The Facts
the location where the Parthenon, Temple of Athena Nike, Agora, peplos Kore, and Grave Stele of Hegeso are found
What is Athens, Greece?
One of the figures depicted atop the Etruscan temple of Minerva
Who is apollo?
the act of burning ones body after death, practiced by the Greeks, etruscans, and Romans (before Christianity)
What is cremation?
when a standing human figure is poised such that the weight rests on one leg (called the engaged leg), freeing the other leg, which is bent at the knee, a relaxed and natural stance, a weight shift
What is Contrapposto?
The location where the house of the Vettii is found
Where is Pompeii?
the material which the following works were made of: Anavysos Kouros, Peplos Kore, Doryphoros, Grave Stele of Hegeso, Nike of Samothrace, Temple of Athena Nike, Altar of Zeus, Head of a Roman Patrcian, Augustus Primaporta
What is Marble?
What is hierarchy of scale?
The birthplace of Democracy
What is the Athenian Agora?
a slight upturn of the lips to represent contentedness and well being
what is the archaic smile?
The three themes of Augustus Primaporta
What is propaganda, power and authority, and Human form?
characteristics of art in this period include
- realistic, specific, expressive, dynamic, motion, gestural, exaggeration, and emotion
What is the characteristics of the Hellenistic period?
This piece depicts Athena defeating the titan (giant) Alkyoneos, she is pulling him up off the ground by his hair meanwhile Ge, goddess of the earth (Alkyoneos' mother) is nearby trying to get involved. There is also a Nike in the surrounding area
What is the story depicted on Athena of Pergamon at the Altar of Zeus?
The patron of the pantheon, lover of architecture
Who is Hadrian?
When a sculpture is hyper realistic (ex: Head of a Roman Patrician)
What is Veristic/Verism?
Circular room with Semi-circular roof (found at Pantheon)
What is a Rotunda?
The architect of the forum of trajan
Who is Apollodorus of Damascus?
What is the east and west pediment of the Parthenon?
two main female characters in the story depicted on Niobides Krater
Who is Niobe and Leto
Flat Capitals, Thick Shafts with thicker fluting and entasis, No base at bottom of columns, Frieze features triglyphs and Metopes, Entablature sometimes features writing
This article of clothing represents power over the Senate/people of Rome
What is a toga?
the date of creation of the painting that inspired the Alexander Mosaic (Battle of Issus)
AND BONUS- date of the Roman mosaic recreation
What is 315 BCE
and 100BCE
This belief is represented by the couple lounging together
What is the Etruscan belief in life after death and passing on is something to celebrate
the four stories told in the Triglyphs and Metopes of the Parthenon
What is Centaurs v Greeks, sack of troy, Amazonians v Greeks, Giants v Greeks?
This conveys movement, shows status (the more there is the higher status), can show the difference between two figures in a piece, more commonly found in Grecian art
What is the significance of Drapery
Augustus Primaporta is similar to these pieces because of the use of Hierarchy of scale and depictions of Gods
(MUST NAME TWO PIECES TO GET POINTS)
What is Akhenaton, Nefertiti and the three daughters, and Stele Code of Hammurabi?