09/09/2014 1 Greek Art Sculpture and Painting St. Lawrence, 9/9/2014 Greek S & P, St. Lawrence, 09/09/2014 , Beaudoin Wednesday, September 05, 2012 Course Outline A brief overview of Ancient Greece Minoan art Mycenaean art Greek painting Greek sculpture Greek S & P, St. Lawrence, 09/09/2014 , Beaudoin Key Notions -Black figure/red figure -Contrapposto -Ex-voto -Foreshortening -Megaron -Tholos
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Bull Games, Knossos, c. 1500 BCE, Fresco, 81,3 cm high, Archaeological Museum, Herakleion
Source: 2 Minoan Mycenaean
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The Legend of the Minotaur
Pasiphae with the Minotaur. Image from a drinking cup, c. 340–320 BCE
Michael Ayrton, Minotaur, 1969, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Theseus Killing the MinotaurAthenian, c. 550 BCE
Source: 10 Minoan Mycenaean
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Dolphins, Queen’s quarters, Knossus, c. 1450 BCE, Fresco, Ancient Art and Architecture Collection, Middlesex
Source: 2 Minoan Mycenaean
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Hall of the Double AxesPalace of Minos, Knossos, Crete, c. 1500 BCE
Source: 2 Minoan Mycenaean
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Octopus FlaskPalaikastro, c. 1500 BCE, 25,4 cm h, Archaeological Museum, Herakleion
Source: 3 Minoan Mycenaean
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Bull’s-head RhytonKnossos, c. 1550-1450 BCE, Shell, rock crystal, and red jasper (gilt-wood horns are restorations), 30.5 cm h, Archaeological Museum, Herakleion
Source: 3 Minoan Mycenaean
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Earth-Goddesswith SnakesKnossos, c. 1600 BCE, Faïence (glazed clay), 29,2 cm h, Archaeological Museum, Herakleion
Source: 2 Minoan Mycenaean
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Mycenaean(1600-1200 BCE)
Palace and Megaron
Cyclopean ramparts
Funerary art
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Plan of Tiryns; Center of MycenaenPalace, Megaron
Source: 6 & 7 Minoan Mycenaean
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Lion GateMycenae, c. 1300 BCE, Limestone, Relief, 289,6 cm high
Source: 11 & 2 Minoan Mycenaean
Cyclops from Sinbad movie
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Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, c. 1300, 14,48 m diameter, 13,26 m high
Source: 6 Minoan Mycenaean
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Funerary Mask of Agamemnon, c. 1500 BCE, Gold, 30 cm high , National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Source: 7
Minoan Mycenaean
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Vaphio Cups, Mycenae, c. 1500 BCE, Gold with repoussédecoration, 8,9 cm high, National Museum, Athens
Source: 5 Minoan Mycenaean
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Dagger blade with decoration of a lion hunt, Mycenae, c 1550 BCE, National Museum, Athens
Source: 5 Minoan Mycenaean
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Greek Painting
Or, painting pottery
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Amphora, Athens, c. 750 BCE, 150 cm high, National Museum, Athens
Geometric ceramic
-Funerary material (ex-votos)-Imposing forms, better compositions, funerary rituals
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Kidnapping scene, Geometric Bowl, Athens, c. 730-720 BCE, British Museum, London
Geometric ceramic
-Funerary material (ex-votos)-Imposing forms, better compositions, funerary rituals-Human form (mythology)
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Exekias, Suicide of Ajax, Amphore, 54 cm high, c. 540-530 BCE, Musée du château, Boulogne-sur-mer
Athens-Black figure ceramic-Passage from black to red figure ceramic (bilingual vase)
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Cyclops Painter, Odysseus and companions, Vase, c. 420-410, 47 cm high, British Museum, London
Ceramic
-Red figure ceramic-Better use of all available space-More motion-Representation in space
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
Greek Sculpture
Or the pursuit of realism
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Centaur, Lefkandi, c. 900 BCE, 36 cm high, Archaeological Museum, Chalcis
Geometric ceramic
-Funerary material (ex-votos)-Portable
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Kouros, c. 590-580, 184 cm high, Metropolitain, New York
SculptureIn the round
Kouros-Interpretation of male body ; divinity or mortal hero-Canon: man standing, immobile, naked, arms close to the sides, fists against the thighs; frontal; perfect symmetry left/right, except leg that is slightly advanced
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Kore, Crete, c. 650-625, 75 cm high, Louvre, Paris
SculptureIn the round
Kore-Young woman-Canon: standing; legs together, dressed, detailed clothing, headdress painted; position of the hands varies (against breast, presenting an offering, holding clothing)
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Apollo, Temple of Zeus, West Pediment, Olympia, c. 460 BCE, 315 cm, Archaeological Museum, Olympia
Architectural sculpture
Severe style-Calm expression-Lacking in emotion-Severity in posture (even if there is movement)
Greek classicism-Nudity and drapery, flexible feeling, wet to see the body -Musculature is mastered (and seen)-Less ‘religious’ (public figures, ordinary life and humanized divinities)-Balanced presentation
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Warrior, Riace, c. 450 BCE, National Museum, Reggio di Calabria
Sculpture ‘in the round’
Bronze-Movement is mastered (in contrapposto - hips one way, shoulders another)-Mastery of space-Loss of frontal style-Loss of symmetry
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Melos Aphrodite, c. 130-120, 202 cm high, Louvre, Paris
Sculpture
Movement in classical style-Sinuosity in movement -Body and drapery are delicately rendered
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Chrysippus, Old Man, Louvre, Paris
Sculpture
More mortals-Canon: social realism and naturalism-Children-Genre style-Portraits-Baroque realism-Old age
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Lysippus (copy), Farnese Hercules, Marble, 317 cm, Rome, National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Sculpture
More mortals-Canon: social realism and naturalism-Children-Genre style-Portraits-Baroque realism-Old age-Colossal
Source: 7 Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic
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Suggested readings
-Gombrich, The Story of Art, p. 63-91-Cleaver, Art, an Introduction, p. 84-113-Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 1. p. 67-128-Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages, p. 105-169
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Bibliography and Sources
1. Brommer, Discovering Art History2. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 1 3. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages4. Gombrich, The Story of Art5. Rogers, Art, a World History6. Cleaver, Art, an Introduction7. University Laval Course Notes8. www.ile-de-crete.com9. www.youtube.com10. www.wikipedia.com11. http://dcairns.wordpress.com