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Aegan-Roman
Chapters 4, 5, 9, 10 Gardner's art history through the ages
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03/28/2012

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Term
Woman from Cyros**
Definition
2500-2300 BCE
Cycladic
Marble
Matriarchal society
Exaggerated figure
Relief/sculpture in the round
dead or sleeping (mummies)
negative space
geometric
Term
Male Lyre Player
Definition
2700-2500 BCE
Cycladic
Marble
NOT A KING
Convention set for face: |>
Simplistic
Term
Palace at Knossos*
Definition
1700-1400 BCE
Minoan
Rubble & Bricks
Loosely gathered civilization
crenelations & open architecture
Megaron picked up by Myceneans
frescoes
Term
Bull Leaping*
Definition
1450-1400 BCE
minoan
fresco
tiny waist and feet in women, convention
animated expressions
curly hair
influencing egypt in 1400
Term
La Parisienne
Definition
1450-1400 BCE
fresco
minoan
Term
Landscape with Swallows**
Definition
1650 BCE
fresco
minoan
First pure landscape
animated
colorful bands of wildflowers
Term
Sarcophagus from Hagia Triada
Definition
1450-1400 BCE
minoan
Term
Snake Goddess**
Definition
1600 BCE
Faience?
not monumental sculpture
clay
tiny wrists and waists
Assyrian relief?
Apotropaic (warding off evil)
minoan
Term
Young god**
Definition
1500-1475 BCE
Ivory, gold, serpentine and rock crystal
prefigures greek kouros
left foot forward
Chryselephantine
minoan
Term
Harvester vase**
Definition
1500 BCE
hagia traida
gold leaf, luxurious
use of overlapping
understanding of human anatomy
animation of faces
egyptian influence
minoan
Term
Kamares ware jar*
Definition
1800-1700 BCE
phaistos
[fish]
minoan
Term
Marine style octopus jar*
Definition
1500 BCE
Palaikastro
minoan
Dark on white
highly passionate
Term
Citadel at Tiryns
Definition
1400-1200 BCE
Mycenean
Cyclopian architecture
Massive
Megaron from Minoans
Term
Corbled gallery*
Definition
in the Tyrins citadel
(1400-1200)
Myceneans famous corbeling
corbeling=sloping arches of stone
3 methods:
post&lintel
corbeled arch
arch
Term
Lion's gate**
Definition
1300-1250 BCE
mycenean
limestone
predated gate of Persepolis
post&lintel+relieving triangle with lion relief
lion's gate from hittites in Turkey
minoan-little head, big body
Term
Treasury of Atreus**
Definition
1300-1250 BCE
mycenean
Tholos
used relieving triangle
vault=largest uninterrupted interior space for 1500 years
vault=tomb
Term
Funerary Mask*
Definition
1600-15 BCE
mycenean
Grave circle A
beaten gold
first attempts at life-size face
Egyptian influence
Term
Female head
Definition
1300-1250 BCE
mycenean
Term
Inlaid dagger blade depicting lion hunt
Definition
1600-1500 BCE
mycenean
bronze
Term
Warrior vase*
Definition
1200 BCE
mycenean
great contrast from minoans
reminiscent of standard of Ur
Term
Humanism**
Definition
a rise in prevalence of study and appreciation of the human figure (Greek)
Term
Geometric krater**
Definition
740 BCE
greek
preclassical-geometric
krater vase
from Dipylon cemetary
narrative
set pattern conventions
gravemarker
use of registers
geometric bodies- minoan waists and cycladic triangles
Term
Hero and Centaur
Definition
750-730 BCE
greek
preclassical-geometric
human composite
phallic emphasis convention
Term
Corinthian vase
Definition
625-600 BE
greek
preclassical-orientalizing
black figure
amphora
heraldic composition
eastern rosettes
Term
Temple*
Definition
625 BCE
greek
archaic
cella based on megaron
pronoas=vestibule
convention
built to house cult statue
technically sculpture
based on perfect proportion and harmony
Term
Lady of Auxerre
Definition
650-625 BCE
greek
preclassical-orientalizing
limestone
egyptian influence
Term
archaic period
Definition
beginning of large, freestanding, human sculpture
Term
kore
Definition
young woman
Term
kouros
Definition
young, nude male
Term
Kouros*
Definition
600 BCE
greek
preclassical-archaic
marble
nude
use of negative space
egyptian hair, face, body type
represented gods, warriors, atheletes
Term
calf-bearer*
Definition
560 BCE
greek
preclassical-archaic
"moschophoros"
archaic smile=figure was alive
not kouros
christian imagery
from the acropolis
Term
Kouros 2*
Definition
530 BCE
greek
preclassical-archaic
a step up from Kouros 1
Term
Peplos Kore
Definition
530 BCE
greek
preclassical-archaic
may be goddess
mechanical function in arm
greek mastery of drapery
Term
Kore**
Definition
520-510 BCE
greek
preclassical-archaic
leftover color
encaustic-wax for paint
Term
francois vase (kleitias and ergotimos)
Definition
570 BCE
greek
preclassical-vase painting
kletias and ergotimos
black volute krater
found in italy
use of registers
signed by artist
found in etruscan tomb
Term
achilles and ajax playing dice
Definition
540-530 BCE
greek
preclassical-vase painting
Exekias
attic black figure amphora
work vessel
Term
herakles wrestling antaios* (euphronios)
Definition
510 BCE
greek
preclassical-vase painting
Euphronios
attic red-figure calyx krater
foreshortening
Term
three revelers* (euthymides)
Definition
510 BCE
greek
preclassical-vase painting
euthymides
athenian red-figure amphora
foreshortening
knowledge of anatomy
Term
warrior taking leave of his wife* (achilles painter)
Definition
440 BCE
greek
achilles painter
white-ground lekythos
profile eye
Term
Artemis and Apollo slaying the children of Niobe (niobid painter)
Definition
450 BCE
greek
Niobid painter
no ground line
attempt at landscape
Term
Doryphoros** (polykleitos)
Definition
450-440 BCE
greek
low classical
Polykleitos
"spear-bearer"
Canon (treatiste)
Chiastic (cross-balance)
Perfect balance and harmony
posture and posing
no expression (classical)
Term
High classical
Definition
480 Persia sacked Athens
Pericles rebuilt Athens
Term
Parthenon**
Definition
447-438 BCE
greek
high classical
Iktinos and Kallikrates
housed Athena Parthenos
lay in ruins due to sack by Persians
image of perfection of Greek architecture
devoid of sculpture that once adorned it
Term
Athena Parthenos*
Definition
438 BCE
greek
high classical
Phidias
statue was lost in sacked
adorned in gold
set standard for monumental statue
Term
Helios, his horses, and Dionysos
Definition
438-432 BCE
greek
high classical
from east pediment of parthenon
Term
Three goddesses (hestia, dione, and aphrodite)*
Definition
438-432 BCE
greek
high classical
from the east pediment of parthenon
positioned to describe timeline of Athena's birth
Term
panathenaic festival
Definition
held every 4 years
depicted in the processional frieve, 447-438 BCE
entered through the propylaia
Term
erecthion
Definition
eventually used as a harem for the persians
Term
Caryatid*
Definition
421-405 BCE
greek
high classical
from the south porch of the erecthion
based on the kore
reminiscent of atlantids
Term
Nike adjusting her sandal
Definition
410 BCE
greek
high classical
informal view of the goddess
humanization at work
Term
Aphrodite of Knidos** (praxiteles)
Definition
350-340 BCE
greek
late classical
proportions stretched
head smaller
first female statue nude?
venus
love sign language
Term
Hermes and Dionysos* (praxiteles)
Definition
340 BCE
greek
late classical
informal representation of the gods
reminiscent of akhenaton
elongated figure
Term
hellenistic
Definition
spread greek culture via Alexander the Great
expressionism
Term
Battle of Issus & Detail ** (philoxenos)
Definition
310
greek
hellenistic
pompeii
tessera mosaic
Term
Altar of Zeus, Pergamon
Definition
175
greek
hellenistic
destroyed?
ionic collonade
400 ft frieze
Term
Nike of samothrace**
Definition
190 BCE
greek
hellenistic
alighting on a warship
baroque sculpture
Term
Venus de Milo** (alexandros of Antioch on the meander)
Definition
150-125 BCE
greek
hellenistic
signed by artist
Term
Laocoon** (athanadoros, hagesandros, and polydoros of rhodes)
Definition
100 CE
greek
hellenistic
odysseus
laocoon sculptors
Term
etruscans
Definition
women high in society
pirates
originated from middle east
Term
fibula*
Definition
650 BCE
etruscan
orientalizing
use of eastern rosettes and lions
gold from egypt
small, portable object
Term
etruscan temple*
Definition
600 BCE
etruscan
destroyed (terra cotta and wood)
left with vitruvius' description
romans inspired
3 cellas
statues on top
staircase
etc etc etc
Term
Apulu (apollo)**
Definition
510 BCE
etruscan
sun god
roof of temple
terra cotta
lively action pose (not quite archaic)
sim to Kore from Greek
Term
Sarcophagus**
Definition
520 BCE
etruscan
meant to be planted in tombs
between egyptian line of depth & greek love of beauty
archaic expression, full body figures
Term
Tumulus *
Definition
7-2 c BCE
etruscan
tufa (volcanic rock)
refined hillock tombs
Term
flute player (tomb of the leopards)*
Definition
480-70 BCE
etruscan
painted tombs=$$$
heraldic composition
women & men celebrating on murals
decoration on ceiling
Term
tomb of hunting and fishing*
Definition
530-20 BCE
etruscan
egyptian themes displayed
dying youth in greece 480 BCE
landscape, minoans 1650 BCE
Term
Capitoline Wolf**
Definition
500-480 BCE
etruscan
romulus&remus
bronze
509-Romans expelled last of etruscan kings
15th century CE boys added
Roman Republic
Term
Chimera of Arezzo*
Definition
4th c BCE
etruscan
greek inspired
mythical
Term
Arringatore (orator)**
Definition
1st c BCE
etruscan
link between Roman and etruscan
Term
temple of fortuna virilis*
Definition
75 BCE
roman
republican
pseudo peripteral
tufa
composite of greek and etruscan
Term
portrait bust of roman patrician*
Definition
mid 1st c BCE
roman
republican
verism
old republican bust
Term
pompeii frecoes*
Definition
late 2nd c BCE
roman
republican
styles 1-5
mosaics, still life, family portrait, real life fresco, windows, masonry
Term
end of roman republic
Definition
44 BCE
Term
early empire
Definition
30 BCE
Term
augustus of primaporta**
Definition
20 BCE (early 1st century)
Roman
early empire
augustus
son of god (JC)
spearbearer/orator
cupid anklebiter
Term
ara pacis**
Definition
13-9 BCE
roman
early empire
augustus
altar of peace
Term
pont-du-gard*
Definition
16 BCE
Roman
early empire
aqueduct (nimes france)
keep romans happy
use of the arch
roman innovation
built to be serviced
Term
colosseum*
Definition
70-80 CE
roman
Early empire
flavian (ampitheatre)
renewed use of concrete
50000 spectators
Term
portrait bust of woman*
Definition
90 CE
roman
early empire
flavian
idealistic and pretty
Term
arch of titus**
Definition
81 CE
romans
early empire
flavian
triumphal arch
latin on top
Term
spoils of jerusalem
Definition
81 CE
roman
early empire
flavian
relief from arch of titus
Term
high empire**
Definition
the good emperors
insula, forum, basilica, nave, clerestory
Term
plan of timgad*
Definition
100 CE
roman
high empire
trajan
castrum- roman camp
convention
cardo and decumanus
Term
forum of trajan
Definition
112 CE
roman
high empire
trajan
moving on from religious connotations
Term
pantheon**
Definition
118-125 CE
roman
high empire
hadrian
use of oculus and coffering
honor all the gods
8 columns
back is round
agrippa
no directional staircase
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