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Dispersed around the Mediterranean and divided into self-governing units called __________ or city-states, the ancient Greeks were united by a shared language, religion, and culture.
poleis
a __________ consisted of a city or town and the surrounding villages and farmland
city-state
the ___________ were fiercely independent and often quarreled among themselves. but their small size and constant rivalry had cirtain advantages. citizens of a _________ were strongly patriotic and many citizens took part in the public affairs
greek city-state
the most advance city-states established the world’s first democratic government. the best known city-state were _____________
athens and sparta
the ___________ believed that art was an expression of perfection. they often represented the gods in their art, in an effort to express the ideal form of beauty, physical strength and power
greeks
______________ tended to focus on athleticism and mythology. their statues represent their objects in an idealized fashion, making them almost unrealistic though beautiful
greek sculpture
*Time when Greece starting to get back from the onslaught of what seemed to be their Dark Ages
*A period when geometric shapes and patterns have taken spotlight in most of the artworks.
Geometric Period
- The peak of Greek sculpture and architecture
- The time when the Greeks found themselves rebuilding their temples and focusing creating artworks
Classical Period
the most creative and adroit statesman of the third quarter of the fifth century B.C., transformed the Akropolis into a lasting monument to Athen’s newfound political and economic power.
Perikles
from the Temple of Apollo at Thermon (c. 625 B.C.E.) are some of the earliest evidence for architectural decoration in Iron Age Greece. Once ornamenting the surface of this Doric temple (most likely as metopes), the extant panels have preserved various imagery
TERRACOTTA PAINTED PLAQUES
*The period placed importance on human figure.
*This was primarily a result of Greece’s trading activities with other civilizations
Archaic Period
- Time of Alexander the Great
- Art was primarily focused on showcasing emotions and depicting reality
Hellenistic Period
- (also known as Athens 804) is a large Ancient Greek painted vase, made around 760-750 BC, and is now held by the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
- this stylistic vessel belonging to the Geometric period is credited to an unknown artist: the Dipylon Master.
DIPYLON AMPHORA
the ______________ signifies the passing of an aristocratic woman, who is illustrated along with the procession of her funeral consisting of mourning family and friends situated along the belly of the vase. The woman’s nobility and status is further emphasized by the plethora of detail and characterized animals, all which remain in bands circling the neck and belly of the amphora.
DIPYLON AMPHORA
- just the reverse of the black-figure style in that the reddish figures appear light against the black background of the pot surface.
- allowed a more naturalistic and aesthetically appealing treatment of human figures. The red hues mimicked the colour and tone of sun-bronzed skin and dramatically spotlighted the figures against the dark background
RED-FIGURE POTTERY
is covered entirely in ornamental and geometric patterns, as well as human figures and animal-filled motifs. It is also structurally precise, being that it is as tall as it is wide. These decorations use up every inch of space, and are painted on using the black-figure technique to create the silhouetted shapes.
amphora
Athenian painters adopted this ______________ style around 630 BCE but emphasized human figures rather than animal motifs as pictorial themes.
BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY
men (_________) and women (________) were created, and are seen as the first foray of Greek artists into exploring the human form in stone.
Kouros (man) & Kore (women)
The followers of __________ ―god of fertility – started the Greek theater.
Dionysus
the ___________ had an inferiority complex in the face of Greek artistic achievement. Their ultra-pragmatic response was to recycle Greek sculpture at every opportunity.
Romans
______________ is remembered for its supreme power, advanced engineering, military successes, religious customs, entertainment and its brutality.
Ancient Rome
most famous types of sculpture and used to depict gods or rulers
portraiture
types of roman work:
architecture
sculpture
paintings
first roman emperor, _____________ made many changes to architecture: brick and marble building, public baths, and the forum
Augustus
