Transcript Greece, Anon. Kore, painted marble c.530 B.C. Acropolis Museum

Greek, Athenian
Statue of a Kouros, 615-600 B.C.E. marble, H. 6’4’’, Metropolitan Mus. Of Art
Greece Anon. Kore,
painted marble c.530 B.C. Acropolis Museum
Greece, Anon.
Calf Bearer, marble, 65’’ h. c.570 B.C. Acropolis Museum
The Kritios Boy. It is attributed to the sculptor Kritios and dates to 480 B.C. c.
Marble. The Acropolis Museum, Athens Greece
Greek, 5th cent. B.C.
Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Greek, 5th cent. B.C.
Acropolis, Athens,
Greece
Iktinos & Kallikrates (A) Gr.
Parthenon (from S.W.), 447-438 B.C., Athens, Greece
Parthenon , Athens, Greece 5th b.c.e.
The Erectheion was a temple dedicated to Athena contest Victory over Poseidon. Athena and Poseidon had contest to decide
which deity would be the patron god of the city of Athens. Poseidon struck hi strident upon the ground and made a sprout of
water appear. Athena took Poseidon water and caused an olive tree to grow. The olive tree was considered the greatest gift
and so Athena was chosen to be the goddess of the city.
The temple uses the ionic column order, known for the scroll like design on the capital. Ionic was a slender graceful column.
The Erectherion columns are 18 feet in height. The building housed a wooden image of Athena and offerings. The structure is
a split level design with portions ten feet higher for the back rooms.
Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.) E.facade & S. flank
This room is at a higher elevation than front. The columns here are 12 feet in height and smaller in diameter
than front columns. Notice that the stone is not carved on the inside. The interior of Greek building were less
important than exterior. Porch of maidens is visible as well. The building was damaged during the Greek war for
independence from 1821 – 1833.
Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.). Porch of Maidens
The six maidens are attendants to Athena. They are clothed in traditional dress called a peplos. The
headdresses become supports for the roof. statues.
Theatre of Dionysus Southside of Acropolis
Watch video on chapter two page about it.
Polykleitos Doryphoros (marble)
ca.450 B.C. Roman copy. Bologna, Museo Civico
Versions of the Doryphoros
Polykeltios statue was very popular during the fifth century and with the later Romans.
Praxiteles Aphrodite of Knidos, (marble) Roman copy. Rome, Vatican Mus.
Myron (S) Greek
Discus Thrower, marble (Roman copy) c.450 B.C. Natl. Archeological. Musuem
Rome
Hellenistic, 2nd Century B.C.
Nike of Samonthrace, c.190 B.C., Marble, h.96’’, Louvre Museum
Dying Trumpeter
Anon., Greek
(from. Pergamon), c.230-220 B.C.E. marble copy of bronze orig.,
lifesize, Museo Capitolino, Rome
Venus of Milo (marb.) ca. 150 B.C., Paris, Louvre
Greek, Laocoon and His sons, early 1st centry B.C. (?), marble, 8’ high,
Vatican Museums, Rome