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striking change appears in Greek art of

the seventh century B.C., thebeginning of the Archaic period. The

abstract geometric pattern that was

dominant between about 1050 and700 B.C. is supplanted in the seventh

century by a more naturalistic style

reflecting significant influence from

the near east and Egypt

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Spouted bowl, ca. 27002200 B.C.;

Early Cycladic IICycladic; Keros-Syros culture

MarbleH. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Gift of Judy and Michael

Steinhardt, 2001 (2001.766)

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In addition to numerous marble

figurines, the Keros-Syros culture

(ca. 27002400/2300 B.C.) in the

Cyclades produced particularly finemarble vessels that reveal a

mastery of the material and an

appreciation of form.

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This marble spouted bowl is

distinguished by its unusually large

size, the thinness of its walls, and thedelicate articulation of the spout in the

front and the horizontal lug in the

back. It stands securely but also fits

the hand perfectly for pouring water,

oil, or perhaps even paint, since tracesof color remain on some of the forty

preserved examples.

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BLACK FIGURED STYLE

Kylix: Dionysus in a

boat, by ExekiasAmphora: Heracles killing

Nemean lion, by Psiax

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ARCHAIC STYLE:

4. ARCHITECTURE:

Not just beautiful buildings, structural logic, precise

arrangement of parts. Proportions in perfect agreement

(expressing structural forces)

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Symmetrical arrangement of architectural components

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DEVELOPMENT OF ART:

CLASSICAL PERIOD

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CLASSICAL

STYLE:

1.SCULPTURE:

Kritios Boy (Kouros)~

480 BC

Doryphoros ~ 450 BC

CONTRAPOSTO

Ideal beauty, noindividual likeness

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Bronze statues~ 450BC

Individuality of faces,

not ideal beauty

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THE SEVERE STYLE

Severely simple garment, soft , pliable pleats

gravity, shape of body, constriction at waist

Pose and expression, emotionPensive,astonished, thoughtful

Charioteer from

Delphi~ 470 BC

Atlas bringing

Heracles apples ~

456 BC

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THE SEVERE STYLE

Pediment, temple of Zeus, Olympia, Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

Massive figures, simple, soft contours, undulating surfaces

Apollo tense but calm. Centaur king action, gesture, emotion

Distinction between Centaurs and humans triumph of civilization

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MOVEMENT IN

STATUES

Battle of Lapiths& Centaurs

Zeus ~ 450 BC,

Bronze

With `Contraposto balance

in motion

Large free standing statues in

motion -stability in the midst of

action

Awe inspiring gesturepower

of god

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MOVEMENT IN

STATUES

Discobolos ~ 450 BC

Condense sequence of

movement into single one w/o

`freezing it

Violent twist of torso, coiled

figure in perfect balance

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THE MATURE CLASSICAL STYLE

The Dying Niobid

Conquest of movement in free

standing statue

The first female nude figure

Garment slippingdramatic

device

Motion + EmotionNobility

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THE MATURE

CLASSICAL STYLE

Movement inrepose

Parthenon

Dionysos

The threeGoddesses

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Battle of Issos

Copy of 4th C BC Hellenistic painting 4 colour scheme (Y, bl, R, W)

Crowding of figures, frantic excitement

Foreshortened arms, crisp shadows

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VASE PAINTING:

White background, figuresdrawn on top ~ pen on paper

Masterly

draughtsmanship,few lines,

3D figures, drapery reveals

body underneathetc.

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DEVELOPMENT OF ART:

HELLENISTIC PERIOD

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HELLENISTIC STYLE:

1.SCULPTURE:More pronounced

realism and

expressiveness

variety of drapery andpose

extreme torsion

Experimentation,

extended subject matter

Athena &

Alkyoneus

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The dying trumpeter

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Pythokritos of Rhodes

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The Laocoon Group

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PORTRAITS:

Classical artno individual likeness

(timeless ideal)

Portrait head, Delos

Not a bust, part of a full statue

Individual identity, troubled look, flabbyfeatures, refined emotions, unhappy eyes.

Not the dignity, nobleness, ideal repose

of classicalbut distinct individualism

Pathos, but in psychologicalterms

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OTHER ART:

Veiled dancer, stauette

Small scale work for private

ownership

Tremendous variety ofsubject matter- everyday life,

beggars, peasants, young

fashionable women etc

The grotesque, the humorous

otherwise rare in Greek art

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