Guide ancient greek sculpture

Ancient Greece and Etruria

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  • Period: 900 BCE to 323 BCE

    Ancient Greek Art

    Ancient Greek art falls under the context of the Geometric Period(900-700 BCE), Archaic Period(700-480 BCE), Classical Period(480-323 BCE), and the Late Classical Period(400-323). In which different artistic forms such as Geometric designs, Naturalistic forms, idealized forms of human beauty, as well as more focus on emotion and capturing a persons true self.
  • Period: 800 BCE to 100 BCE

    Etruscan Art

  • Cylindrical container (pyxis) and lid Late Geometric Period 760–740 BCE 9.25” ht Museum of Fine Art, Boston
    740 BCE

    Cylindrical container (pyxis) and lid Late Geometric Period 760–740 BCE 9.25” ht Museum of Fine Art, Boston

    This container was created during the Geometrical Period. The characteristics of the Geometrical Period become apparent looking at the containers form. Four horses at its center and perfect spherical and circular objects make up this container. These kinds of vessels were mostly used in the burials of women and probably held food or jewelry. https://collections.mfa.org/objects/63
  • Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle is an Ancient Etruscan Ivory Sculpture created in 650BCE Walters Art Museum in the United States (14.1 x 10.5 x 10.4 cm)
    650 BCE

    Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle is an Ancient Etruscan Ivory Sculpture created in 650BCE Walters Art Museum in the United States (14.1 x 10.5 x 10.4 cm)

  • Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) or Canon, Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze, c. 450–440 BCE (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Naples) 6’11” ht
    440 BCE

    Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) or Canon, Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze, c. 450–440 BCE (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Naples) 6’11” ht

    A structure created by the Greek artist Polykleitos during the Classical period known for its perfected and ideal proportions. This statue is the Roman marble copy after the original bronze figure, such as the one located in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. https://smarthistory.org/polykleitos-doryphoros-spear-bearer/
  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic Art