, Italy

310 BC

• Multiple shadows on the ground plants the figures
• Psychological intesity of the drama makes it effective
• Foreshortened (figure moving into back of space)
• Subject of the battle between Alex and Darius Battle of Issues

Tesserea- tiny stones or pieces of glass cut to a specific size and shape

Question 2

Characteristics of the Clssical Greek Period

vs.

Hellenistic Period

Answer 2

1. Capture the Ideal and Perfect
2. Heroic
3. Serenity and Peace
4. Individual and Pecific
5. Individual Emotion
6. Pathos and Melodrama

Question 3

Answer 3

Temple of Olympian Zeus

175-132 bce

Athens

Corinthian Style

not just for interiors anymore

Question 4

Answer 4

Pergamon Altar of Zeus

Pergamon, Turkey

175 bc

subject- ballte of zeus and the gods against the giants

400 ft long popuated by 100 larger than life-size figures

Question 5

Answer 5

Athena Battling Alkoneos

175 BC

Athena is being crowned

Question 6

Answer 6

Nike of Samothrace

Samothrace Greece

190 BC

8ft tall

setting of sculpture comminicates

Question 7

Answer 7

Gallic Chieftan Killing Himself and His Wife

Epignonos

230-220 bc

perfers suicide to surrender and an indefinite life of slavery

Gaul

Question 8

Answer 8

Dying Gaul

Peramon, Turkey

230-220 bc

Question 9

Answer 9

Aphrodite (of Melos)

Melos Greece

150-125 BC

Question 10

Answer 10

Sleeping Saytr

Rome, Italy

230-220 bc

Question 11

Answer 11

Seated Boxer

100-50 BC

realism

aged

Question 12

Answer 12

Old Market Woman

150-100 BC

a new unstable social climate in Greece

Question 13

Answer 13

The Scrapper

Lysippos

court sculpture of alexander the great

325 bc

roman copy

Question 14

Answer 14

Laocoon Group

early 1st century AD

4 characteristics:

1. facial expressions are exaggerated
2. muscles fully flexed
3. dramatic movement is indicated
4. strong diagonals dominate the composition