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Greek Art Timeline Report
Art Timeline
Gizel Rixner
ART/101
June 30, 2013
Norberto Gomez Jr., PhD

Art Timeline
Greek Art in the Archaic Period
As the museum’s new curator I have been informed that my goal is to improve the content of the museum’s website. After reviewing the guidelines and instructions set forth, I have decided to proceed with my commitment by focusing on the chosen art medium of sculptures and figurines. In addition, I intend to include ten chosen examples of thematically linked artwork in the area of Greek figural sculptures. So, before I precede any further I would like to give you a brief introduction into Greek Art in the seventh century. The abstract geometric patterning that was dominant between about …show more content…
The creature has a formidable leonine head with big eyes and a goatee, a striped belly, scales, and two flipper like fins. With its long, furry ears pressed back and its large, prominent teeth bared, it gestures menacingly. A hole in the top of the head would have been used to fill the vase, and liquid would have poured out through the hole in the tongue between the large fangs. Except for the loss of the end of the body and tail, the vase is remarkably well preserved, with much added red paint on the ears, face, and alternating …show more content…
Figure 3: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. Retrieved June 26, 2013, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.164.1 (October 2006)

"Antefix with the head of Medusa [Tarantine; Said to be from Taranto] (26.60.73)". Figure 4: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. Retrieved June 26, 2013, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.60.73 (October 2006)

"Mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl [Laconian; Said to be from southern Italy] (38.11.3)". Figure 5: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–Retrieved June 26, 2013, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/38.11.3 (October 2006)

"Patera handle in the form of a youth [Greek] (2005.457)". Figure 6: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. Retrieved June 26, 2013, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.457 (July 2007)

"Statuette of Herakles [Greek] (28.77)". Figure 7: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.Retrieved June 26, 2013, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/28.77 (October
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