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ARTHI 1
Final EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Naturalism vs. Idealism
Greece
-Maritime Nation of City-states
-A city-state was known as a “polis”
—-Athens, Peloponnesus, Sparta, etc.
-Known for their mythology, mathematics
-Stressed order, rational analysis
—-The platonic ideal, named for a Greek philosopher, Plato
-Interest in the human body, especially male nudity
—-“Sound mind and healthy body”
-—Reason for the Olympics
Krousos from Anadisos
-Archaic Koros Sculpture
--Funerary or devotive statues to represent a hero who died young
—-Stood in temples and lined the walls in perpetual attendance
-Funerary figure for a man who died a hero’s death in battle
-Naturalistic: Muscles are shown, figure is anatomically correct
-Less than natural: irregular stature,
—-Pose is very rigid with arms straight, fists clenched
—-Has a facial expression almost smiling known as the archaic smile
—-Idealistic, not a portrait
Comparison with Egyptian Statue
-Kouros is more naturalistic
—-More natural skin rendering, naked, less rigid
-Greater rigidity shows power as ruler figure in Egyptian sculpture
-King is shown as in charge
—-Depicted in front of queen, more ornamented, she is holding him
Koreae figure
-She is clothed, wearing a heplos
—-Modesty is an ideal for women
—-Athletic nudity is an ideal for men
-Slightly softer expression, not as stiff as male figure
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Lecture 2 - 1/11/2017
Vocab:
Polycleitos, Doryphoros
symmetria, rhythmos
Myron, Diskobolos
Praxiteles, Hermes and the Infant Dionysos
Aphrodite of Knidos
Lysippos, Apoxyomenos
Plato: measure and proportional are related to beauty
Naturalism is a spectrum, some pieces can be more or less idealized
Ceramics
Exekias - Ajax and Achilles
From the archaic period
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
Exekias - Ajax
Takes off armor and sets aside
Burys sword pointing up
-To commit suicide after humiliation after Ulysses considered greatest
warrior instead of Ajax
-Humiliation -> suicide is very rational for the Greeks
Figures
Classical Greek Period
510BC to the invasion of the Persian Empire, 333BC
High Classical Period, 450-430BC, led by Pericles in Athens
Polycleitos - Doryphoros
Originals created in bronze, Romans made copies in marble
Bronze figure gives sleeker
Figure represents an athletic ideal but still more naturalistic than
Kouros figure
Polycleitos studied anatomy to create better representation of human
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Document Summary
The platonic ideal, named for a greek philosopher, plato. Interest in the human body, especially male nudity. -funerary or devotive statues to represent a hero who died young. Stood in temples and lined the walls in perpetual attendance. Funerary figure for a man who died a hero"s death in battle. Naturalistic: muscles are shown, figure is anatomically correct. Pose is very rigid with arms straight, fists clenched. Has a facial expression almost smiling known as the archaic smile. Greater rigidity shows power as ruler figure in egyptian sculpture. Depicted in front of queen, more ornamented, she is holding him. Slightly softer expression, not as stiff as male figure. 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)
