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Greek Art in 500 B.C.Julia Busch, Brooke !axton,Skylar Adams, Jaskaran Tiwana
What were the methods of art in 500 B.C?
Stone carvings, pottery decorations(vase paintings) , sculpting, polychromy, painting on statuary, wall paintings, panel paintings
Bronze Statues were higher statues- made of lost wax technique
Chryselephantine - or gold or ivory, Tangra figurines , Archaic
Who were some famous artists in Oedipus the King's time?
Myron was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC 440-480 BC
Myron worked in bronze only,and even though he made some statues of gods and heroes,he was best known for his many studies of athletes in action
The Early Imperial Roman writers consistently rated Myron among the greatest of Greek sculptors
Of his many works, only two representations survive. The group of Athena and Marsyas, originally standing on the Acropolis of Athens, and the Discobolos
MyronDiscobolos
("Disco Thrower")
The group of Athena and Marsyas
LydosLydos was a Attic vase painter who was alive between 560 and around 540 BC Many of his vases are described as in the style of Lydos
Two of his most known works is Dino's and a well known work by him is a column krater, which is now in the Metropolitan Museum
Was the leader of the "Lydos Group"
column krater
Dino's
What were some famous pieces of art in 500B.C?
Amasses made Black painted ople vases
Depicted real people doing real things
Most famous was Heracles entering Mount Olympus
Another famous one made by Amasis was Dionysus and two Maendas holding up on hare (rabbit)
Famous art (cont.)An early example of contrapposto styled art made by Polykleitos.
Contrapposto is when the statue would be putting all of his or her weight on one leg, making it a symbol of Greek sculpture.
Polykleitos introduced the style of creating perfectly symmetrical statues of naked men and woman, like in his most famous piece, Doryphoros.
Augustus of Prime Porta, another
famous sculpture, comparable to Doryphoros
Doryphoros
What were the types of Greek columns?
The top of the columns are called the Capitol
The three major styles are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Doric are the most plain, but are very sturdy and thick. Mainly used in mainland Greece and Greece colonies in southern Italy and Sicily
Doric columns were used in the famous Parthenon
Greek Columns (cont.)Ionic columns were thinner and elegant
Decorated with a scroll like design on the capitol of column
Corinthian were the most ornate columns, decorated with acanthus leaves carved into the Capitol
We're less popular in Ancient Greece, mainly used in Ancient Rome
Temples
Temple of Artemis - 580 BC
Temple of Hera- 590 BC
Temple of Apollo- 540 BC
What is the The Parthenon? 447-432BC
Temple on the Athenian Acropolis , Greece. It was dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athen. People of Athens considered their Parton deity. Construction began in 447, completed in 438 BC and decoration of the building in 432 BC. Its one of the important survival building in Greek Art and its known as a treasury like most temples in Greece.
Symbol of Ancient Greek, Athenian Democracy, greatest cultural monument
Converted into a Christian Church dedicated to The Virgin of Mary
The Parthenon
Greek
Goddess
Athen
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