CLAS 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Stag Hunt Mosaic, Attalid Dynasty, Hiero Ii Of Syracuse
20 Apr 2017
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Odyssey landscape: stress on landscape over figures. Figures are small, whispy, diminutive, (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)ho if it did(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e i(cid:374)s(cid:272)riptio(cid:374)s. Was signed by the artist, and chose pebbles with varying grades of colour to render shadow, shade, depth. We see o(cid:374)e part of a larger o(cid:374)e, it"s the (cid:272)e(cid:374)tral pa(cid:374)el. Uses the opus technique (rlly small tesserae), tessellated mosaic, and some tesserae are diff materials. Glass, terracotta, faience, allows artist to play with light. The house of the mask is in the theatre district, thought it was owned by a guild of artists. In classical period, while individual citizens may have commissioned metal vessels etc or paintings for private use. Orders for major art in monument architecture of sculpture usually given by state. Usually only done after collective decision as to the nature of the work required and the craftsman. They were in turn emulated by wealthy people. For both types of customer, the art becae an important status symbol.
