Greek Art Flashcards
(78 cards)
ID - Dipylon Krater
Greek, Geometric Period 8th Century
ID - Anavysos Kouros
Greek, Archaic Period 6th Century
ID - Peplos Kore
Greek, Archaic Period 6th Century
ID - Kritios Boy
Greek, Early Classical Period 5th Century
ID - Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)
Myron, Early Classical Period 5th Century
ID - Doryphorus (Spear Bearer)
Polykleitos, High Classical Period 5th Century
ID - The Parthenon
Iktinos & Kallikrates, High Classical Period 5th Century
ID - Nike Fastening Her Sandal
Greek, High Classical Period 5th Century
ID - Apoxyomenos (Scraper)
Lysippos, Late Classical Period 4th Century
ID - Laocoon Group
Greek, Hellenistic Period
ID - Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory)
Greek, Hellenistic Period
What developments define the archaic period?
Life-size stone statues (Kouros and Kore) and the shift from black-figure vase painting to red-figure vase painting. Also the archaic smile :)
How do you identify Doric architecture?
Plain capital & column with triglyphs and metopes
How do you identify Ionic architecture?
Swirly capital with continuous frieze (no triglyphs and metopes)
What does the sculpture “The Old Seer” foreshadow?
The emotion/drama in Hellenistic art
What does hubris mean?
Pride
What is the name of excess hubris and what does it do to Western civilization?
Nemesis; separates its history from that of Asia
What differentiates Early Classical sculpture from Archaic sculpture?
Archaic smile is gone :(
Proportionate
Contrapposto weight shift
Lost Wax method of bronze sculpture
Who created “Diskobolos” and what concept does it introduce?
Myron; the “S” curve of motion
Why is “Kritios Boy” significant?
Introduces contrapposto & transitions Archaic to Early Classical figure sculpture
Why is Doryphorus significant and who created it?
Canon of Greek proportions; Polykleitos
Who created the Parthenon?
Iktinos and Kallikrates
What order of architecture is the Parthenon?
Doric with an internal Ionic frieze
What are caryatids?
Columns with embedded female figure sculptures
