identify the artwork; name, period,

material, and context[image]

name: funerary mask from grave circle A

period: mycenaen

material: beaten gold

context: its one of the first life-sized sculptures in Greece

name: inlaid dagger blade from grave circle A

period: mycenaen

material: bronze

context: the lion hunters are drawn in minoan style, but the metalworker got the subject from Egypt and Mesopotamia since there were no lions in Greece. And it depicts a scene of four hunters attacking the lion that struck down the fifth hunter, while the two other lions are set free.

name: male harp player

period: cycladic

material: marble

context: made of simple geometric rectangular shapes and flat planes. it may be a figure of a dead person. there were very little statues of men in cycladic period.

name: bull leaping from the palace

period: minoan

material: fresco

context: it shows the minoan ceremony of bull leaping, that is considered a very dangerous and extreme game.

name: dipylon krater

period: geometric

context: the artist has covered almost the whole krater leaving almost no empty space with

abstract decorative ornaments. the drawing shows a scene of mourning and procession in honor of the dead.

the ornaments are all flat, geomteric and triangular.

name: new york kouros

period: archaic

material: marble

context: its one of the earliest greek life-sized staues. and the posture is very similar to what what egyptian statues would have. very straight and stiff, left foot in front, the arms close to body and hands clenched in fists with thumbs out. just like egyptian statues, greek ones stood over the graves too. the only difference is that the statue is somewhat more defined and detailed. the chest, arm, leg and knee musles were more defined. and the hair is not just a flat shape.

name: anavysos kouros

period: archaic

material: marble

context: the sculptor this time refined the statue even more and made it look way more natural. the isnt too big compared to the body. and the face is more round rather than being long. it has swelled cheeks and the hair doesnt fall straight back.

name: francois vase

period: archaic

context: it is made using the black figure painting style. this is the first time we see curved handles in a vase.

name: achilles and ajax playing dice game

period: archaic

context: red figure painting was used in this. the capes of the men are very detailed with patterns. Exekias, the artist also used the spears to direct viewr's eye to the dice. ehich creates an illusion of fixation of men's eyes even tho they are not looking at it.

metope

triglyph

frieze

capital

fluting

stylobate

pediment

doric

ionic

corinthean

doric: have the plainest and simplest capitals and no base that supports the body of the coloumn

ionic: has fancier captial and a base to support the body of the column

corinthean: has the fanciest capital with many ditails and carvings. also has a bas to support the body of the column

name: kritos boy

period: early classical

material: marble

context: the sculptor considered the movement of the hips and dipped his right hip slightly to the right since one leg is in front. also his right knee slightly bent. and the head is no longer looking straight forward but instead slightly tilted to the right

name: discus thrower

period: early classical

material: marble

context: the sculptor cfroze the action of discus throwing

name: parthenon

period: early classical

context: parthenon is a temple inside of a citadel called "the athenian acropolis". and inside of the parthenon there is a tall statue of "Athena Parthenos" who is the goddess fully armed and holds the Nike (victory) in her hand that is extended

name: three goddesses from the east pediment of parthenon

period: early classical

material: marble

context: its the statue of three goddesses - Hestia, Dione and Aphrodite. theyre perfectly sculpted at angle corresponding to the pediment. the sculptor carved perfectly the thin and heavy folds on the clothes which reveal the form of the body

name: altar of zeus

period: hellenestic

material: marble

context: most famous sculpture from hellenistic period. the base of altar is decorated with big frieze that has reliefs showing the battle.

name: barberini faun

period: hellenestic

material: marble

context: the main difference between archaic, classical and hellenistic statues is that in archaic statues they smile at the viewer, in classical statues the heads look away but the eyes are still open, while in hellenisitic most statues have closed eyes and are portrayed as asleep

name: the old market woman

period: hellenestic

material: marble

context: many of the hellenistic stuatues are of elderly people from a lower ranking in a society. this woman is bet down and has many wrinkles on her face due to her age

monarchy and republic

augustus

claudians and flavians

early empire

high empire

late empire

name: temple of portunus

period: republican

material: stone

context: it has ionic columns and has stairs.

the columns are freestanding only in the front side. at the back theyre stuck and are part of the wall

greek temples have all freestanding columns, while the romans only at the front.

greek temples dont have the stairs while the romans do

first style: characterized by colorful patchwork wall of brightly painted marbles

second style: while the first style was more flat, the second style tried to to trick the viewer into believing that they were looking through the glass by creating illusionistic drawings

third style: they would be painted with monochromatic colors and delicate lines

fourth style: the illusion work has come back and once again became popular

name: female personification panel on the east facade

period: early empire

material: marble

context: its located in ara pacis augustae. the two babies on the lap represent the fruits of the Pax Augusta. everything aaround her is in bloom. andimals of different species live together in peace

name: maison carree

period: early empire

context: located in france, and it was very well preserved and has corinthian coloumns. its a roman temple since it has stairs and freestanding columns are only at front

name: pont-du-gard

period: early empire

context: located in france, and is an aquaduct bridge, which brings water from mountain springs and into the cities

name: flavian colosseum

period: early empire

context: located in italy, and is the largest amphitheatre in the world. the architect has mixed the roman arches and the greek columns. and all the three different type of columns are included. the top row has the corinthean. the middle row has the ionic. and the bottom row has the doric columns.

name: portrait of a flavian woman

period: early empire

material: marble

context: a flavian sculptor enhanced the curls by drilling the deep holes

name: column of trajan

period: high empire

context: located in italy, and is almost perfectlt preserved. it has a frieze on the whole column that is spiral. and the reliefs on frieze are very detailed

name: market of trajan

period: high empire

context: it resembles the modern malls and has two floors. but the shops at the upper row are set back for light from outside to shine through and light up the market. it has vaults that cover the central space

name: hadrian

period: high empire

material: marble

context: he was the first roman emperror to wear a beard

name: pantheon

period: high empire

context: in the inside there is only one oculus throught which the light comes through and lights up the pantheon. and it has a big dome that is coffered

name: antonius pius and faustina

period: high empire

material: marble

context: it is the side of the pedistone column and has the relief has a ground line with everything standing on it

name: sarcophagus with myth of orests

period: high empire

material: marble

name: battle of romans and barberians

period: high empire

material: marble

context: it has no ground line, therefore shows chaos, war and fight