Relief sculpture Flashcards
Challenges of metopes
> Small, square
Difficult to creata dynamic story
Not many characters can fit
Hard to utilise space and present action that looks dynamic
Challenges of Grave Stelai
> Meant to reflect and encapsulate the deceased
somber yet celebratory
Recognisable but respectful
Challenges of friezes, specific to Parthenon
>160m, 1m of ribbon needs to be filled >avoid monotony and repetition >Recognisable scenes >Cater for corners >Many different sculptors working on it have to use the same style so it gels
Challenge of pediments
> Unity of scale
recognisable scenes
Sense of movement and actions
relevance to area
What date is the pediment of the Temple of Aephaia
510- archaic
What does the west pediment on the Temple of Aephaia show
The second trojan war
Who is at the apex on west pediment on the Temple of Aephaia show
Athene
Characteristics of west pediment on the Temple of Aephaia show
>Balanced >Not symmetrical >Movement towards corners (everyones looking out) >Unity of scale, dynamic looking >No figures touch
What does the easthaia show
The First Trojan war, 490
Characteristic of east pediment on the temple of Aephaia
> Balanced, not symmetrical
Unity of scale>Sense of action, heads face all directions
More dynamic
Not as perfectly arranged at West per, more realistic
severe style
Similarities of
Man filling the corner
Differences of the man filling the corner of East and West of Aephaia
> Feel pathos for figure on east ped
More realistic body position on east, looks limp, due to relaxed musculature
No archaic smile or hair on east
Date of Metopes of Temple of Zeus
457BC
How many metopes on temple of zeus and what do they depict
12- 12 labours of Heracles
name four of the main metopes
The Nemean Lion, Cretan Bull, Stable of Augeus, Apples of Hesperides
What does the Nemean lion show about Heracles
A softer side, this is done by clever characterisation:Body position, young looking, humanisation, care from Athene
What does the Cretan Bull show about Heracles and what is the composition
Heracles looks strong and powerful- peak of labours.
CHIASTIC
What does the Stables of AUGEUS show about Heracles and composition
He is old and more mature looking
Athene’s arm and his arm are parallel, showing connection
What does the Apples of Hesperides shows about Heracles
He is weak, since he now needs help from gods, he is obviously favoured by gods, more humanised
How is Heracles characterised
> Age
Maturity (facial hair)
Softer and strong side to him
Humanization
What story is shown on the east Pediment of The Temple of zeus at Olympia
Cahriot race of Pelops
Characterisation on East ped on Temple of Zeus
Characterization: Oinomaos looks confident. Pelops looks guilty Hippodomia looks disinterested(Closed position Sterope looks worried (closed position)
Good example of characterisation of age, east per T of Zeus
Slave boy and seer- musculature shows age
Who’s at the apex of of the East per of the temple of Zeus
Zeus
