Pediment of Artemis, Corcyra
580 BC
Medusa
MEDUSA:
- facing towards audience whilst running (probably from Perseus) = an Archaic feature
- beaded hair
- smiling
- archaic bug eyes
- belt to show figure
- focus on symmetry and pattern
- influence from middle east?
Pediment of Artemis, Corcyra
580 BC
wider pediment
WIDER PEDIMENT:
- panthers either side of Medusa face out = Archaic feature
- figures are crouched or laying down as move towards the corners to fill the space
Metopes of Temple C, Selinus
570-550 BC
Herakles In the middle with a kerope on either shoulder hanging upside down tied to a pole for being mischevious. Unrelated to 12 labours. Shows midpoint of story
- Herakles stands facing forwards twisted to the side - confidence stance - strong confident character
- bug eyes
- Herakles = the bigger figure and in the centre to place all the focus on him
- proportions = inaccurate
- keropes have beaded hair
- binds added to keropes feet for interest + narrative
Ionic frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
525 BC
(NORTH - GIGANTOMACHY)
Giants had Hubris (prode) wanted power and life that gods had
LEFT: gods attacking w/ spears, swords, arrows
RIGHT: giants w/ helmets, breastplates, shields and greaves
- 2 different sides of the sheild is used - shows different depths “deep space” HARRIS
- popular symbol for victory of civilised over barbarians
- “re-establishing power of gods + fool hardiness of trying to upset natural order” ZUCKER
Ionic frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
525 BC
(EAST - TROJAN WAR)
The gods
LEFT: gods hold assembly - all gods played key role in the war
ares ⇒ aphrodite ⇒ artemis ⇒ apollo ⇒ zeus ……… athena ⇒ hera ⇒ demeter/thetis
- gods use dramatic gestures + Zeus “turning back to listen” HARRIS
- artemis + aphrodite’s arms spread - plea or appeal
“In battle fates = decided by gods not by the battle” ZUCKER
“W/in each god = repeated motifs for decoration seen in strands of hair / folds of drapery” WOODFORD
Ionic frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
525 BC
(EAST - TROJAN WAR)
Trojans vs. Greeks
- LEFT: Trojans w/ memnon . vs . RIGHT: Achilles w/ Greeks
- memnon vs Achilles, gap in between them lays a “dead body antilochus” ZUCKER
- Foreshortening Is used - horses turned towards us as if walking towards us
Ionic frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
525 BC
(SOUTH - ABDUCTION SCENE)
Majority is missing, survivng sections are mainly lively horess
Ionic frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
525 BC
(WEST - JUDGEMENT OF PARIS)
STORY: wedding of Thetis and Peleus - Eris (G.O.DISCORD) was not invited - golden apple is given to zeus to decide the fairest goddess
- Aphrodite stepping off her chariot
- few surviving relief figures
- functions w/ decoration of East side showing Trokan war
- considered the linking of two stories / 2 friezes = sculptor has considered overall effect of sculptural decoration
West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia
510-500 BC
