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Greece Classical &Hellenistic Periods. Gardner's Art through the Ages, Concise Edition by Fred Kleiner. Chapter Two- Part 3. Prepared by Kelly Donahue-Wallace Randal Wallace University of North Texas. Greek: Classical. Polykleitos, Doryphoros, ca. 450-440BCE. Fig. 2-34. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter Two- Part 3Greece Classical &Hellenistic Periods
Prepared by Kelly Donahue-Wallace
Randal WallaceUniversity of North Texas
Gardner's Art through the Ages, Concise Edition by Fred Kleiner
Greek: Classical
Polykleitos, Doryphoros, ca. 450-440BCE. Fig. 2-34.
Greek: Classical
Example:• Marble copy of hollow-
cast bronze sculpture• Contrapposto with
ordered human motion• Asymmetrical balance• Canon of proportion
Polykleitos, Doryphoros, ca. 450-440BCE. Fig. 2-34.
Greek: Classical
Iktinos and Kallikrates, Parthenon, ca. 447-438BCE. Fig. 2-36.
Greek: ClassicalExample:• Doric Temple of Athena
on Acropolis• Relief sculpture in
pediments and friezes• Symmetria from
numerical ratios• Adjusted for viewer’s
eye
Iktinos and Kallikrates, Parthenon, ca. 447-438BCE. Fig. 2-36.
Greek:Classical
Achilles Painter, Warrior taking leave of his wife, ca. 440BCE. Fig. 2-46.
Greek: ClassicalExample:• White-ground lekythos• Emulates polychrome
painting• Scene of daily life• Grave offering• Eyes in profile
foreshortened Achilles Painter, Warrior taking leave of his wife, ca. 440BCE. Fig.
2-46.
Greek: Late Classical
Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos, ca. 350-340BCE. Fig. 2-47.
Greek: Late ClassicalExample:• Late Classical less
interested in order and perfection
• Sensuousness despite modest pose
• New female nudity• Roman marble copy Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos, ca.
350-340BCE. Fig. 2-47.
Greek: Late Classical
Philoxenos of Eretria, Battle of Issus, ca. 310BCE. Fig. 2-50.
Greek: Late ClassicalExample:• Roman mosaic copy of
Greek painting• Tesserae for color• Natural light and shadows• Motion and expression• Foreshortening• Alexander versus Persian
king Darius
Philoxenos of Eretria, Battle of Issus, ca. 310BCE. Fig. 2-50.
Greek: Hellenistic
Altar of Zeus, ca. 175BCE. Fig. 2-52.
Greek: HellenisticExample:• Kingdoms rise after death
of Alexander• Monument to Zeus• Gigantomachy to refer to
defeat of “barbarians” • Motion, emotion, drama• Dramatic light and
shadow for narrative
Altar of Zeus, ca. 175BCE. Fig. 2-52.
Greek: Hellenistic
Old market woman, ca. 150-100BCE. Fig. 2-58.
Greek: HellenisticExample:• New interest in realism
versus idealism of Classical era
• Representation of aging process
• Different types of people, not just heroes and gods
• New social climateOld market woman, ca. 150-100BCE.
Fig. 2-58.
Greek: Hellenistic
Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes,
Laocoön, first century CE. Fig. 2-59.
Greek: HellenisticExample:• Sculpture for Roman
patron• Found in Emperor Titus’
home, described by Pliny• Trojan priest punished by
gods• Emotional through pose
and facial expression
Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes, Laocoön, first
century CE. Fig. 2-59.