ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Contrapposto, Ancient Greek Sculpture, Archaic Smile
29 Jan 2014
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Culture that is based on trade; grains, exporting wine, grapes, oil, and artifacts. Amphora and krater: pots; highly aesthetically decorated and commemorative. Amorpha pot shows a gentle moment between achilles and ajax prior to the battle playing a game, value rational thought, Sanctuary place where a god has a special presence. Sanctuary of apollo, functions as an oracle, can go and talk to a person who is a mediator between gods and humans and will answer question. Deities also adopted in the roman religion with different names temple of aphaia, aegina 500 bce. Greek temples meant to be seen at all sides, most of the rituals and worshipping occurs outside of the temple. West pediment of the temple of aphaia: shows a battle with athena in the middle and is bigger than other figures. Hellenistic 323-31/30 bce geometric period: figures highly stylized according to basic shapes. Archaic period: stylized, symmetrical, shoulders level, subtle carving to indicate anatomy,
