CLST 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chigi Vase, Orientalizing Period, Geometric Art

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 332
• Professor: Tim

Document Summary

Shift in trends at start of 7th c. that signify the start of a new era in greek history. Transition from art in beginning of iron age, going into the 8th c. Before of the iron age, we have mycenaean art that feature pictures, then the geometric and protogeometric phases appear in the 8th c. with stick figures and stereotyped scenes ie. hunting or fighting scenes (very rudimentary) In the 7th c. we have a more expressive form of art. Very early 7th c. vase from attica. Black and white figures feature like in geometric pe(cid:396)iod, (cid:271)ut the(cid:455)"(cid:396)e (cid:374)o lo(cid:374)ge(cid:396) sti(cid:272)k figures. Framing devices used to cut pot into 3 different scenes. The s(cid:272)e(cid:374)es do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eall(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)t to ea(cid:272)h othe(cid:396) Top scene depicts odysseus blinding polyphemus in the odyssey, a recognizable scene from greek myth: odysseus is differentiated from the other two figures by being white. Middle scene just features animals running around, similar to near eastern art.