a large sanctuary‚ situated on one of the highest areas of the Greek city Athena: the Acropolis. The Parthenon reflects the climax of the Ancient Greek architecture because of the balance and the elegance of the enormous building. The Temple was build between 448 and 432 before Christ‚ during the Ancient Greek Period and is an example of the Ionic temple architecture. Phidias built the temple for the Greek goddess Athena pathenos. The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates. They began building
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changes throughout its life and continues to thrive today as it welcomes millions every year to see its many artworks and artifacts. The original setting of the museum started on top of the famed acropolis in Athens‚ where monuments stood carrying statues to honor the gods. In the 17th century‚ wars and their battles were fought near this location and created disasters that would cause these temples become damaged and fall under the stress of time. In 1687‚ a force of Venetians created a bomb that
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Parthenon is a Greek temple in Athens‚ Greece. It is dedicated to the Goddess Athena‚ and its design fits such a standard. It is designed to be beautiful. So much detail was put into the design of this Temple‚ that every column leans slightly inward to account for the perspective of an outside viewer. The Columns are
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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pediments on both the east and west sides. The east pediment depicted the birth of Athena‚ the west pediment showed Athena and Poseidon competing‚ and at least one of the metopes showed a centaur and Lapith theme known as centauromachy. This building was strategically placed on one of the highest points in the city and was utilized as a place of worship‚ made out of limestone and marble. Inside would have been a colossal statue of Aphrodite. This building utilized a classical style of architecture and was
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First‚ river rocks were used to depict flowers‚ but when luxuries like glass tiles were introduced‚ the flower scenes morphed into intricate battle scenes. (Biers) Phidias‚ an Athenian sculptor was commissioned to create an elaborate shrine of Athena inside the Parthenon. “The technique of construction… included face‚ arms‚ and other skin areas pieced together in ivory‚ while the drapery‚ of very thin gold.” (“Phidias”) This quote reinforces the fact that not only
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Religion has played a large role in many societies throughout all of history‚ and this statement does not exempt the Ancient Grecian city-states. This idea is represented through the examination of civilizations such as ancient Athens‚ Greece in which a polytheistic religion was seen to have dictated much the civilization’s citizens’ lives; religion affected the culture of ancient Athens in regards to art‚ ceremony and rituals‚ politics‚ civil rights‚ and daily practices. The classical period of
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Art and Arch. (600 BCE-30 BCE) The Early Classical Period 480-450 BCE 5.23 KRITIOS BOY Acropolis‚ Athens 480 BCE -Marble -He is self confident and serious looking -He is a sculpture in the round -The artist is believed to be KRITIOS -The statue has an S-curve to him and is in the contrapposto pose‚ which is when artists use tension and relaxation around the central axis of the body to increase to muscular tension and enhance the musculature of a body. It is shown here because his weight
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popular were Odyssey and Iliad but there were many others also .The Odyssey is focused on Ulysses and the journey back home after the long and hard war of Troy. The characters in this poem are Ulysses ‚Penelope ‚Tiresias Zeus ‚Siren‚ Poseidon ‚Calypso‚ Athena and more.The Iliad is a poem written by him about the another war called Trojan war between Greeks and Trojans.This poem is still being read by people today. Some people argue that Homer wasn’t the one
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Greek legacies are their governmental systems‚ culture and arts‚ and science and technology. Classical Greece was a time where the growth of a community held strong through times of plague‚ wars‚ and numerous breakthroughs. A major legacy left by classical Greece was a government based on direct democracy. With a direct democracy‚ citizens ruled by majority vote. The citizenship was expanded to all free males‚ except foreigners. Those not considered citizens were women‚ slaves‚ and all foreigners
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