Compare and Contrast the two works. Identify the date and culture that produced them. Predict how culture has influenced an ideal.
09/06 Warm-Up
Compare and Contrast the two works aesthetically. What essential features are emphasized, which are subordinated?
Prehistoric Aegean Art
Cycladic Art 3000-2200 BCE
Statuettes of women
from the Cyclades
ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E.marbleapproximately 18 in. high
Statuette of a woman
from the Cyclades
ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E.marbleapproximately 18 in. high
Statuette of Seated Harp Player
from the Cyclades
ca. 2,800-2,700 B.C.E.marble11 1/2 in. high
Minoan Art2200-1800 B.C
Palace at Knossos
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos
(reconstruction drawing)
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos (plumbing)
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Minoan woman (La Parisienne)
from the palace at Knossos, Greece
ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E.frescoapproximately 10 in. high
Bull-leaping
from the palace at Knossos, Greece
ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E.fresco32 in. high
Flotilla, detail of Miniature Ships Fresco
from Room 5, West HouseAkrotiri, Thera, Greece
ca. 1,650 B.C.E.Frescoapproximately 17 in. high
Marine style octopus jar
from Palaikastro, Greece
ca. 1,500 B.C.E.ceramic11 in. high
Snake Goddess
from the palace at Knossos, Greece
ca. 1,600 B.C.E.faience13 1/2 in. high
Mycenaean Art
Lion Gate
Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.limestone9 ft. 6 in. high
Treasury of Atreus (entrance)
Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.approximately 43 ft. high
Treasury of Atreus
Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.approximately 43 ft. high
Funerary Mask
from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E.beaten gold12 in. high
Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt
from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E.bronze, inlaid with gold, silver and niello9 in. long
Art Directions: Draw one of the following artworks in the middle of your white page. Color completely. Describe the work creatively (use literary techniques) as well as quotations about it. Fill the page. Include your MARCS and proper attribution.
Subtractive SculptureDue Monday, 9/12/111.Draw the placement of the Cycladic nose on your mold.2.Begin carving around the nose to create its thickness.3.Round out the mold for the face.