Greek Art Test II

1. Dipylon Vase
8th century
it is a massive vase and it shos the burial customs of the ancient Greeks
it has an altar and a procession all for the dead warrior.
you can tell that it is a warrior because the procession is made out of warriors.
warriors were regarded very highly in Greece and dying in battle was considered the highest honor.
the geometric patterns of the vase will remain a tradition throughout Greek pottery

2. 8th century
vase
black figure pottery

3. this is a black figure pottery
7th century BC
it shows two warrior playing a game during war
its significance is that it shows the true nature of warfare which mostly consists of sitting around waiting for something to happen that would call for you to need to take part in a battle

4. Kouros
5th century BC 580?
He is free standing which is a major step up from Egyptian sculpture that was not yet freed from the block
it has the Egyptian static pose though
and patterned musculature
introduction of the archaic smile

5. Kroisos
525 BC
He has more modeled musculature than the other Kouros. He still maintains the static pose, however he makes a major step forward with the modeled musculature
note the archaic smile

6. Kritios Boy
4th century BC
he merges the Archaic and the Classical Greek periods together
he has a modeled musculature
and the most significant thing about him is his tilted hips
that move from static to movement is a major improvement from Archaic to Classical Greek sculpture

7. Dying Warrior
525 BC
He shows real emotion
and shows the loss of the archaic smile- another difference between archaic and classical Greek sculpture
His body is sculpted in a way that has never been done before
he breaks the mold of only making safe, powerful poses in sculpture

8. another dying warrior
6th century
he is archaic
note the archaic smile- it misleads the viewer to think that he is happy while he is dying
the proportions of his body and the execution of the right leg are not yet perfect.
it will take the mathematical formulas of the classical Greek sculptors to perfect that art

9. Its a horse
6th century
its archaic because it doesnt show too much attention to detail
however animals are not normally sculpted so that was different

10. Greek ruler
Classical 4th century bc
it is classical because of the modeled musculature and the attention to detail in the facial expressions - no archaic smile

11. Diskobolos
5th century
by Myron
Myron catches the discus thrower in the process of throwing the discus
it is the perfect example of movement in Classical Greek Sculpture
he has modeled musculature and his body is in perfect proportion
they used mathematics and formulas to create this perfection

12. Doryphoros
5th century
by Polykleitos
it is the perfection of the Archaic Greek forms and officially crossed over the period from archaic to classical
his body is in perfect proportion and it is balanced.
he is in a natural pose
he is standing on one engaged leg and the other is balancing him

13. Temple of Hera
5th century
Doric architecture
it is obvious that it is Doric because the columns are only slightly tapered and the top part of the columns are plain
the temple is accessible from all sides

14. Maidens
4th century
the seven maidens are holding up the temple
the feminine sculpture is unusual in this time period

15. Theater at the Akropolis
4th century
shows and speeches were performed here and it was carved out of the side of the mountain
it could seat alot of people for its day

16. Parthenon
6th century
Greek architects used mathematics to perfect this building
it was in the Akropolis
it is still one of the most intact buildings of its time

17. 6th century
the columns to the left are doric

18. Charioteer
5th century
he introduced the severe style
the folds in his clothings fall the way they really would
hes shows the force of gravity on humans unlike other sculptures before him that were idealistic
this is a realistic sculpture

19. Riace Warrior
4th century bc
He was found in the sea and he is one of the few remaining original bronze statues
his marble eyes are still intact

20. Poseidon
5th century bc
he shows the power of the gods as seen through Greek eyes
he remains stable through throwing a trident at someone
he shows the Classical Greek movement in sculpture
he is made out of bronze which is rare