Geometric krater

Ancient Greece

740 BCE

 Grave marker of a man. very stylized and abstract. horizantal registers. filled all the space with designs. resembled textiles

wanted to obtain Arete (to be the best) no 2nd or 3rd place! Funary scene of a man who wants to be remembered as a warrior. no defiend story telling

Lady of Auxerre

650- 625 BCE

Ancient Greece

archaic 

 unsure if human or goddess. goddess in this time wore clothes. much more natural

Kroisos

530 BCE

Ancient greece

 Kouros used as grave marker of warrior. very egyptian in style with clentched fists and on leg forward. not constropostal. much more natural and proportionate than previous kouros.

Peplos Kore

ca. 530 BCE

Ancient Greece

 peplos clothing worn by young girls. grave marker or votive offering. could be ardomis? much more sentual and confident than young greek girls should have acted. meant to please gods

Gigantomachy

detail of the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury

ca. 530 BCE

Ancient Greece

Kleitias and Ergotimos

François Vase

(Athenian black-figure volute krater)

ca. 570 BCE

Ancient Greece

 first time writting in seen in many years. label everything!!! narrative of mytholgy. converstion piece. distinguish between the potter and painter. and are still using registers to organize

Exekias, Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game

Athenian black-figure amphora

ca. 540- 530 BCE

Ancient Greece

 show Arete. calm and rational right before going to battle and DYING. playing dice game. "talking" pot. shows what they roled. Achilles is slightly taller with helmet. 

Chariot race of Pelops and Oinomaos

East pediment from the Temple of Zeus

470-456 BCE

Classical Greece

 in temple of zeus at olympic games. discourages cheating in the game. curses cheater and decendants.  prophet in the corner shows concern(figure shows age); Zeus pickings garmet. "calm before storm." statues face the starting starting line.

Kritios Boy

ca. 480 BCE

Classical Greek

 more natural. start of contropostal

Charioteer

470 BCE

Ancient Greek

 commemorate victory at games.doesnt react to winner to thank gods for success. column-like clothes that do not reveal form

Polykleitos

Doryphoros (Spearbearer)

450- 440 BCE

Classical Greek

 in control and introverted. extreme contropostal = balance and strength and symmetr. perfect proportion. possibly achilles with his special spear. made as demonstration piece to show the idea statue of young male athelete

Aerial view of the Acropolis

Classical Greek

Iktinos and Kallikrates

Parthenon

447- 438 BCE

Classical Greek

defeating persians, low scuplture relief, high above scenes for pleasing gods, group experience, doric columns but continuous freize of ionic and order and harmony. 

Plan of the Parthenon

447-432 BCE

Classical Greek

Phidias

Athena Parthenos

438 BCE

Classical Greek

gold and ivory. huge.

Helios and his horses, and Dionysos

from the east pediment of the Parthenon

438-432 BCE

Classical Greek

Three goddesses

(Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite)

from the east pediment of the Parthenon

438-432 BCE

Classical Greek

 2 mothers attentive to hear children. aphrodite is relaxed and unconerded

the Panathenaic Festival procession frieze

from the Parthenon

447-432 BCE,

Classical Greek

Praxiteles

Aphrodite of Knidos

350-340 BCE

Late Classical

first nude staute of greek goddess. shows goddess doing very normal and unenteresting things (bathing). shows modesty as if caught after bathing.  

Lysippos,

Apoxyomenos (Scraper)

330 BCE

Late Classical

 bodys more slender now = new proportions. normal human activity. more nervous posture. scraping oil off of body after excersising. activity of wealthy men

Head of Alexander the Great

third century BCE

Hellenistic

 start of hellenistic style

 Altar of Zeus

Pergamon

175 BCE

Hellenistic

 sculpture at eye level to engage viewer. falling onto steps. bout defeating the galls. deep dramatic relief. frontal design. dedicated to Athena and Zeus. individualized experience

Athena battle Alkyoneos

from the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon

175 BCE

Hellenistic

 dramatic movement and drapery

Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife

Pergamon

230-220 BCE 

Hellenistic

nude= show enemies are heroic. to make greeks look good for conquering. shows a moment in time right before death. kills himself and wife so not taken prisoner and enslaved.

Nike alighting on a warship (Nike of Samothrace)

190 BCE

Hellenistic

in the moment of landing on a ship. clothes show form and texture, wind, and light. would have been on the front of a ship. hands holding wreath of victory 

Seated boxer

100-50 BCE

Hellenistic

 older boxer. has broken nose and battered ears from previous fights. tired but shows strong body and old face. gloves are made of leather bands soaked in water. shows anguish and defeat

Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes

Laocoön and his sons

early first century CE

Hellenistic

Model of a typical Etruscan temple

as described by Vitruvius

Etruscan

sixth-century BCE 

decoration is on roof and figureens ward off evil. columns ave bases. single set of steps are in the front. high porch. made of wood and teracotta. focuses on movement, archaic smile and near eastern influence. made for 3 different gods

Apulu (Apollo)

from the roof of the Portonaccio temple

510-500BCE

 Etruscan

movement forward. archaic smile. near eastern influence. shows gods clothed. on roof. made of terricotta

Sarcophagus with reclining couple

520 BCE

Etruscan

women are give much more power. shows the closeness of the husband and wife. focuses on the top of the figures. near eastern influence in face

Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs

third century BCE

Etruscan

 housed several  generations of a family. images on walls for afterlife and 3-headed dog is guardian of afterlife

Interior of the Tomb of the Leopards

480-470 BCE

Etruscan

 richer tomb. shows wives not prostitutes

Aule Metele (Arringatore)

early first century BCE

Etruscan

 shows ability to command through speech= power. toga shows roman citizen. shows age and wrinkles to imply wisdom

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

from Rome

359 CE

 shows rich romans conversion to christianity. shows 3 different time periods: old testament, new testament, and present day. does not show crucifixtion scene cuz too close to home. done in plebian style. jesus shown as apollo. very roman style. on donkey to show humity. 

The Good Shepherd, the story of Jonah, and orants, painted ceiling of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus

early fourth century

Late Antiquity

 set style for centuries of christian art: most impotant is largest and in center. jesus shown very naturally while prayers are styleized. praying for the salvation of the dead. jonah story for protection and rebirth

Head of an old man

mid-first century BCE

Roman

 exagerated age for wisdom and stabilty of leader.

Dionysiac mystery frieze

Second Style wall paintings

Pompeii

ca. 60-50 BCE

Roman

 allusion of imaginary 3d world on roman houses. acting innitiation rights. private celebration of dyonisus. scene of figureson a stage

Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace)

13-9 BCE

Roman

 augustus propaganda to cary out social progam. have children. swans= mate for life. peace through strong military.

Female personification

Ara Pacis Augustae

13-9 BCE

Roman

Procession of the imperial family

south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae

13-9 BCE

Roman

Maison Carrée

ca. 1-10 CE

roman

Pont-du-Gard

ca. 16 BC

roman

Arch of Titus

81 CE

roman

Column of Trajan

112 CE

Roman

Pantheon

118-125 CE

Roman

Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina

ca. 161 CE

Roman

mixed styles. faustina died 20 years before antininus, but artist showed them together on an eagle to show they would be reunited in the afterlife. The sides are done in plebian styles of teh lower class to show the empire cares about the little people

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius

175 BCE

Roman

 as big as horse to show importance. weary of trting to control the huge empire. pardoning enemy that is under the horse.

Painted portrait of Septimius Severus and his family

200 CE

Roman

 was found in Egypt. show how far reaching erasing a traitors memory was. smugged out brother Getta. immortality was through being remembered

Shows the king and sons in natural way because important. Shows kings age.

Battle of Romans and barbarians

(Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus)

250-260 BCE

Roman

no more cremation. sarcophoguses became very popular. piles of figures doint show sense of space and rejectd classical perspective.

"X" on forehead shows the worship of persian god of light, truth, and victorry over death.

Portraits of the four tetrarchs

 305 BCE

Roman

 plebian style. shows unity of fathers and sons ruling. age not shown. beard=father. lack of individuality shows 4 equal partners in power.

pophry very durable and for royalty

Arch of Constantine

312-315 CE

roman

 created to comemorate his defeat of maxentius.builders used decorations from trjan, hadrian and marcus arillius o connect him to the great emperors.

first victory arch in memory of conquering a fellow roman.

Distribution of largesse

north frieze of the Arch of Constantine

 312-315 CE

roman

difference of temples:

Greeks:are located up high in acropolisus

decoration is on the pediment

columns don't have a base= doric

made of marble

stairs wrap around

dedicated to 1 god generally

Estruscan: located in cities

decoartion of roofs to ward off evil. focus on movement

columns have bases (ionic ish)

made of wood and taracotta (none left)

stair located in front to high porch

dedicated to 3 gods (3 doors)

Romans: very eclectic

located in cities

etruscan stairs and porch in front

has continuous frieze but not decorated

smaller than Greek

Dedicated to 1 god

made of marble

and has engaged columns