Archaic
This feature in sculptures of the human form is a hallmark of the work of the Archaic era.
The Archaic smile
The body posture that is typified by the balance of tension and relaxation
Contrapposto
This event is seen as the start of the Hellenistic era in Greece.
The death of Alexander the Great
Name the Greek orders
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
Originally thought to be a traditional Greek woman, this sculpture has been reinterpreted as the Goddess of the Hunt
Peplos Kore
This relief work exemplifies the Phidian aesthetic of wet drapery on the female human form, although it was not sculpted by Phidias. It also shows the Greek interest in depicting the body in positions of imbalance.
Nike Adjusting Her Sandal
This work typifies Hellenistic Greek sculpture, showing intricate drapery on a female form as well as a dramatic scene that relies on both the content and the location.
Nike of Samothrace
This Doric Peripteral temple dedicated to Athena has Ionic elements inside the Doric facade
Parthenon
This sculpture borrows its form heavily from Egyptian pharaonic sculptures like Menkaure and his Queen
Kouros
Sculpture in the round with the action designed to fit within a triangular structure
Pedimentary sculpture
Athena defeating Alkyoneos is part of the high relief frieze on the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon. It is part of this larger story symbolizing order versus chaos.
Gigantomachy
The first Ionic temple; built in amphiprostyle
Temple of Athena Nike
A gathering place in ancient Greece that was the center of society and the economy
Agora
This sculptor codified the Greek Canon in his writings and created Doryphoros, the pinnacle of the development of Contrapposto
Polykleitos
Depicting an elite Greek woman receiving a necklace from her servant, the Grave Stele of Hegeso borrows its visuals from this Ancient Near Eastern work
The Law Code Stele of Hammurabi
In the mid 4th C. BCE, Aristotle codified these three rhetorical devices.
One of these devices is visually apparent in most Hellenistic Greek art.
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Placed on an elevated platform up a dramatic flight of stairs, this structure has a frieze 7.5 feet high and over 400 feet long showing the defeat of the Giants by the Gods
Pergamon Altar
Similar to other ancient cultures, Greek art used themes of polytheism. However, unlike other cultures, Greeks also focused on this theme, which highlighted the governmental structure and role of the individual in Greek society.
Civic Ideals
The event depicted in the internal ionic frieze on the Parthenon
Panathenaean Procession
The Niobid Krater is executed in this Greek technique that allowed for more detail than the previous technique used during the Archaic Period
Red Figure
In reaction to the slow decline of the Greek civilization, artworks showed an increase in this.
Possible answers: Emotion, Dynamism, Intensity
This asymmetrical ionic temple marks the spot where Athena and Poseidon competed to be patrons of the city of Athens
The Erechtheion