ARTH 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Phidias, Kylix, Lightning
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Arth 120: week 3 lecture notes (sept 26, 2017) Orders of architecture (columns): doric, ionic, corinthian: architecture came from a primitive hut the supporting tree trunks translated into columns! Classical architecture: similar to human body (torso, head, etc. , doric = a man, simplest, broadest, strong and steady, least decorated. Temple of hera ii (460 bce / paestum: doric order! Intercolumniations (space between columns) x 2 = height of columns: exterior view was very important as that"s where people worshipped. Parthenon, by iktinos and kallikrates, commissioned by pericles (447-432 bce / akropolis, Athens: temple dedicated to athena, patron goddess of athens, doric order, meant to show idea of golden age in athen"s democracy, shows time of wealth, despite raging war. **grand things often made at times of crisis: athens vs. sparta, spartans didn"t focus on architecture, athenians did, pericles (athen"s democratic head of gov"t) commissioned parthenon to create illusion of greatness for athens.
