Art History Greek Art. Archaic Period ► 600- 500 B.C.

Art HistoryArt History

Greek ArtGreek Art

Archaic PeriodArchaic Period►600- 500 B.C.600- 500 B.C.

Archaic PeriodArchaic Period

► Kouros- a nude Kouros- a nude male athlete or godmale athlete or god

► Kore- the draped Kore- the draped female counterpart female counterpart of a kourosof a kouros

Auxerre KoreAuxerre Kore

Athena (Nashville style)Athena (Nashville style)

Athena sculpted by PhidiasAthena sculpted by Phidias

Classical PeriodClassical Period

500 – 323 B.C.

Discus ThrowerDiscus Thrower

Charioteer of DelphiCharioteer of Delphi

Hellenistic PeriodHellenistic Period►323-100 B.C.323-100 B.C.

Hellenistic PeriodHellenistic Period

►Dying GaulDying Gaul

Winged VictoryWinged Victory

► Winged Victory also Winged Victory also known as Nike of known as Nike of Samothrace is one of the Samothrace is one of the greatest bronze works greatest bronze works from the Hellenistic from the Hellenistic period. period.

Seated BoxerSeated Boxer

Dying NiobidDying Niobid

ZeusZeus

Greek ArchitectureGreek Architecture

Greek Architecture

The Acropolis The Acropolis ““sacred hillsacred hill””

The ParthenonThe Parthenon

PedimentPediment

FriezeFrieze

Temple of Athena NikeTemple of Athena Nike

The ErechtheionThe Erechtheion

► CayatidesCayatides► Porch of maidens on Porch of maidens on

south sidesouth side►Dedicated to two Dedicated to two

godsgods► AtticaAttica► Poseidon-Poseidon-

ErechtheusErechtheus

Doric and Ionic OrderDoric and Ionic Order

Columns/orderColumns/order

Theatre of DionysosTheatre of Dionysos

Temple of ZeusTemple of Zeus

Roman ArtRoman Art

►44 BC – 1457 AD44 BC – 1457 AD

Roman ColiseumRoman Coliseum

ArchitectureArchitecture

► Concrete archesConcrete arches► Concrete vaultsConcrete vaults► Concrete wallsConcrete walls► Velarium (awning)Velarium (awning)► 1,000 men to raise1,000 men to raise►Doric, Ionic, and Doric, Ionic, and

corinthian ordercorinthian order

The PantheonThe Pantheon

142’ Dome made ofConcrete

The CapitalThe Capital

Arch of ConstantineArch of Constantine

Baths of CaracllaBaths of Caraclla

AqueductsAqueducts

► A system that A system that carried water from carried water from mountain streams mountain streams into cities by using into cities by using gravitational flow.gravitational flow.

► 10-60 miles long10-60 miles long► 270 gallons of water 270 gallons of water

everydayeveryday

SculptureSculpture

► Constantine the Constantine the GreatGreat

►Honor their Honor their emperorsemperors

► Portrait sculpturePortrait sculpture► Part of an enormous Part of an enormous

sculpturesculpture► Eyes where carved Eyes where carved

to show iris and to show iris and pupilpupil

PaintingPainting

► Lady Playing the Lady Playing the citharacithara

► Found in PompeiiFound in Pompeii► Fresco- wet plaster Fresco- wet plaster

with pigment.with pigment.► ““open windowsopen windows””