Art of Ancient Greece

           

Stokstad Chapter 5, pgs 113-179  

Gardner Chapter 5, pgs 116-183

Vocabulary

Acropolis                                                                    

Agora

Amphora                                                                     

Black figure

Caryatids                                                                     

cella

contrapposto                                                               

entasis

Kore                                                                           

Kouros

Krater                                                                         

kylix

Lekythos                                                                     

Lost wax process

oinochoe                                                                     

orthogonal city plan

Propylon                                                                     

red figure

S-curve                                                                       

sanctuaries

Slip                                                                             

stadium

Stelae                                                                          

stoa

Tholos                                                                         

treasuries

White ground                                                               

volute

Historical Evidence

1. Discuss the historical divisions of Greek art.

2. What developments occurred during the Orientalizing period?

3. Describe the cultural achievements found during the Archaic period.

4. What key event during the Early Classical period resulted in the rebuilding of the monuments on the Athenian Acropolis?

Greek Gods and Goddesses

Identify each of the following deities:

Goddess of love ________________________

God of the sea, holding 3-pronged spear _________________________

Goddess of grain and agriculture _____________________

Supreme God, holds scepter and lightning bolt _____________________________

God of wine, grape harvest, inspiration __________________________

Goddess of wisdom, war, virginity, victory ____________________________

Goddess of fertility, queen of the underworld __________________________

God of sun, light, truth and music ___________________________________

Young child or infant of god of love _________________________________

Interpretation and Meaning

1. Compare Egyptian and Greek viewpoints regarding funerary art.

2. What is the primary function of metal sculpture during the Geometric period?

3. Discuss the meaning of Archaic freestanding male and female figures.

4. Discuss the architectural sculpture of the Parthenon in terms of subject and the original location on the building.

5. Discuss the Canon of Proportions of Polykleitos.

6. How does the function of Hellenistic sculpture differ from earlier periods?

Style

1. Discuss the style of Kouros and Kore statues found in Archaic Greek sculpture.  How are these figures similar to Egyptian figures?

2. Explain the distinction between “realism” and “naturalism.”

3. Discuss how the Temple of Zeus at Pergamon differs from Classical temple types.

Materials and techniques

1. 1.      Label Temple plans hand out
2. 2.      Label Architectural orders hand out

Compare and Discuss

1. Discuss the Parthenon as the epitome of the Greek temple, discussing unusual structural elements, plan and original function.  In what ways is the Erechtheum different from the Parthenon?

2. Trace the evolution of the male nude figure from the Archaic to the Late Classical period.  Cite an example for each period of development.

3. Compare the Peplos Kore with the Aphrodite of Knidos.

4. Compare and contrast the relief decoration of Nike Adjusting her Sandal with the Nike of Samothrace.

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