The Geometric Period

Prianka Brandon And… Jacey

Mycenaean civilization—took over the Minoans and the island of Crete when they died out the geometric age started and were taken over by the Dorian's who were the first Greek speaking people

Legend says that the Mycenaeans attack troy

Master stonemasons and masters in pottery

Homer— writes stories about the Greek way of life in the Geometric period. Without Homer we would not know a lot about the Homeric Age/Dark Ages. Also Homer wrote about the battle of Troy and the Odyssey

Terracotta Krater

Date: Late 1st quarter of 8th Century B.C

Description: There is an image of a ship with a battle occurring on it and around it. Birds are located on the stern of both ships.

Marble Female figure

Date: 2600-2400

Description: The piece lacks detail and displays basic geometric shapes. The sculpture is not realistic and does not portray any physical human characteristics well.

Terracotta Jar with Chariot Krater

1400-1300 B.C.

Represents geometric age with unrealistic, angular figures.

Shows a horse drawn chariot

Name: Bronze man and centaur

Date Mid 8th century B.C

Reason: represent the geometric age because of it is a non-realistic sculpture made of bronze

Centaur

Defining Features of Geometric Art

Pottery: figures were angular, and enhanced the shape of the object

Sculptures: Elementary, and undeveloped

Architecture: Plain, defensive walls

The End… By Jacey Prianka And…Brandon

Archaic period

by, David Robusto, Amaya Lopez-Silvero, and Scott Wright 

Overview of Art and Architecture 

•     Referred to the years from 750-480 BC.  Specific characteristics that were later developed in the CLassical Period.         

•     Many of the men who were painted were sports players and were portrayed as naked.     

•     The dominance of of the nude in Greek Art reflects Hellenic regard for the body as natures perfect creation.    

•     Freestanding representation of the male youth had the rigid verticality of tree trunks.

•     Fifty Years later a more realistic piece was sculpted called Calf-Bearer, sensitively carved calfs.

•  Sculptures became more realistic and lifelike.   

Major historical events, and important people.• Spartan Invasion of Samos (529 BC)•  First Messenian War (750-730 BC)•  Created Panhellenic Unity- similar religion, heritage and

custom, loyal to city-state, people who don't speak Greek (Barbarians)

Art #1

Name: Panathenaic amphoradate: Ca.530 B.C.ESubject matter: A group of athletesrunning.Black and detailed figures= Archaicperiod.

Art #2 Name: Mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl.

Date: Second half of the 6th century. 

Subject matter: A woman standing with a mirror on her head.

Cultural diffusion from the rise of city states suggests eastern influence, which is a sign of Archaic. 

Art #3

Name: PsykterDate: Ca. 520-510 B.C.Subject: A group of nude athletes and there trainers training.The red-figures and the well detailed figures indicate that the vase is Archaic.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/10.210.18

Art # 4 Name: Statuette of Herakles

Date: Last quarter of the 6th century 

Subject: Herakles in contraposta.

This statue is Archaic because

Classical Art & Architecture

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Classical Art

Proportion

No facial expression

Balance

Aesthetic values

499 B.C.: Aristagoras' Ionian rebellion against Persians

498 B.C.: Athens at war with Aegina.

490 B.C.: Battle of Marathon.

477 B.C.: Delian League founded.

464 B.C. Revolt of helots.

460 B.C.: First Peloponnesian War. Thucydides born.

488 B.C.: Pericles acropolis building project. Peace with Persia.

390-389 B.C.: Taxes introduced in Athens

371-69 B.C.: Arcadian League.

342-1 B.C.: Philip conquers Thrace.

322 B.C.: Change in Athenian Constitution. Death of Aristotle

Classical Period: Timeline of History

King PhilipPericlesAristotle

Column-Krater (bowl for mixing for wine and water)

Date: 430 B.C. This piece of art

represents the Classical Period because the background and the details are now painted black and the clay is red. The technique of vase-painting changed from “black-figure” to “red-figure”.

This piece of art shows horses and people sitting on them. Everything is balanced and neat.

Grave Stele with a Family Group

Date: 360 B.C.This piece of art

represents the Classical Period by showing idealism. Everyone in this piece of art is perfectly sitting and the small person in the right bottom corner is standing very straight. Therefore, this art is not realistic showing idealism because we as humans are not always in a perfect posture.

Head of a Veiled Goddess

Date: 425 B.C. This piece of art represents

the Classical Period because the goddess’s face is portrayed showing great beauty. Therefore, this is not realistic because not every Greek person looked perfect and beautiful.

During the Classical Period, the ancient Greeks believed suppressing bad emotions was a noble characteristic therefore, this piece of art shows how it relates to Greek’s views during this time period.

STATUETTE OF THE DIADOUMENOS

Date: 430 B.C. This piece of art

represents the Classical Period because it it is made of bronze and bronze sculpture was another major art form of Classical Greece.

This statue illustrates the classic male when he is posed in the moment before he acts. The nude male’s position is contrapposto.

Hellenistic Period (323-30 B.C.E.)

The Hellenistic Period started after the death of Alexander the Great, and ended after the death of Cleopatra.

The culture was a combination of Asian culture and Greek culture

New emphasis on personal emotion

Elderly, Women, Young, Deformed

Featured clothing

Pre Hellenistic

King Phillip of Macedonia conquers Greece (338 B.C.E.)

Alexander the Great succeeds his father following his assassination (336 B.C.E.)

Following the assassination, Alexander embarked on a decade long campaign in which he built the biggest empire of that time

Alexander conquered Persia, Egypt, Asia Minor, Assyria, Babylonia and parts of India

Hellenistic

Began with death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE)

Ended with death of Cleopatra (30 BCE)

Early 3rd century B.C.E (about 280 B.C.E) Macedonian empire split into four parts

Bronze statue of Eros sleeping

CA. 3rd century BCE

Age

Plump

Relaxed pose

Emotion

Bronze Statue of a Man

CA. 2nd century BCE

Thought to have held a spear

Pose (weight distribution)

May represent one of Hellenistic rulers

The Winged Victory of Samothrace

This sculpture of the Greek Goddess of victory, Nike, is clearly Hellenistic. This is because the detail is stupendous. Also, during the Hellenistic period, the artwork was more radical, and expressed images some people of that time had never seen before. This element specifically defines the Hellenistic period, in which the subject matter included the elderly, the young, and also the deformed.

Market Woman

Age, pained facial expression and clothes represent Hellenism

Woman clearly shows wide range of emotions

Wearing draped clothing

Not healthy and idealized

ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

By Hassiet Asberom, Anu Sharma and Stewart

Tillyer

INFLUENTIAL EVENTS

The Roman Republic (from 509 to133 BCE)

Julius Caesar's Reign

Roman Empire (from 180 to 30 BCE)

Pax Romana

Birth of Christianity

ARCHITECTURE

Adopted aspects from Greek architecture 1

• Domes and Arches• Vaulting • Plumbing

PARTHENON VERSUS PANTHEON

Temple of Athena2

Started in Archaic Age (447 BC) and

was built on top of an Acropolis2

It is a Doric Temple2

Built in 27-25 BC

and was completely reconstructed in 125 AD3

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PANTHEON

Emperor Hadrian• 126 AD

Temple

Corinthian

Dome

Skylight 6

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PAINTINGS

Name: Portrait of a Boy

Facial Expressions

Detail of the Face Looks very realistic

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ROMAN SCULPTURES

A Roman copy of The Three Graces

A Roman Sculpture using the Hellenistic Style (know as Portrait Bust of a Man)

Trajan’s Victory Column

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