Vocabulary
A pose where the figure stands with most of their weight on one leg, creating an asymmetrical shape S-Curve
Order classified by scroll-like capitals
Ionic Order
What subject matter is the biggest focus across all Ancient Greek art?
The Human Figure
What are some ways we can tell Achilles is beating Ajax in the Amphora showing Ajax and Achilles playing a game?
Artist responsible for the sculptural elements of the Parthenon
Phidias
Pottery technique where slip is used to paint in the background of an image, leaving figures as unpainted clay
Red-Figure Pottery
Doric friezes are broken up into
Metopes & Triglyphs
How was the ideal human form represented in the Archaic Period
Kouros & Kore Statues - stiff, symmetrical, athletic youths with relaxed smile
Name one of the events depicted on the Pediments of the Parthenon
Birth of Athena/Contest between Athena and Poseidon
Greek Politician and General during the Golden Age of Athens who rebuilt the Acropolis
Pericles
A rigid neck ring worn by the Gauls
Torque
The type of sculpture on a frieze of a building, for example
Relief sculpture
During which period did the Greeks establish an influential set of architectural rules?
Classical Period
How do we know the Mycenaean Civilization were focused on war and protection?
Architecture - Walled citadel with large cyclopean masonry, Lion's Gate
Greatest Black-Figure Potter
Exekias
Name given for the style of facial expression in Classical sculptures
Severe Style
A building technique where vertical supports hold up horizontal beams, creating openings like doorways
Post & Lintel
Give an example of how the subject matter & tone of art shifted in the Hellenistic Period
Dying Gaul & Ludovisi Gaul / Seated Boxer
How is death treated in the Sarpedon Krater?
With honor and heroism - young, athletic soldier being carried off to the afterlife
This sculpture marked a change in style from the Archaic Period to the Classical Period
Kritios Boy
A quality that evokes emotion or pity, such as in Hellenistic art
Pathos
A sculpture of a woman which acts as a column
Caryatid
How did the concept of the "ideal" human form change throughout the Greek 4 periods?
Geometric = stylized, simple shapes
Archaic = athletic, symmetrical, stiff
Classical = athletic with more realism, some movement, serious
Hellenistic = athletic but more naturalism, expression, drama
Why were the The Dying Gaul and Ludovisi Gaul made?
His workshop invented Red-Figure Technique
Andokides