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What is fresco?
What is fresco?
a method of painting in which pigments suspended in water are applied to a thin layer of wet plaster so that the plaster absorbs the color and the painting becomes part of the wall
Why did people suspect that the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations had existed even before archaeologist discovered their ruins?
Why did people suspect that the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations had existed even before archaeologist discovered their ruins?
Homer told of them in the Iliad.
Describe the Palace of Knossos.
Describe the Palace of Knossos.
It has many rooms, running water, a sewage system, a theater, storerooms, terraces, and elaborately decorated quarters for the rulers. The interior walls were painted with frescoes which give us clues about how the inhabitants lived.
What is happening in the Bull Dance fresco? Of which contemporary Spanish sport does this remind you?
What is happening in the Bull Dance fresco? Of which contemporary Spanish sport does this remind you?
Two slim-waist girls vault over a bull’s back in a ritual game. Although this is not a bullfight; it might be an ancestor to Spanish bullfights.
List some characteristics of Minoan frescoes.
List some characteristics of Minoan frescoes.
Lightness, feely shaped forms with a rhythmic quality inspired by the sea, vigor and spontaneity.
What is contraposto?
What is contraposto?
technique of sculpting a human figure in a pose that shows the weight of the body in balance; with weight on one leg, the shoulders and hips counterbalance each other in a natural way so that the figure does not fall over.
What is frieze?
What is frieze?
any horizontal band, decorated with moldings or patterns, either painted or carved, usually at the upper end of a wall; specifically in Greek architecture, the middle layer of an entablature.
What is pediment?
What is pediment?
the triangular area over the entablature in Classical Greek architecture, formed by the ends of a sloping roof and the cornice
What is architrave?
What is architrave?
the main horizontal beam at the bottom of an entablature, resting on the capitals of columns. Often made of several lintels to stretch the length of the building
What is cornice?
What is cornice?
any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a building, wall, arch, etc.; also, the topmost projecting part of an entablature in a Classical Greek building.
Define metope.
Define metope.
the carved or plain areas between the triglyphs in the frieze of a Doric building
Define triglyph.
Define triglyph.
a group of three vertical ridges alternating with a plain metope in the frieze of a Doric Greek building.
Define entasis.
Define entasis.
the subtle convex swelling of a Classical Greek column shaft
Define Caryatid.
Define Caryatid.
a support or column in the form of a human figure, usually female
Define Amphora.
Define Amphora.
a storage jar having an egg-shaped body, a foot and two handles, each attached at the neck and shoulders of the jar
Define Hydria.
Define Hydria.
a large jug used to carry water
How did the Greek artist create a sense of movement in the Kritios Boy?
How did the Greek artist create a sense of movement in the Kritios Boy?
By shifting the boy’s weight to one leg, the artist produced a faint S-curve in the body creating a subtle sense of movement.
Why have so few original bronze Geek statues survived?
Why have so few original bronze Geek statues survived?
Many were melted down for ammunition of war weapons. Some were lost or destroyed in other ways.
Between the Archaic and Classical Greek periods, how did Greek artists change the way they conceived a sculpture?
Between the Archaic and Classical Greek periods, how did Greek artists change the way they conceived a sculpture?
The Classical Greek artists began sculpting what they saw and observed rather than creating idealized forms from memory.
How is it that we have some idea of what Greek wall painting looked like although no example has survived?
How is it that we have some idea of what Greek wall painting looked like although no example has survived?
Because Roman copies have survived.
How did the sculptor show depth in the Parthenon frieze?
How did the sculptor show depth in the Parthenon frieze?
The artist carved the figures closest to the viewer most round, in the highest relief. He made the second and third layers shallower and the background flat.
Compare the Dying Gaul to the Charioteer of Delphi. What are the differences between this Classical Greek statue and this Hellenistic sculpture? Which is more emotional?
Compare the Dying Gaul to the Charioteer of Delphi. What are the differences between this Classical Greek statue and this Hellenistic sculpture? Which is more emotional?
Although the Charioteer has realistic cloth folds, muscles, and facial features, it is slightly rigid, calm and serene. This contrasts with the dramatic highly emotional realism in The Dying Gaul. The clothed charioteer is bronze, and the nude Gaul is a Roman marble copy of the Greek bronze.
What art principle is most important in the Nike of Samothrace?
What art principle is most important in the Nike of Samothrace?
Movement, created by folds in the drapery and the upswept wings which enclose the space around the sculpture.
During which period of Greek art was the Parthenon built?
During which period of Greek art was the Parthenon built?
The Classical period
How were Attic black-figured ware and red-figured ware different? What style was older?
How were Attic black-figured ware and red-figured ware different? What style was older?
Black-figured ware is older. The figures were painted in black with details scratched into the paint. In red-figured vases the background is black, leaving red clay exposed inside the figures, and exacting details and fine lines were brushed on. The red figures were more realistic than those on black-figured ware.
How are the eyes of Constantine The Great (fig. 6-45)different from the eyes of most of the classical Greek sculptures?
How are the eyes of Constantine The Great (fig. 6-45)different from the eyes of most of the classical Greek sculptures?
The eyes in Greek sculptures had either painted or inlaid glass. In Constantine the Great, as in many late Roman sculptures, the eyes were carved so that shadows provide the definition of iris and pupil. The eyes of Constantine the Great are overly large, a preview of early Christian art.
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