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
Greatest Black-Figure Potter
Exekias
A rigid neck ring worn by the Gauls
Torque
Entire horizontal structure situated above the columns in Greek architecture
Entablature
During which period did the Greeks establish an influential set of architectural rules?
Classical Period
Why were the The Dying Gaul and Ludovisi Gaul made?
To showcase victory but also evoke emotion and pathos
Ruler who unified one of the largest empires in history, which influenced the art of the Hellenistic period
Alexander the Great
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 an artwork which shows a shift in the emotional tone of art during the Hellenistic Period
Altar at Pergamon, 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
Hermes
A quality that evokes emotion or pity, such as in Hellenistic art
Pathos
Type of sculpture with three-dimensional sculpted forms projecting from a flat, two-dimensional background
Relief sculpture
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
What was the motivation behind the sculptures displayed on the exterior of the Parthenon?
Athenian/Greek Pride
His workshop invented Red-Figure Technique
Andokides