Midterm Flashcards

Question

title and date. Please tell me several pieces of information about this piece of art

Answer 1

Nanna Ziggurat, c. 2100 BCE, Ancient Near East Art Built in the city of Ur. it stands almost 200 feet tall and signifies the Ziigurat bond with heaven and earth. Solid structure, on a huge platform at the top there is a shrine which allows you to get closer to Nanna the moongoddess there was one small room in the Temple that has the face of a woman called the Warka ahead

Answer 2

Stele of Hammurabi, c. 1792-1750 BCE, Ancient Near East Art the relief form on top stands about 1 foot tall, Hammurabi is standing while the Suns defeated. The relief states that laws are being passed down from the sun God to Hammurabi along the bottom of this steel are cuneiform inscriptions with close to 300 walls written down

Answer 3

Stele of Naram-sin, c. 2220-2184 BCE, Ancient Near East Art First time that the people flow in a unified space and not horizontal registers. First work of art that represents an event in history, Narasim victory His body is a higher relief compared to the other smaller people. First time that a background has been seen in works of art, there is a mountain, and three suns.

Answer 4

Figures of a Woman and Man, c. 3500 BCE Prehistoric Art Ceramic, first time you will need a kiln to create ceramics. Life is a little easier and stable, art is becoming more complex. Both figures were found in the same grave and suggests an otherworldly message. She seems to be a spiritual figure communing with the heavens, while the man rests his hands in a brooding matter.

Answer 5

Woman from Willendorf, c. 24,000 BCE Prehistoric Art Female form with exaggerated body parts. Theory suggests that they sculpture like this would have been about fertility or the appreciation of fertility. Limestone, 3 1/2 inches tall, it could've been used as a charm for fertility. One of most interesting facts is that the statue has no face, which means it could be used universally.

Answer 6

Polykleitos, The Spear Bearer, Roman copy, c. 450 BCE Ancient Greece, Classical over life-size bronze sculpture. Naturalistic pose and muscles, smile is gone. Contrapposta pose. An organic flow to the body. Proportioned arms and legs.

Answer 7

Raice Warrior, 5th BCE, Ancient Greece, Classical hollowed bronze,, hands not attached. Contrapposta pose,and freestanding.there is an element of age in the face, the body still youthful. The eyes and teeth are made of shell and bone.

Answer 8

Iktinos and Kallikrates, Parthenon, c.447BCE Ancient Greece, Classical the Parthenon was to be rebuilt by these two architects.when they rebuilt the Temple they wanted it to be a single as the most largest, most decorated temple that there is. Both architects were mathematicians. Harmony and balance with the key. They use the Doric order but chose taller and thinner columns, they also made sure nothing was exactly straight make it an even more structurally sound.

Answer 9

Hall of Bulls, Lascaux Cave, c. 15,000 BCE Prehistoric Art in the Lascaux cave painters depicted cows, bulls, horses and deer all natural ledges of the rock. Horns, eyes and hooves are shown in the front view, yet heads and bodies are rendered in a profile view known as composite pose. there are over 600 paintings and 1500 engravings within the one cave. The common theory is that these paintings might be ritualistic and not actually for people to view.

Answer 10

Three goddesses, East pediment, Parthenon, c 447 BCE Ancient Greece, Classical more details for woman, body features showing thru clothing, naturalistic. technique called wet drapery-so they can show the body features but respectfully covered. Drapery is exaggerated in the folds of the drapery.

Answer 11

Erecthion, c. 420 BCE Ancient Greece, Classical Ionic order temple, swirls, two deities were battling it out to see who would be the attached to Athens. Poseidon or Athena. Poseidon struck a rock on the Acropolis and brought water. This is the spot that Poseidon hit. They later decide to take Athena-who gives them a olive tree.

Answer 12

Euphronios, Death of Sarpedon, c. 515 BCE Archaic Ancient Greece Euphronios (painter) Red figure base painting. Paints everything black but the figures. Actually used brush for more detail. Sarpedon was a Demi-God. Hermes helped trasnform the body. Forshortening was used.

Answer 13

Exekias, Suicide of Ajax, c. 540 BCE Archaic Ancient Greece Ajax was a great Greek soldier. His cousin died-he thought he would take his place, but was passed up. Humiliated. Planted a dagger in the ground and dove on it. Exekias chose to paint before the suicide for psycologiocal reasons. Empty armour is on the left of him.

Answer 14

Peplos Kore, c. 530 BCE Archaic Ancient Greece Kore means yougn woman. 3ft tall. Because there was not the same interest to woman as to men, she is not nude. Made as a gift for a God/Godess, maybe Athena.

Answer 15

Kouros, c. 580 BCE Archaic Greek, 7ft tall, Marble Archaic Ancient Greece Defined muscles, naturalistic, nude. Open composition, not stuck to a relief, but early work so afraid to let he hands go. Used as grave markers, brightly painted. 540 BCE is more naturalistic, cheek bones, chins, more proportioned. Knee is even more 3D.

Answer 16

Dying Warriors, Temple of Aphaia, at Aegina, c. 500 BCE Archaic Ancient Greece Detailed anatomy. Life sized scale. Do not feel bad the warriors died as they died for a noble cause until their last breathe. Placed inside a pediment. Intensive study on the human form.

Answer 17

Man and Centaur, c. 750 BCE Geometric Period Bronze, 5 in. tall. Bodies are geometric forms. Centaur (Half man, half horse) Has 2 sets of genitals. Thought to be evil. Really early dipiction, not a correct Centaur.

Answer 18

Krater, Dipylon Cemetary, Athens, c. 750 BCE Geometric Period 5ft tall, called Krater because of the shape. Used as a headstone. Not an actual vase, top and bottom are open. Made with Slip paint. Registers of narratives & decorations. Funeral scene: Top Register: Dead person, ppl around him 2nd: Soldiers in a procession. Woman are seen as DOTS in armpits for breasts. Men have DOTS on thigh for penis.

Answer 19

Landscape (spring fresco), Akrotiri, before 1630 BCE Aegean Period the painting covered all four walls, expanding the space in bringing the outside in. Ceiling and walls are painted.This is painted for pleasure as it does not instruct or inform. First time for art is just decoration. Abstractcomment mountain flowers are exaggerated.

Answer 20

Bull Leaping, Palace of Knossos, c.1550 BCE Aegean Period Fluid, colorful, naturalism. Element of movement. Red-Men, White-Woman

Answer 21

Young Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus FLowers, Akrotiri, before 1630 BCE, Aegean Period covered all four walls, the medium is Fresco ( painting on wet plaster). folder body, relax, profile, front eye, shows movement. Organic movement, more naturalism. The painting is of a girl transitioning into womanhood. Crocus flowers are a symbol of fertility.

Answer 22

Judgement of Hunefer, Osiris c.1285 BCE Ancient Egypt Papyrus paper, scroll form. Elogated featues, Profile face-front eye. Twisted perspective, animal hybrids. Book of the dead-instruction for what to do after death.

Answer 23

Akhenaten and his family, c.1353 BCE Ancient Egypt Moved the capital to Armana and made chages to the gov't. Changted religion to a MONO-theistic (one God, Ahten) He isnt muscular, very skinny, puggy belly. The chair is at the same height as the queen, cuz she helps him. First leader to be shown with family.

Answer 24

Menkaure and a queen, c.2490 BCE Ancient Egypt The queen doesnt matter, listed as "queen", no name. 7ft tall, diorite and other substances Stuck in the block, both are unified as she is holding him. The hair on her mimics him-his headress. Walking together.

Answer 25

Khafre, c.2520 BCE Ancient Egypt 8 ft tall, found in a temple next to his pyramid. Served as a physical body for Ka to take on. Headress and false beard marked them as Pharoah. Horus behind him. Strong muscles, symbols on throne, clenched hand, straight hand. Diorite hand.

Answer 26

Great Pyramid, Giza c.2575 BCE Ancient Egypt Built for three different pharoahs: Khafre, Khufu (largest), Menkaure More geometric shape, symbolic to rays of sun. Inscription on some stones climbing to the sun. Limestone, highly polished.

Answer 27

Narmer Palette, c. 2950 BCE Ancient Egypt 2ft tall, slim, relief sculpture (low) Narrative of King Narmer Symbolic over Naturalistic, Twisted perspectives, profile, front eye. Horus is in front of him. Crown of upper Egypt, lower Egypt headress below him. Snakes intertwining are symbolic that upper and lower Egypt are unified.