Terms
What is the difference between realistic and stylized art?
The more a work of art resembles something in the
real world, the more realistic it is. The less a work of
art resembles something in the real world, the more
stylized it is.
What shapes were used in the Geometric Period?
Geometric Shapes
What type of pottery was used in the Archaic Period? Classical Period?
Black figure; red figure
What is a significant difference between Man and Centaur (Geometric Period) and Rampant Rider (Archaic Period)?
Rampant Rider is more realistic
How many columns did the facade of a Greek temple have (typically)?
6 or 8
Name the three orders of Greek columns and something significant about them
Doric - Simplistic
Ionic - Slightly more elaborate with volutes
Corinthian - Most elaborate
In the Archaic Period, what kind of facial expression did most statues have?
Archaic smile
What were most Greek (not roman) Classical sculptures made of?
Bronze
What is a difference between the Aphrodite of Knidos and the Aphrodite of Melos?
Knidos is unclothed, Melos has clothes sliding off the body
What are most Roman copies made of?
Marble
What is the top half of a column called?
Capital
What made sculptures like the Sleeping Eros in the Hellenistic Era so important to history?
Accurate depictions of age
What is a feature of Classical Greek sculpture?
Contrapasso, more realism, more muscle tension, more realistic
What are the Kouros and Korai and what are the differences between them?
What are most Archaic sculptures made of?
Terracotta
In a Doric frieze, there are tablets with three vertical groups and a square space in between: what are these called? (two different terms)
Triglyphs and Metopes
Why is the Aphrodite of Knidos so important?
It is the first female nude
What are some differences between the Parthenon and the Temple of Nike?
Different patron gods, Temple of Nike is smaller, Parthenon has doric order while Nike has ionic
What is the name of the type of sculpture used in the Earlier Classical period? Hint: relates to facial features.
Severe style
What is the difference between low and high relief?
Higher relief sculptures protrude further out from stone
What is the pediment (triangular top portion) of a Greek temple filled with?
Relief Sculptures
What is a significant feature of the Temple of Olympian Zeus (seen in the Hellenistic Period)?
Corinithian Order Columns
Erechthion
Why are sculptures in the Hellenistic period vastly different than those in the Classical? (three reasons)
Depictions of age, defeat/loss, completing normal life activities
What are three ways to identify a Roma copy?
Marble, 'tree trunk', pegs