ancient world figurative sculpture part 1
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Ancient World Figurative Sculpture Part 1. Ancient Greece f2010. PRE/HISTORIC Humans originate in Africa and migrate to cover the globe . Caves found in Europe: Lascaux, France Santander Spain Chauvet France Germany. Venus of Willendorf . c. 25,000–20,000 BCE . height 4 1/2 in. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ancient WorldFigurative Sculpture Part 1
Ancient Greece
f2010
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PRE/HISTORICHumans originate in Africa and migrate to cover the globe
Caves found in Europe:Lascaux, FranceSantander SpainChauvet FranceGermany
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Venus of Willendorf. c. 25,000–20,000 BCE.height 4 1/2 in.
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MESOPOTAMIA
SumeriansAkkadians
BabyloniansAssyriansPersians
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Worshippers and deities from the Abu Temple. c. 2900–2600 BCE.height of tallest figure 30 in.
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Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions, from the palace complex of Assurnasirpal II. c. 850 BCE.
height approximately 39 in.
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Map of Ancient Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Egypt.
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EGYPT
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Pyramids of Menkaure (c. 2470 BCE), Khafre (c. 2500 BCE), and Khufu (c. 2530 BCE).Original height of Pyramid of Khufu 480 ft., length of each side at base 755 ft.
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King Khafre. c. 2530 BCE.height 66 1/8 in.
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Title: Pair Statue of Menkaure and his Queen, Khamerernebty II
Artist: n/a
Date: Old Kingdon, Dynasty IV, c. 2548 – 2530 BCE
Source/Museum: Egypt, Giza Valley Temple of Menkaure. Harvard-Museum Expedition. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Medium: Graywacke
Size: Height 54 ½ in.
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Senwosret I led by Atum to Amun-Re. c. 1930 BCE.height 13 ft. 6 in.
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GREECE
Video Intro: Nude in Art
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The Greek World
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Figure 5-3 Hero and centaur
(Herakles and Nessos?), from Olympia,Greece, ca. 750–730 BCE. Bronze,
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Figure 5-6 Lady of Auxerre, ca. 650–625 BCE. Limestone, 2’ 1
1/2” high. Louvre, Paris.
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5.2 Archaic Period (6th century BCE)
• Notice how representation of the human figure changes
• Recognize the emergence of the Doric and Ionic orders of architecture
• Realize the refinement of Greek vase painting and differentiate between black-figure and red-figure vases
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The Human Figure in Archaic Art
• Understand the development and influences relating to the early Greek kouros (male youth)/kouroi (pl.)
• Understand the development and influences relating to the kore (maiden)/korai (pl.).
• What culture(s) had a significant influence on the New York kouros? How is it uniquely Greek?
• What was/were the purpose(s) of such statues?
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Figure 5-7 Kouros, ca. 600 BCE. Marble,
6’ 1/2” high. Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York.
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Figure 5-8 Calf Bearer, dedicated by
Rhonbos on the Acropolis, Athens,
Greece, ca. 560 BCE. Marble, restored height
5’ 5”; fragment 3’ 11 1/2” high. Acropolis Museum, Athens.
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Figure 5-9 Kroisos, from Anavysos, Greece, ca. 530
BCE. Marble, 6’ 4” high. National Archaeological
Museum, Athens.
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GREEK KOUROS FIGURES
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Figure 5-10 Peplos Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE. Marble, 4’ high. Acropolis Museum, Athens.
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Most stone statues were painted. Notice also that the Peplos Kore is clothed.
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Figure 5-11 Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca.
520–510 BCE. Marble, 1’ 9” high. Acropolis Museum,
Athens.
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