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Mid-Term Study Slideshow #3

ART IN CONTEXT ART 213

10:00AM & 2:00PM MW

James Greene

This Midterm Study Slideshow Covers the Following:

Unit 4- Art & Cultural Mythology -The Ancients Upper Paleolithic, Sumerian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Agean, Minoan

-Greek Art Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic

Art & Cultural Mythology: THE ANCIENTS

TheVenusofWillendorf,UpperPaleolithic,

c.15,000‐10,000BC,Stone.

Exaggeratedbreasts,belly,hips

Noface‐armsarede‐emphasized


UrZiggurat,Sumerian,21stCenturyBC,

Sun‐driedbricksandfiredbricks.Heldadualgovernment/religiouspurpose.Cappedwithtemple.


TheCodeofHammurabi(CodexHammurabi)isawell‐preservedancientlawcode,createdca.1790BCinancientBabylon.ItwasenactedbythesixthBabylonianking,Hammurabi.OnenearlycompleteexampleoftheCodesurvivestoday,inscribedonasevenfoot,fourinchtalldiorite.IntheAkkadianlanguageinthecuneiformscript.


NarmerPale<e,31stCenturyBC,(OldKingdom)Egypt,slate.CommemoratedtheunificaUonofupperandlowerNilecivilizaUons‐(thetwoEgypts)underasingleruler,KingNarmer,shownherebeaUnghisenemies.KingNarmershownhereinprofilewithsymbolsofgodslookingon,sacUoninghisacUonsashebeatshisenemiesintosubmission.


KaStatueofKhafre,c.2575–c.2465BC(OldKingdom)Egypt,diorite.

FromtombofKhafre(calledCheopsbytheGreeks)Usedasabackup“vehicle”fortheking’sKaorspirit


GreatPyramidofGizacompleted2540BC(OldKingdom)limestone,Thelargestofthe3containsover2.3millionquarriedbricksweighing2.5tonseach.ItissUllunknownhowthesestructureswerebuiltorhowlongittook.

SomesaytheGreatPyramidwasbuiltin20years.(Atthatrate,theywouldhavehadtolay80tonsofstoneaday.)


HatshepsutTemple1508BC‐1458BC(MiddleKingdom)CarvedstoneMadeduringthereignofQueenHatshesput,themostsuccessfulPharaoh.Templeiscarvedoutof“livingstone”insteadofbuiltfromquarriedstones.


PillarStatueOfAkhenatenFromTheTempleOfAmenRe,ca.1356BC(NewKingdom)Egypt,.

sandstone,painted.

AkhenatenusheredinradicalmonotheismandachangeinrepresentaUonalstyles

UnderAkhenaten,sensuouscontourswerefavoredoverrigidformalism.

BustofQueenNeferJJca.1344BC(NewKingdom)EgyptLimestone,painted,Herclassicprofilereiteratedthecontoursofherhusband’sstatue.NaturalismisenhancedwiththeapplicaUonofpaint.


CycladicIdolca.2500‐1100BC,Agean,marble.

TheseidolsusuallyrepresentferUlitygoddesses.

Theirpared‐downgeometrymakesthemunmistakable.


PalaceatKnossos,Creteca.1500,Minoan.

FamedKingMinosbuiltthisimpressivepalacewellbeforeAthenswouldrisetopowerKnownforitsconvolutedcorridors‐cametobeassociatedwithmythoftheMinotaur.FilledwithluxuriousinnovaUonslikeindoorplumbingandfrescowallpainUngs.


BullfighterFrescofromPalaceatKnossos,Crete,ca.1500BCMinoan

DepictssportsspectacleORaformofritualhuman/animalsacrificeoracombinaUonofthetwo.


GreekKorousfigure,ca.600BC,(ArchaicPeriod)marble.

ThestyleisborrowedfromEgypUanpillarstatuary.Rigid,roboUclook.TheGreek“gods”werethoughttotaketheformofhumans‐theyhadperfect,youthfulfeaturesBUTALSOtragichumanflaws.

GodsandheroesarethesubjectoftheepiclyricpoemTheIliad,agributedtotheearlypoetHomer.

TheIliadisconsideredthemasternarraUveofwesterncivilizaUonanditinspiredcountlessartworks.


KriJosBoy(orKriJeanBoy)ca.480BC,(Severe/EarlyClassicalStyle)Marble.

FirstknownexampleofarealisUcrepresentaUonofthehumanform.

ElegantandrealisUccontrappostostance‐whereweightisshihedontooneleg.

TherealisUcSevereStylewasabandonedaheronlyageneraUon.

Art & Cultural Mythology: CLASICAL GREEK ART

RiaceWarriorsca.445BC(earlyClassicalperiod)bronze.

Discoveredbyaccidentin1972offthecoastofItaly.

Castfromhumanmodelsandembellishedtogivethem“ideal”proporUons.

ThebestpreservedexamplesoforiginalGreekbronzefigures.

Art & Cultural Mythology: CLASSICAL GREEK ART

Doryphoros(spearbearer)Polykleitos,ca.450‐440BC,Romanmarblecopy

AcontemporaryofPythagorasDevelopeda“divine”proporUonalschemeto“perfect”humanity.


Diskobolus(orTheDiscusThrower):ca.450BC(EarlyClassical)Romancopy

OriginalbronzeaccreditedtoMyron.

ArUstswereexperimenUngwithbodiesfrozenindynamicacUon.

Thisfamous(nowlost)bronzewaslatercopiedinmarblebyRomans.


TheParthenon(TempleofAthenaParthenos)attheAcropolis,Athens,447‐438BC

IfDoryphorosisanexampleofthedivinehumanproporUons,thentheParthenonistheequivalentinarchitecture.


ThreegoddessesHesJa,DioneandAphrodite(?)447‐438BCmarble

(EastpedimentofParthenondepicUngbirthofAthena)Unsurpassedcarving‐deepshadows,diaphanousdraperyclingingtotheirforms


NikeAdjusJngHerSandal,fromtheTempletoAthenaNike,Acropolis,Athens447‐438BC,marble

WingedvictoryisseeninanawkwardposerenderedgracefulbyskilledarUsts.

ThelinesofNike’soumitbearastrikingresemblancetotheNikeSwooshtrademark.

Art & Cultural Mythology: HELLENISTIC GREEK ART

ReconstructedAltarofZeusfromPergamon,inTurkey(NowintheStaatlciheMuseeninBerlin)ca.175BC

400runningfeetoffuriousbaglescenes‐ZeusandtheGodsofOlympiavs.Titans(Giants)

AthenaBa<lingAlkyoneos,fromAltarofZeus,

Pergamonca.175BC

Athenagrabsthegiant’shairandpreparestobashhimwithhershieldedge.

NikeswooshesintocrownAthenawithwreath.


DyingGaul,fromAltarofZeus,Pergamon,ca.220BC,Romanmarblecopy.

RealisUcdepicUonofadyingGaul(Barbarian)writhinginpain.

Bushyhair,mustache,andneckbandortorque.


NikeofSamothrace(NikealighJngonawarship)ca.190BC,marbleNowstandsintheLouvre,inParis.

FromawarmonumentontheislandofSamothrace.

Originallyplacedonafountain‐heighteningthedramaofwingedvictory.

HerenUreposturesaysTRIUMPH.


Laocoon(andhistwosons)early1stcentury(lateHellenisUc)marble

Trojanprieststrangledtodeathbyseaserpents.(fromHomer’s

Iliad&Virgil’sAneid)

Pain,anguish,intensityofhumanemoUon,dynamism,

acUon‐areallondisplayinthisepicwork.

CommissionedbyRomans,carvedbyGreekarUsts

AthanadorosandHagesandos.

Art & Cultural Mythology: CLASSICAL GREEK (Hellenistic)

OdysseusBlindingDrunkenPolyphemosLateHellenisUcperiod.

RomanmarblecopyofbronzeoriginalcastbytheGreekarUstsAthanadoros,HagesandosandPolydorosinthe2ndCenturyBC.ThemarbleswerefoundinacaveneartheresortcityofSperlonga,Italyin1960.

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