early greek scripture
She is a Daedalic-period sculpture with a geometric, flat form, found in France but originally from Crete.
Who is the Lady of Auxerre?
This period focuses on ideal human proportions and introduces contrapposto.
What is the Classical period?
This Archaic grave marker commemorated a youth who died in battle, the most honorable Greek death.
Who is Kroisos?
Republican busts tend to show elderly age because these qualities symbolized civic virtue.
What are wisdom, service, and experience?
The Parthenon was built for this goddess after Athens defeated the Persians.
Who is Athena?
This distinctive facial expression appears on both Korai and Kouroi in the Archaic period.
What is the Archaic smile?
This period perfected anatomy, so artists shifted their attention to emotional drama, hair, and drapery.
What is the Hellenistic period?
Borrowed from Egypt, this stance is seen on many kouroi.
What is the frontal, left-foot-forward stance?
He was adopted by Julius Caesar and became Rome’s first emperor.
Who is Augustus?
These architects designed the Parthenon.
Who are Iktinos and Kallikrates?
These three possible functions have been proposed for the Lady of Auxerre.
What is funerary sculpture, votive offering, or a goddess?
This period’s sculptures were more geometric and featured the “Archaic smile.”
What is the Archaic period?
This Roman copy shows an ideal athlete in a twisted pose, but with an unrealistically calm face.
What is Myron’s Discobolus (Disk Thrower)?
Augustus’ portraits reject Verism and instead show him perpetually youthful — even into his 70s.
What is idealization?
The Parthenon has no right angles or perfectly straight lines; everything is subtly curved to correct optical illusions.
What is entasis / optical refinement?
This type of statue is always free-standing, often nude, and used as a grave marker or offering; Kroisos is one example.
What is a kouros?
This Roman portrait style emphasized age, wrinkles, and flaws to show wisdom and public service.
What is Verism (or the Veristic style)?
In the Augustus Primaporta, this small figure supported by Augustus’ leg symbolized his divine lineage.
Who is Cupid?
This Roman leader defeated Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium.
Who is Augustus?
This massive statue inside the Parthenon was made of gold and ivory and depicted Athena holding Nike in one hand.
What is the Athena Parthenos?
Before the Archaic period, this style emphasized abstraction, triangular shapes, and incised patterns.
What is the Daedalic style?
This earlier Greek period created abstract, patterned sculpture and influenced Archaic artists.
What is the Daedalic period?
This bronze portrait of Augustus was found in Egypt and later buried under a Kushite temple so people could walk over him.
What is the Head of Augustus?
More than 50,000 of these were produced for propaganda purposes, though only about 200 survive.
What are portraits of Augustus?
Name four mythological battles shown on the Parthenon’s metopes (North, South, East, West).
Trojan War
Lapiths vs. Centaurs
Gods vs. Giants
Greeks vs. Amazons