Greek Visual Art

Sculpture &

Architecture

Archaic• Beginnings of realism

• Contrapposto: naturalistic/one leg carries the weight, one leg free

• Read pg. 222-223

Kouros figures-male-standing-used as grave markers-hands to sides-left foot in front of right-has weight points-movable/flexible-nude-began advances in sculpture-naturalistic, truthful-archaic smile

Kritios Boy 480 BC

Kore-female counterpart to Kouros

-fully dressed-contrapposto

Vase Painting• Given as trophies

Amphora

Classical & Hellenistic

• Read pg. 227-228

• Intellectual & formal in design

• Classical moved towards Hellenistic style

• Read pg. 234-239

• Hellenistic: more emotional

The Discus Thrower

Myron 450 BC• Classical• the original was bronze• perfect balance and harmony• composed face• geometric form: built on sequence of triangles/S-curve

• glorifies the athlete

Winged Victory or Nike

• Hellenistic• sculpted around 180 BC

Venus de Milo• Hellenistic

• greatest surviving sculpture of the Greeks

• could be from a set• portrait of a person

The Orders of Greek

Architecture

DoricIonic

Corinthian

DoricThe first order of column was the Doric order, it was known for being used by the Spartans.  The top part of a column is called the capital. The capital of a Doric column is very simple.  The capital is made of a round pad with a square block over it.  The Doric column has no base.

Ionicthe capital has two rounded spirals which look like a wrapped scroll viewed from the end. The small Temple to Athena Nike at the Acropolis is Ionic in style.

CorinthianThe third order of Greek column is the Corinthian.  The capital of a Corinthian column is carved to look like layers of acanthus leaves.  There are carved rings at the base.

Roman PantheonOrdinary classical temple type--rectangular with a gabled roof supported by a colonnade on all sides.

The dome was the largest built until modern times.

Roman ColoSseum

Third floor:pilastersSecond floor: Corinthian First floor: IonicGround floor: Doric