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Greek Sculpture Claire Wu, Denise, Hughes
Greek Sculpture
The Archaic Period----Claire&Denise
The Classical Period--------Hughes
Parthenon&Sculptures-----Claire
The Hellenistic Period------Denise
Similarity& Influence
• Greek Proportion
• Harmony,Perfection
Peak:High Classical Style (ca.480-400 B.C.E.)
• A standard of beauty and excellence
• Influential to Western cultural expression
The Archaic Periodca.700-480 BCE
1.Influence:Egypt2.Function: Memorial,Cult statues, and Funeral
monument3.Features:
a. Male Nudeb.Archaic smilec. freestandingd.left foot striding oute. life size or larger
Kouros (Male youth ) (Early Archaic)
• P.112 Figure 5.6
• Freestanding
• Unclothed young man
• Frontal pose
• Rigid and vertical pose Arms closed to his sides
• Left foot striding forward
• body weight shared equally on both feet
When can I dress up?
Greek v.s. Egypt
• Similar: proportion and technique
• Different: 1.Greek:nude Egypt: kilt skirt 2.Greek:freestanding Egypt: with the slab of
stone to support 3.Weight distribution Greek: even Egypt:uneven4.Greek: more realistic
Don’t wanna walk like Egyp
tianYou! Copy
Cat!
Calf-Bearer:(ca. 575-550 B.C.E)
• More realistic: abdominal
muscles, sensitive bull, semi-precious
stone (pearls…etc)
• More gentle →smile
(figure 5.7, p112)
Kroisos (Late Archaic)
(figure 5.8, p113)
•The warrior
•Attention to knee and calf muscles
•Harmony: stands aggressively
forward, but forearms in ward
•Energy
•Blissful smile (more)
•Reflect optimism in early Greeks
The Classical Period
(480-323 B.C.E)
Time line
1. The Early classical period: 480~450 B.C
2. The High Classical age: 450~400 B.C
3. The Late classical period: 400~323 B.C
The classical style
• Feature– The meaning of classical– The ideal proportion style– Solemn and contemplative
• Influence:– Standard of beauty
The early classical period
1. Compare and contrast between Koisos and Kritos Boy
2. compare and contrast two different cannon
Kroisos
Figure 5.8– The Archaic
period
– Robust
– Forearm turn in toward his body
– Blissful smile
KritiosFigure 5.9• The classical period• Sensuous• Weight on his
left leg• Contrapposto(weight shift )• Protrude at juncture• No smile•Severe Style
The human proportion Figure 5.2
•Calculated
•Flexible
•Symmetry
•Correspond to human body
Differences between two cannon
The Egyptian Cannon
•Fixed proportion
•Not calculated
The High Classical age
1. Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer)
2. The Discobolus (Discus-thrower)
3. Zeus
Doryphorus
(Spear-Bearer )
Figure 5.1
•The embodiment of proportion
•Ideal warrior athlete
•Energy
•Poised
•Grace
The DiscobolusBy Mylon•The captured movement •Ideal proportion
Zeus
Figure 5.10
•Vigorous action
•Tense body
•The length of arms and legs
•Geometric muscles
•Symmetrical trapezoids
•Wavy line
The late classical period
1. Application:Weight Sift and Curve!
2. Compare and contrast between Kore and Aphrodite of Knido
Aphrodite of knidos
Figure 5.12
Late Classical
•Ideal female style
•curved
•Naked
•Weight Shift
Kore
Figure 5.11
•Archaic
•Ornamental
•Smiling
•With clothed
The Parthenon (p.116 Figure5.13)
Greek Architecture:The Parthenon• 448-432 BCE• Two architects: Ictinus and Kallicrates• Sculptor: Phidas• Dedication: Athena• Religious &Secular Purpose: to serve the living, not the dead (Egypt) • Human proportion(Golden Ratio), symmetry
The Greek order (p.117. F.5.16)
• 1.Doric 2.Ionic 3.Corinthian• Simple&Severe Delicate----- the most ornate• &Ornamental
The Sculpture of the Parthenon (p.119. F.5.18)
• Location
1.pediment
2.metopes
3.frieze
(outer wall of cella)
• Subject: about Athena
• Feature: High Relief
East pediment of the Parthenon (p.119.f.5.19)
Three Goddesses (p.119.F.5.20)
West pediment of the Parthenon
"Lapith and Centaur" Metopep.120 Figure5.21
“A Group of Young Horsemen”(p.120.F.5.22)from the north frieze
“water bearer, musician, and votaries” from east frieze (p.121.f.5.23)
Hellenistic Age
320-30 B.C.E
The Diffusion of the Classical Style
The Hellenistic Age (“Greek-like”) Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE)
•Son of Philip of Macedonia, Student of Aristotle•An empire: from Greece and Egypt to India•After his death,
The empire split into three sections: Egypt, Persia, and Macedonia-Greece→starts the Hellenistic Age (300 years)
The Hellenistic World (Map 5.1)
(P 126, figure 5.1)
P 126, figure 5.27
From Hellenic to Hellenistic ) 希臘語言和文化的•Spread of Hellenic 希臘人的 culture throughout the civilized world •→“cosmopolitanism, urbanism, and the blending of Greek, African, and Asian cultures”•→ “Personal needs & individual emotion over and above the good of community”
Features of Architecture
•From city to empire
→large, monumental
•Utilitarian Structure: Lighthouse, theaters, libraries
•Corinthian & Ionic colonnade
The Great Library: Temple of Muses“Think Tank”
At Alexandria
The Lighthouse
The Theater
the Alter of Zeus• At Pergamon (180 B.C.E)• To celebrate the victory of minor kingdom of Pergamon over Gauls•20-foot high, 300-foot based platform
(Figure 5.28, p127)
•Massive Ionic Colonnade
•Mythological battle •(Olympic gods vs. giants
•Symbolize the Victory of Intellect •Over Barbarians
•More theatrical in style•誇張的
Athena Battling with Acyoneus
•Strong light and dark contrast
•Classical restraint → violent passion
(Figure 5.29, p128)
Hellenistic Sculpture’ Features
• Private / individual emotion
• More lifelike & less idealized
• Fleeting mood & momentary expression
• Broad the range of subjects:
young children to old, even deformed people
Spear-Bearer V.S. Apollo Belvedere
Spear-Bearer V.S. Apollo Belvedere
•High classical •Hellenistic
•Sensuous nude statue
•More animated,
Feminized,
Self-conscious style
Nike of Samothrace
• Greek goddess • Victory • Discovered in 1863, now
is in the Louvre Museum, Paris
• Head & arms are missing
(figure 5.31,p129)
•Carving techniques:
•dynamic contrasts of light and dark
•semi-transparent robes
•Deeply cut drapery
•Bold display of Vigorous movement
•Sensuous body as the winged figure strides into the wind
•Flying & just landed lightly
The Nike of Samothrace in Las Vegas
Caesar Palace
"When we go to battle and win, we say it is NIKE.“ -Greek
Laocoon and His Sons
• mythological story:
• priest of Apollo
•Trojan War
•Punishment by Gods
•Excavation in 1506 at Rome
•Michelangelo praised it, “incredible.”
(figure 5.32, p129)
•Dramatic moment
•Tragic role
•Tortuous pose, stained muscles, and painful expression
•Sums up the Hellenistic art
•Memorable symbol:
Classical idealism
→history
Conclusion:Greek Art: Harmonious and perfect
proportion
• Style: Keeping changing
• Feature: Humanism&Realism&Idealism
• More Natural!
• Clarity, harmony, and proportioned order
Work Cited
• http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/kouroi.html
• http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/athens_museum_archaic.html
• http://0rz.tw/d91YG • http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mxb/archaic_
greece.html• http://www.sikyon.com/Athens/Parthenon/part
henon_eg.html• http://stmail.chna.edu.tw/~b9216003/show.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture_of_Ancient_Greece#Sculpturehttp://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0858474.html
The End
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