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| The Parthenon is a temple in the athenian Acropolis. Dedicated to the godess Athena. Classical Greece, Doric Order. Once used as a greek treasury then later converted to a christian church. |
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| The Giometric Krater is one of the earliest examples of Greek figure painting, that marked the grave of a man buried in the Dipylon cemetry/Athens. The bottom of the vessel is open, perhaps to allow people to insirt things. Decorations reflect a funeral procession. |
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| The Kouros from Atica is one of the earlist freestanding marble statues from Atica, near Athens, that show a young noble figure. Kouros refers to male youth. Most were made in the Archiac period. Marble. |
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| Kroisos is a marble statue of a young man from Anavysos in Greece. Kroisos was a young man who died a hero's death in battle. |
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| Kore in Ionian Dress shows a women standing tall and covered in the fashionable gamrents that high females wore. Light linen chiton was the garmet if choice. |
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| The Three Revelers, Euthymides is a greek vase that originated from the Archiac period. It was found in a tomb in Itally. Its purpose was probably to have been a decrotive one. The painting on it shows three drunken partygoers. |
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| The Temple of Hera II is a Archaic Doric temple in the ancient city of Paestum. The temple is the last, of the great temples of Poseidonia. It was dedicated to Hera, Greek Godess. It is the largest of the three temples of Poseidonia. The internal part of the temple is completly symetric. |
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| Apollo from Temple of Zeus, is a marble statue of Apollo, God and Music, Prophecy and healing. It was originally located in the Temple of Zeus, located in Greece. In this image he is seen trying to restore peace between the Lapiths and Cenaurs. |
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| The Charioteer from Delphi was part of a large bronze group of sculptors that included a chariot, horses, a team, and a groom. It was made to commemorate a victory during the games of Delphi. |
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| This is a bronze statue known as Zeus. There has been plenty of spectulation to whether it is a statue of Zeus or Poseidon. The figure stands in a pose as if he is getting ready to strike someone or something with his Trident, which suggests it might be poseidon, god of the sea. But it can also be Zeuz getting ready to throw a thunderbolt from the sky. |
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| Myron, Diskobolos is a marble copy of a bronze statue, that depicts a discuss thrower participating in that athletic event. The original is lost and Only the Roman copy remains. The copies that the Romans made were usually cheaper to make, and also aloud them to suggest that certain things were made of different materials. |
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| The Three Goddesses are marble statues originally located in the east pediment of the Parhtenon in Athens, Greece. They are seen wearing garments. |
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| The Erechtheion is an Ionic Temple located in the Acropolis in Greece. Some believe that is was built for the legendary king Erechthenion, who is supposebly burried nearby. It is also believed to have been dedicated to Athena and Posiedon. |
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| Kallikrates, Temple of Nike, is an Ionic temple in the Acropolis of Athens. Nike, was a godess of strength and Victory. |
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| The Stele of Hegeso is a gave stele from her grave in the Dipylon Cemetery in Athens. It is made out of marble and shows the rich aristrocratic lady, known as Hegeso, examining a jewelery box. Perhaps a gift of some sort from the servant girl. |
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| Lysippos, Appoxomenos is a marble Roman copy of a bronze staue. This is one of Lysipposis most famous staues in which we see an athlete getting clean and scrapping oil from his body. |
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| The Battle of Issus is a roman copy from a house in Pompeii. It is a large mosaic painting on the floor of a lavish roman house. It shows the Great battle of Alexander the great and a persian king. |
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| Polykletitos the Younger is a large Greek theater located on hillslides to support the seats overlooking the orchestra. |
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| Epigonos, Gallic Chieftain is a marble roman copy of a bronze greek statue. It is from Rome and shows a man acceping his deafet from his enemies, by commiting suicide with his wife. |
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| Nike of Samothrace is a marble hellenistic sculpture from Greece. It is believed that this statue was one part of a large boat image, the statue was believed to have been on top of Greek warship on its way to victory. |
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| The Alexandros, Venus de Milo, is a Hellenistic statue from Greece that depicts a partially nude woman. The Hellenisitc period had more woman nudity as apposed to the period before that when female nudity was simply suggested with the wetlook. This statue is a larger than lifesize statue of Aphrodite, Godess of love. |
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| The Seated Boxer is hellenistic bronze statue from Rome, that shows a seated boxer with the look of sorrow and defeat on his face. Athletic charaterisitcs of the Greeks were not forgotten but rather explored. |
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| Lacoon and his Sons is a marble Hellenisitc statue from Rome. The story behind this statue suggests that Poseidon sent out snakes to kill Lacoon and his sons after he attempted to expose the ruse of a trojan horse. |
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| Cycladic figure of a Woman is a marble image of a woman found in Greece. Most Cycladic figures were of nude woman, but didnt actually show any nudity but rather simply suggested it by having the wetlook. This cycladic image has its arms crossed and is in a resting position. Perhaps that is why they were often found near graves or tombs. |
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| Male Harp Player, is a Cycladic sculptor made from Marble in Ancient Greece. Although most of these images were of woman, occasionaly one would find one of a man. This particular one is of a harp player, perhaps suggesting that he is playing music for the dead in the afterlife. |
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| The Palace of Knossos, is from Greece and was the largest Cretan palace and was the legendary home of king Minos. According to the legend he hunted the Bull man. |
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| The image of Bull Leaping was found inside the palace of Knossos in ancient Greece. It shows a Ceremonial act in which men would leap over bulls. The men are usually depicted with dark skin and the woman with light skin. |
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| The Snake Godess, is a small figure found inside the Palace of Knossos in Greece. It shows a woman holding two snakes aswell as a cat ontop of her head. This suggests that she had some power over the animal world and thats why she is referred to as the Snake Godess. |
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| The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, in Greece. It is near the Acropolis, and was named after the two large relief sculptors of two lions. Largest sculpture in prehistoic Aegean times. |
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| The Treasury of Atreus a large tomb located within a hill in Greece. At the time Elite families buried their dead outside the walls of these beehive shaped tombs covered with earten mound. |
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| The Funerary Mask was a Mycenean metalwork with characterisitcs of a deathmask with gold. It was one of the first sculpted images in Greece, of a human face at life size. |
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| The statue of Apulu was from the roof of the Portonaccio temple in Italy. It is considered to be Estruscan art. Originally it was believed that this statue was part of a group of varies statues depicting a Greek myth. |
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| This is known as the Sarcophagus With Reclinign couple. It is an Estruscan piece that was found in Rome. It shows a couple reclining and relaxing in the afterlife. A Sarcophagus is a box life funeral receptacle. |
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| This is known as the Tomb of Reliefs. It is an elaborate Cerveteri tomb. It is believed to have accomidated several generations of a single family. It consists of a single chamber with several relief sculpturs in it. The entrance was originally watched over by a pair of lines carved out of tufa. |
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| Aule Metele is a lifesized bronze statue from Italy, that depicts an estruscan man. His right arm is raised to indicate that he is Orator. |
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| This is a Roman painting on an Italian house that is known as the Dionysiac Mystery Frieze. The painters did this to create an illusion of an imaginery three dimensional world. It is believed that this room was used to celibrate the rights of the Greek god Dionysos. |
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| This is known as a Roman Portriat of a husband and wife. This painting was pained in a Pompeian house. It is believed that the woman is geting ready to write something down that her husband is saying, on the scroll in her hand. |
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| This is a marble statue of Augustus. It was found in Rome, and was not the original but a Roman copy of a bronze one. This statue shows him as a strong general. Augusus was also known as the founder of the Roman empire. |
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| The Ara Pacis is an alter in Rome dedicated to peace. The monument was commissioned to honor the return of Augustus to Rome. It also celebrates the Roman victories, by Augustu's military victories. It has one structure in the center and four surrounding it. |
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| The Imperial Procession is a relief sculpture inside the Ara Pacis. It is made out of marble and is located in Rome. We see several important people carved in it that were somehow related to Augustus. |
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| Pont De Gard is an ancient Roman bridge that crosses the Gardon river. It was built by the romans to carry water from a spring to their roman colony. It is made out of limestone and its design consists of an Arch Bridge. |
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| The Colosseum is a famous Roman amphitheatre built in the centre of Italy. It was the largest amphitheatre of the Roman empire. It was built during the emporos of the Flavian dynasty ruled. All three greek orders were used in the Colosseum, divided by different levels. |
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| The Arch of Titus is an arch in Rome dedicated to Titus, and constructed by his younger emperor brother after Titus died. It is made out of marble and located near the Roman Forum. |
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| The Pantheon is a building in Rome made to represent all the gods of Ancient Rome. The building consists of a circular shape, and has several large columns under a large pediment. The Center of the building is dome shaped and has an opening on the top, to gave up into the sky/ heavens. It has hade many different uses from a roman catholic church to a museaum. |
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| This is known as an Equstrian statue of Marcus Aurelis. It is bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Marcus riding on his horse and reaching out a hand as perhaps a sign of gesture. It shows him as victorious and Conquering. |
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| The Arch of Constantine is a an Arch located in Rome near the Colosseum. It was made to commencorate the victory that the Roman emporor Constantine had over Maxentitus. It consists of three archways. The arch is also decorated with various older monuments. |
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| The Colossal head of Constintine is a large statue of Roman Emporor constantine. He was a later roman emporor that is known for having converted the romans over to Christianity. It is an extremly large sclupture of a head and is made out of marble |
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