ARTHI 1 Lecture 2: Hellenistic Sculpture and Ceramics
Document Summary
Plato: measure and proportional are related to beauty. Naturalism is a spectrum, some pieces can be more or less idealized. Painted vases are the oldest surviving art form. Amphora shaped vase painted using black figure technique. The two figures are playing draughts (old dice-like game) The way they are bent over the gaming table complements the shape of the vase. The design of of the handles complements the design of their garments. Two-dimensional mediums give more of a narrative feel. The piece is signed by exekias, one the best artists of the time/ medium. To commit suicide after humiliation after ulysses considered greatest warrior instead of ajax. Humiliation -> suicide is very rational for the greeks. 510bc to the invasion of the persian empire, 333bc. High classical period, 450-430bc, led by pericles in athens. Originals created in bronze, romans made copies in marble. Figure represents an athletic ideal but still more naturalistic than.
