09/07 Warm-Up

Compare and Contrast the two works. Identify the date and culture that produced them. Predict how culture has influenced an ideal.

09/06 Warm-Up

Compare and Contrast the two works aesthetically. What essential features are emphasized, which are subordinated?

Prehistoric Aegean Art

Cycladic Art 3000-2200 BCE

Statuettes of women

from the Cyclades

ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E.marbleapproximately 18 in. high

Statuette of a woman

from the Cyclades

ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E.marbleapproximately 18 in. high

Statuette of Seated Harp Player

from the Cyclades

ca. 2,800-2,700 B.C.E.marble11 1/2 in. high

Minoan Art2200-1800 B.C

Palace at Knossos

Crete, Greece

ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.

Palace at Knossos

(reconstruction drawing)

Crete, Greece

ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.

Palace at Knossos

Crete, Greece

ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.

Palace at Knossos (plumbing)

Crete, Greece

ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.

Minoan woman (La Parisienne)

from the palace at Knossos, Greece

ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E.frescoapproximately 10 in. high

Bull-leaping

from the palace at Knossos, Greece

ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E.fresco32 in. high

Flotilla, detail of Miniature Ships Fresco

from Room 5, West HouseAkrotiri, Thera, Greece

ca. 1,650 B.C.E.Frescoapproximately 17 in. high

Marine style octopus jar

from Palaikastro, Greece

ca. 1,500 B.C.E.ceramic11 in. high

Snake Goddess

from the palace at Knossos, Greece

ca. 1,600 B.C.E.faience13 1/2 in. high

Mycenaean Art

Lion Gate

Mycenae, Greece

ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.limestone9 ft. 6 in. high

Treasury of Atreus (entrance)

Mycenae, Greece

ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.approximately 43 ft. high

Treasury of Atreus

Mycenae, Greece

ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E.approximately 43 ft. high

Funerary Mask

from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece

ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E.beaten gold12 in. high

Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt

from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece

ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E.bronze, inlaid with gold, silver and niello9 in. long

Art Directions: Draw one of the following artworks in the middle of your white page. Color completely. Describe the work creatively (use literary techniques) as well as quotations about it. Fill the page. Include your MARCS and proper attribution.

Subtractive SculptureDue Monday, 9/12/111.Draw the placement of the Cycladic nose on your mold.2.Begin carving around the nose to create its thickness.3.Round out the mold for the face.