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Relief Sculptures Flashcards

1
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What is the scene depicted on the West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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The Trojan War

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What is the date of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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510 BC

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What time period is 510 BC from?

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Archaic

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Who is at the apex of the West Pediment of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Athene

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What type of relief sculpture was appropriate to tell a story?

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Pediments

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What type of relief sculpture provides a unity of scale?

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A pediment

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What is the challenge of metopes?

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Small, squarish space

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What is it important to look out for on pediments?

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Relevance to location

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9
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How long is the Parthenon frieze?

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160 m

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How high is the Parthenon frieze?

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1 m

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Which way did the Parthenon frieze face?

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Outwards

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Which way did the frieze at Bassae face?

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Inwards

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13
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Which way did a frieze usually face?

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Outwards

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What was the challenge of the Parthenon frieze?

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It’s a long thin ribbon

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What was the aim of grave stelai?

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Encapsulate the deceased people

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16
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What are the four different types of relief sculptures?

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Pediments
Metopes
The Parthenon Frieze
Grave Stelai

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What is the date is the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina from?

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490 BC

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18
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Which mythological hero appears on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Hercules

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How do you know the difference between the two pediments of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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East is Early classical and West is Worst (Archaic)

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20
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Which sculpture of Athene can you contrast with her appearance on the metopes of the Temple of Zeus?

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Her war like appearance on the West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina

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21
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Which way does the action go on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Inwards

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How do we tell Hercules appears on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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He is wearing his lionskin

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What is the date of the Temple of Zeus metopes?

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460 BC

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24
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How many labours does Hercules take place in?

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12

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25
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Is Athene more involved on the East or West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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East

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26
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What is time period is the East period of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina from?

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Early Classical

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27
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Which labour is Hercules displayed most exhausted on the Temple of Zeus metopes?

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Neman Lion

28
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What is depicted on the East pediment of the Parthenon?

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The birth of Athene

29
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What is the date of the East Pediment of the Parthenon?

30
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What pediment is the Birth of Athene on?

A

The East pediment

31
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How could you describe the drapery on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?

32
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Who was in charge of relief sculpture on the Parthenon?

33
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How could you describe the action of the East Pediment of the Parthenon?

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Ripple of awareness

34
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What is Hebe is doing on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?

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Delivering the news of the birth of Athene

35
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Which river god is on the West Pediment of the Parthenon?

36
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What is the date for the Parthenon frieze?

37
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What is the all encompassing date for the Parthenon?

38
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What is depicted on the Parthenon frieze?

A

The Panathenaic procession

39
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Who is the man depicted on a horse on a grave stelai?

40
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What is the name of the woman depicted on the grave stelai?

41
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Who was Dexileos fighting?

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The Corinthians

42
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What is date for Hegeso?

43
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What is the date for Dexileos?

44
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What is the date for the Ilissos River Stele?

45
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How high was the Ilissos Stele?

46
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How high is the Dexileos monument?

47
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What is the Dexileos monument made of?

A

Pentelic Marble

48
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How many times was Dexileos commemorated?

49
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Where was Dexileos commemorated?

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The grave monument
The state monument to all who died
A monument to the 12 cavalrymen who died

50
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What is was Dexileos fighting for?

51
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What is depicted on the south Parthenon metopes?

A

The centauromachy

52
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What is depicted on the west, east and north sides of the Parthenon metopes?

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Amazonomachy
Gigantomachy
Trojan War

53
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What is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?

A

Birth of Athene

54
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What is depicted on the West Pediment of the Parthenon?

A

Fight for patronage

55
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What was the main challenge of the Parthenon frieze?

A

It’s long and narrow

56
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How was the main challenge of the Parthenon frieze solved?

A

Uses illusion of depth rather than height

57
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Where were the temple of Zeus metopes located?

A

Over the pronaos and opisthodomos

58
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What is the topic of the East pediment of the temple of Zeus?

A

Chariot race between Oinomaos and Pelops

59
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Who is at the apex of the East pediment of the Temple of Zeus?

60
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Who is the daughter of Oinomaos?

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Hippodamia

61
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Who is the mother of Hippodamia?

62
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What is the date of the pediments of the Temple of Zeus?

63
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What makes the East pediment of the temple of Zeus relevant?

A

Local river gods

64
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What is the subject of the West pediment of the Temple of Zeus?

A

Centaurs and Lapiths

65
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What do all the Parthenon Metopes have in common?

A

They are all machys where Athenians fight barbarians

66
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What is the date of the Parthenon metopes?

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