pieces that come from a completely different time and place‚ but yet they can still be compared to one another. The Torso of a God (Egyptian‚ New Kingdom‚ Dynasty 18‚ last decade of the reign of Amenhotep III‚ Granodiorite‚ 1359-1349 B.C.) and the Statue of Asklepios (Greek‚ Hellenistic period‚ Pentelic Marble‚ 2nd century B.C.) are two sculptures made hundreds of years apart‚ yet they both display many similarities and show how art is constantly changing whilst keeping the same core ideas. The
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these creatures so that they can execute their job as guardians of the palace because from the front the creature is standing still‚ but from the side is a different perspective where the creature is active and gliding. As I take the Greek Statue of a Kouros I felt restricted‚ stiff and rigid because the left leg is forward‚ but the arms are at the side representing the dichotomy between freewill‚ shown by the movement of the leg‚ and the rules of society shown by posture of the arms to the side
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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which represent human forms. Abstract shapes fill the spaces surrounding these figures‚ as in represented in Garner’s “Art through the Ages” page 108 image 5-2‚ Geometric krater form the Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens Greece‚ ca. 740 BCE. As well‚ Bronze statues are simplistic and more representational portrayals of their subject matter. Orientalization period: 700-600 BCE. As trade opened up with the Greeks‚ Mesopotamians‚ and Egyptians‚ an influence of more exotic imagery began to be incorporated into
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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background black. The artist reserved the red clay for the figures themselves” (Kleiner page 101). But figured pottery was not the only invention of the Greeks in this time period. The Archaic era was also known for “producing the first life sized stone statues [that appeared] in Greece” (Kleiner page 41)‚ the early precursors of the other piece of art‚ the marble funerary relief of a young
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Geometric: 1100-900 BC The first temples appeared Athena at Athens Hera at Argos and Samos Apollo at Eretria Basic Elements of the Sanctuary – though not necessary for worship Altar for Blood Sacrifice Temple to House Offerings and a Cult Statue Gated wall to demarcate the precinct The Temple was the “god’s house” Long‚ horse-shoe shaped halls Porch at the front Rubble foundation‚ mudbrick walls and thatched roofs Orientalizing: 700-600 BC Geometric developments continued and investments
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Comparison of Two Sculptures The ancient Egyptia The ancient Egyptians and the Greeks of the Hellenic era shared several important characteristics. Among them were a complex system of gods‚ each requiring his or her own ritual worship‚ and a love of the monumental in terms of architecture and selected art forms. As Laurie S. Adams (p. 73) has commented‚ both groups followed certain canons and conventions in sculpture‚ leading to creations that were life-sized or larger‚ monumental and powerful
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and CAN AFFECT the composition of the piece. Look at the Spearbearer’s imaginary lines -vsthe Kouros. While the Kouros can be divided equally straight down the center (axial symmetry) the Spearbearer CANNOT. Yet‚ the Spearbearer’s lines are based on a system of diagonals that help to create contrapposto -- tense -vsrelaxed helping to create movement. Now look at the composition of both pieces. The Kouros is both balanced and exhibiting axial symmetry‚ however the Spearbearer is also balanced but NOT
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Art 204 Essay Final Marilyn Tatman The progression of Greek art does not simply begin with the Olympics in 776 BCE‚ but finds its origins in all of the civilizations that gave rise to the Greeks – the remnants of the besieged Mycenaeans‚ and all who conquered (and traded) with them. The loss of great civilizations often leads to dark periods‚ but from the ashes of Greece’s dark age emerged a civilization that revered humanity and went to great lengths to incorporate the idea of philosophy
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