hellenistic upload

Art of the Hellenistic WorldReading:Stokstad,

Range:323-31 BCEHellenistic

Terms/Concepts:dynamism, theatricality, gigantomachy, expressionism, canon of proportions, torc, pebble mosaic, tesserae.

Monument List:“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCEStag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCENike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCETemple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE

Chronological Overview

Chronological Overview

Alexander the Great defeats Darius III

Philip of MacedonPhilip of Macedon, 340 BCE

Battle of Issus, 332 BCE

“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE (Possibly a copy of a painting by Philoxenos)

Alexander Darius III

“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE

Lysippos. Weary Herakles. Roman copy signed by Glykon of Athens after bronze original of c.320 BCE.

Lysippos. Man Scraping Himself (Apoxyomenos). Roman copy, after a bronze original of c.350-325 BCE.

Praxiteles. Aphrodite of Knidos. Roman marble copy after original of c.350 BCE.

Greek Empires

Vergina

Samothrace

Royal Palace at Pella, Hellenistic, c. 340-300 BCE

House, Pella, Hellenistic, 320-300 BCE.

Mosaic

Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE

Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE

Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE

Pebble Mosaic

Dionysus Riding a Panther, Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-280 BCE

Doric Capitals

No base

Triglyphs and Metopes

Tomb of Philip, Vergina, Hellenistic Late 4th Century BCE

Detail of Hunt Scene, Tomb of Philip, Vergina, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE.

Hunt Scene (Detail), Tomb of Philip Stag Mosaic, Pella

Tomb of Philip (Reconstruction), Vergina, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE.

Shield from the Tomb of Philip, Vergina late 4th Century BCE

Myrtle Crown from the Tomb of Philip, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE

Nike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE

Nike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE

The Seleucid Empire

Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE

Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE

Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE

“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE

Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE

Pergamene Empire

Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE

Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE

Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE

Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE

Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE

Gaul Killing his Wife and Himself, Roman Copy, c. 220 BCE.

Dying Gaul Trumpeter, Roman Copy, Hellenistic, c. 220 BCE

Reconstruction of the Monument of Attalos I, Pergamon, c. 220 BCE

Hagesandros, Polydoros and Athenodoros of Rhodes, Laocoön and his Sons, Roman Copy,, c. 1st century CE (Possibly of Pergamene inspiration)

Ptolemaic Empire

Coin with Zeus Ammon Coin with Alexander as Zeus Ammon

Arsinoe II, Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenistic, c. 316-269 BCE

Arsinoe II, her sister, and Ptolemy II, Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenistic, c. 316-269 BCE

Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE

Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE

Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE

Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE

Critical Thinking Questions

1. How do the Greeks assert their ruler among the Egyptians.

2. How are the scenes of conflict different in the Hellenistic world than they were on classical monuments like the Parthenon?

3. What elements of Hellenistic art may be considered “expressive” or “theatrical”?