Etrus

Greek Art

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  • Period: 900 BCE to 700 BCE

    Geometric period

  • Period: 900 BCE to 22 BCE

    Etruscan

  • Terracotta Krater, c. 750-735 BCE, Geometric, Ancient Greece, terracotta, 108.3 x 72.4 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
    750 BCE

    Terracotta Krater, c. 750-735 BCE, Geometric, Ancient Greece, terracotta, 108.3 x 72.4 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

    -was made to mark a grave site
    -it is covered, every inch of this, with decorations
  • Man and Centaurc, 750 BCE, Geometric period, bronze, 11.10 cm high, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
    750 BCE

    Man and Centaurc, 750 BCE, Geometric period, bronze, 11.10 cm high, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

    -it shows the return of human and mythological figures
    - bronze figures were often considered votive offerings
    -theme; religion
  • Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700–675 B.C.E., Orientalizing Period, Bronze, H:8'', Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    700 BCE

    Mantiklos Apollo, c. 700–675 B.C.E., Orientalizing Period, Bronze, H:8'', Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    -votive figurine - dedicated to the god Apollo by Mantiklos
    -bronze
    -depicts an idealized male figure
    -nude male
    -the hair is now styled
  • Period: 700 BCE to 600 BCE

    Orientalizing period

  • Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, c. 6th century BCE, Archaic period,
    600 BCE

    Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, c. 6th century BCE, Archaic period,

    -was one of the most important religious and cultural centers in ancient Greece
    -where the god Apollo was thought to speak through the priestess Pythia
    -demonstrates how religion, politics, and art were deeply intertwined in Greek society.
  • The Polyphemos Painter, The Blinding of Polyphemos, c. 650–625 BCE, Terracotta, National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Greece)
    600 BCE

    The Polyphemos Painter, The Blinding of Polyphemos, c. 650–625 BCE, Terracotta, National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Greece)

    -one of the earliest examples of Greek vase painting telling a continuous mythological story
    -story of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemos from Homer’s Odyssey.
    -vases like this were often funerary or ritual objects
  • Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel, ca. 650–600 BCE, Archaic period, Etruscan culture, Terracotta, H. 4 1/16 in. (10.31 cm),
    600 BCE

    Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel, ca. 650–600 BCE, Archaic period, Etruscan culture, Terracotta, H. 4 1/16 in. (10.31 cm),

    -animals were often used as decorative or symbolic forms
    -likely ritual or domestic use, possibly for offerings or storage
    -inscribed with the twenty-six letters of the Etruscan alphabet
    -head acts as a stopper
  • Period: 600 BCE to 480 BCE

    Archaic period

  • Peplos Kore, c. 530 B.C.E., Archaic period, marble, 1.2 m high, Acropolis Museum, Athens
    530 BCE

    Peplos Kore, c. 530 B.C.E., Archaic period, marble, 1.2 m high, Acropolis Museum, Athens

    -wearing a peplos, a simple, draped garment.
    -often dedications to gods or funerary markers
    -Archaic smile
    -stylized hair, and rigid posture typical of the period
  • Sarcophagus of the Spouses, c. 520 BCE, Etruscan period, painted terracotta, 3 feet 9 1/2 inches x 6 feet 7 inches, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome
    520 BCE

    Sarcophagus of the Spouses, c. 520 BCE, Etruscan period, painted terracotta, 3 feet 9 1/2 inches x 6 feet 7 inches, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome

    -the Etruscans depicted women as socially prominent and equal -Etruscan emphasis on family, social status, and afterlife beliefs, showing the deceased enjoying eternal banqueting
  • Dying Warrior, c. 480 BCE: Marble, Early Classical period,East Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.
    480 BCE

    Dying Warrior, c. 480 BCE: Marble, Early Classical period,East Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.

    -more naturalistic bodies
    -reflects Greek admiration for heroism, honor, and the human experience in war
    -archaic smile
    -part of the pedimental sculpture of the temple,
  • Period: 480 BCE to 450 BCE

    Early Classical period

  • Riace Warriors, c. 460–450 B.C.E., Early Classical period, bronze, 6'6'', Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia, Reggio Calabria, Italy
    460 BCE

    Riace Warriors, c. 460–450 B.C.E., Early Classical period, bronze, 6'6'', Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    -discovered in the sea near Riace, Italy.
    -emphasizing physical perfection and balance
    -contrapposto stance
    -likely served as dedicatory offerings or commemorative monuments
  • Period: 450 BCE to 400 BCE

    High Classical period

  • Caryatid and Ionic Column from the Erechtheion, c. 421–406 BCE, High Classical period,
    421 BCE

    Caryatid and Ionic Column from the Erechtheion, c. 421–406 BCE, High Classical period,

    -replacing traditional columns,
    -integrating sculpture with architecture.
  • Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, c. 410 BCE, High Classical period, marble, 3′ 6″ high, Acropolis Museum, Athens
    410 BCE

    Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, c. 410 BCE, High Classical period, marble, 3′ 6″ high, Acropolis Museum, Athens

    -naturalistic pose
    -emphasis on realism, movement, and delicate drapery
    -for religious and commemorative purposes
    -celebrated military success and the protection of Athens
  • Farnese Hercules, 4th century B.C.E., Late Classical period
    400 BCE

    Farnese Hercules, 4th century B.C.E., Late Classical period

  • Period: 400 BCE to 323 BCE

    Late Classical period

  • Apoxyomenos (Scraper), c. 323 BCE, Late Classical period,
    323 BCE

    Apoxyomenos (Scraper), c. 323 BCE, Late Classical period,

  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic

  • Laocoön and his Sons, 200 BCE, marble, 7’10 1/2″ high, Vatican Museums
    200 BCE

    Laocoön and his Sons, 200 BCE, marble, 7’10 1/2″ high, Vatican Museums

  • Nike of Samothrace, c. 190 BCE, Hellenistic period, Parian marble, 3.28 meters high, Louvre, Paris
    190 BCE

    Nike of Samothrace, c. 190 BCE, Hellenistic period, Parian marble, 3.28 meters high, Louvre, Paris