Lecture 6 - Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World (4) PDF

Midterm Exam 1 (17%) is in class on October 7. What to Bring on the Day of the Midterm 1. A pencil (remember: pen does not work for the multiple-choice scanning machine. You will get a zero!). Do not forget your pencil. Bring 2 just in case! 2. An eraser...

Midterm Exam 1 (17%) is in class on October 7. What to Bring on the Day of the Midterm 1. A pencil (remember: pen does not work for the multiple-choice scanning machine. You will get a zero!). Do not forget your pencil. Bring 2 just in case! 2. An eraser 2 Office Hours 3 Research Assignment Guidelines and Artwork Sign Up in class on October 7 (after the Midterm Exam) 4  In-Class Activity Grading What does a ✔ mean? A ✔ = Satisfactory. It means the in-class activity has been properly completed. Please note that a ‘satisfactory’ mark does not mean that your answers are right or wrong. It recognizes that a good effort has been made to properly complete the activity. A ✔- - = Below Satisfactory. It means the in-class activity is incomplete. 5 REVIEW: Early Asian Art 6 Art of Ancient Greece 800 BCE – 31 BCE 7 8 Myron, Discus Thrower (Diskobolos), Roman copy of Greek bronze original c. 450 – 440 BCE. 9  Ancient Greece Humanism Man is the measure of all things Interest in the human form (body) 10  Ancient Greece Rationalism Humans must use logic and reason Humans must exercise critical thinking 11  Ancient Greece Idealism Belief in the beauty of perfection Nature creates imperfect forms, which humans can re-create as perfect forms (in art) 12  The Human Body in Greek Sculpture – and how it changes The male nude 13 Archaic Period (600–480 BCE) Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint. Height 1.93 m. From cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. 14 Archaic Period (600–480 BCE) Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint. Height 1.93 m. From cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. 15 Archaic Period (600–480 BCE) Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint. Height 1.93 m. From cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. 16  Archaic Period (600–480 BCE) Comparison with Egyptian sculpture Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Menkaure and a Queen, ruled 2490-2472 Marble with remnants of paint. Height 1.93 m. BCE Dynasty 4. Greywacke (hard From cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. sandstone). Height 1.42 m. 17 Egyptian sculpture (and how it was made) was an important artistic source for the Greeks 18  Archaic Period (600–480 BCE) Type vs. portrait Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint. Height 1.93 m. From cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. 19 Ancient Egyptian Archaic Greek Classical Greek 20 (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) Bronze original Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 21  (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) Watch the video and take VERY good notes. There will be a group writing exercise afterward. Polykleitos, Spear Bearer Video: (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. https://www.khanacademy.o Roman marble copy after the original rg/humanities/ancient-art- Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. civilizations/greek- art/classical/v/polykleitos- 22 doryphoros-spear-bearer  In-Class Writing Activity In groups of 2-3 students, write two paragraphs in which you compare and contrast the physical and visual characteristics of the two artworks. Your answer must be written as paragraphs. Your paragraphs must be written in your own words in complete sentences. Tip: discuss the physical and visual characteristics of the Tip: refer to each earlier artwork (Anavysos artwork by its title, NOT Kouros) in your first as the first or second paragraph. Then, in your artwork. : second paragraph, discuss the physical and visual characteristics of the later artwork (Spear Bearer) AS YOU DISCUSS points of contrast (or comparison) with the earlier artwork. Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 BCE. Marble with Polykleitos, Spear Bearer remnants of paint. (Doryphoros). c. 450-440 BCE. Height 1.93 m. From Roman marble copy after the cemetery at Anavysos, original Greek bronze. Height near Athens. 2.12 m. 23  Canon = “measure” or “rule” Canon of Polykleitos = a treatise written by Polykleitos that explains how to create a mathematically perfect representation of the body by using a system of ratios. Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros). c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 24 2 5 (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) Term: contrapposto Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 26  Review: Descriptive Terms Naturalism (or naturalistic): refers to a representational style that closely imitates the visual appearance of something in the natural world. Idealization (idealized): refers to a representational style that transforms the visual appearance of something in the natural world (like the human body) to make it conform to ideals (like cultural standards). 27 (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) As a group, decide whether you think Polykleitos’ Spear Bearer is a naturalistic representation, an idealized representation, or both? Use visual evidence to support your answer. Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 28 (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) Naturalistic Idealized Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 29 Art of Ancient Greece 800 BCE – 31 BCE 30 (High) Classical Period (450–400 BCE) How does Polykleitos’ Spear Bearer express the cultural ideals of Ancient Greece? Polykleitos, Spear Bearer (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Roman marble copy after the original Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. 31  Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athanodoros of Rhodes, Laocoön Hellenistic Period and his Sons. Probably the original (323-31 BCE) of the 1st century BCE or a Roman copy of the 1st century CE. Height 1.84 m. 32  Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athanodoros of Rhodes, Laocoön Hellenistic Period and his Sons. Probably the original (323-31 BCE) of the 1st century BCE or a Roman copy of the 1st century CE. Height 1.84 m. 33  Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE) Comparison with earlier Classical period Polykleitos, Spear Bearer Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athanodoros of (Doryphoros), c. 450-440 BCE. Rhodes, Laocoön and his Sons. Probably the Roman marble copy after the original original of the 1st century BCE or a Roman Greek bronze. Height 2.12 m. copy of the 1st century CE. 34 Height 1.84 m.  The Human Body in Greek Sculpture The female nude 35 Classical Greek Architecture and Sculptural Relief 36 Vancouver Central Station, 1919 37 Vancouver Art Gallery, 1906-1912 38  The Parthenon Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. 39 40 The Acropolis The Acropolis is the raised part of Athens. The Acropolis (in Athens) is where the Parthenon is located. 41 41 The Acropolis is the raised part of Athens. The Acropolis (in Athens) is where the Parthenon is located. The city-state of Athens is the center of classical style of art and architecture in the Greek empire. 42  The Parthenon - Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. 43 Watch the video on the Parthenon and take good notes. Reconstruction of : Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. Parthenon, Reconstruction 44 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPCZ1UjYmI Reconstruction of : Plan of Parthenon Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Parthenon, Athens. Reconstruction 45 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPCZ1UjYmI Reconstruction of the colossal (huge) sculpture of the goddess Athena in the naos/cella (main room) of the Parthenon 46 Term: post and lintel Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. 47 Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. 48 49 50 Greek Orders: a regulated decorative system used for Ancient Greek temples. 51 Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. 52 Kallikrates and Iktinos, The Parthenon, c. 447–432 BCE. Marble. 69.5 x 30.9 m. Acropolis, Athens. Parthenon, Reconstruction 53