Temple of Zeus

Question 1

where?

Answer 1

Olympia

Question 2

when?

Answer 2

completed in 475BC

Question 3

what kind

Answer 3

hexastyle, doric

Question 4

faces

Answer 4

east

Question 5

architect

Answer 5

Libon

Question 6

size

Answer 6

27*64m

Question 7

height of columns

Answer 7

10.5m

Question 8

base of column

Answer 8

2m in diameter

Question 9

how many metopes

Answer 9

6

Question 10

what time of colonade

Answer 10

internal double colonade

Question 11

who was the cult statue

Answer 11

Zeus

Question 12

how tall was the cult statue

Answer 12

13m

Question 13

what was the cult statue made from

Answer 13

chryselephantine (gold and ivory)

Question 14

temple made of

Answer 14

limestone

Question 15

where is it located in olympia

Answer 15

in the middle of the sanctuary

Question 16

who designed the cult statue

Answer 16

Pheidias

Question 17

what were the metopes on the temple of sues a story of

Answer 17

the 12 labours of Hercules

Question 18

three metopes studies

Answer 18

The Nemean Lion, Atlas, Stables, Bull

Question 19

which three figures

Answer 19

Athene, Heracules, Hermes

Question 20

Composition

Answer 20

good use of levels, full composition, focal point is heracles

Question 21

Heracles in The Nemean Lion

Answer 21

Doesn’t look very Heroic (looks sad and tired) therefore good characterisation. Has his head in his hands-characterisation

Question 22

Athene in The Nemean Lion

Answer 22

Looks caring and undetached towards Heracles,

Question 23

Heracles and the Bull

Answer 23

height of struggle

Question 24

composition

Answer 24

chiastic, showing action energy, fills frame, eyes drawn to v shape.

Question 25

Heracles in the Bull

Answer 25

abs reflect strain, therefore realistic

Question 26

Composition in Atlas

Answer 26

verticle, focal point earth on Hs shoulders

Question 27

Athene in Atlas

Answer 27

supportive, showing no strain like Heracles (godlike)

Question 28

Athenes Peplos

Answer 28

realistic: caternary folds, flat symmetry, knee seen through peplos

Question 29

Heracles in Atlas

Answer 29

shows strain holding the earth, not so Heroic

Question 30

Atlas in Atlas

Answer 30

holding apples

Question 31

Stables

Answer 31

Athene watching H sweep stables

Question 32

Heracles in Stables

Answer 32

shown as bearded, therefor emote mature, focal point (Athene is looking towards him), diagonal , sense of movement

Question 33

composition in stables

Answer 33

good use of space, both Hs and As arms are parallel therefore gives sense of team work

Question 34

Athene in Stables

Answer 34

Very vertical, doesn't look detached, her folds are uniform and symmetrical, led clearly visible

Question 35

Subject matter on East Pediment

Answer 35

chariot race of Pelops and Oinomoas

Question 36

why is the sub matter on E ped appropriate to site

Answer 36

because event took place on the site of Olympia

Question 37

composition on east ped

Answer 37

no action, therefore no sense of movement, very balanced but not symmetrical, difference in figures makes it more interesting , unity of scale achieved, no figs touch

Question 38

How characters fill ped (EP)

Answer 38

Zeus fills ape, then two men, two women, then horses and chariots, kneeling and sitting figures, water gods lying down

Question 39

why is there no sense of movement on E P

Answer 39

Snapshot of the movement before the race, therefore tense, implicitly psychology

Question 40

what is happening in the east pediment

Answer 40

oinomaos is explaining the rules to Peplos(who knows he will cheat) Hippodamia looks bored and uninterested, Sterope looks nervous

Question 41

how are characters shown to be old or young

Answer 41

beards, musculature, body language (e.g. hand on hip)

Question 42

when was the west pediment on the temple of zeus finished

Answer 42

465-457BC

Question 43

what type of faces do all characters have on WP

Answer 43

severe style

Question 44

hair type WP

Answer 44

archaic therefore not realistic

Question 45

sense of movement in WP

Answer 45

yes, sense of action and chaos.

Question 46

unity of scale achieved on WP

Answer 46

YES, VERY WELL

Question 47

Main god in the apex

Answer 47

apollo

Question 48

what is the story being shown on the WP

Answer 48

Lapiths vs Centaurs

Question 49

who do Centaurs represent

Answer 49

persians

Question 50

Symmetrical on WP

Answer 50

no but balanced

Question 51

difference of EP and WP

Answer 51

less characterisation and differentiation that EP, but much more exciting and intrigueing