FNAT2703 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Andokides Painter, Exekias, Kouros
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Artist adopted the corinthian technique of vase decorating called black-figure. Inaddition red-figure technique was also used as a method of decoration. Vase painting - art history example exekias, the suicide of ajax, black-figure amphora,, c540. Bce exekias, ajax and achilles playing a game, black-figure amphora, c540-530 bce andokides. Painter, ajax and achilles playing a game, bilingual amphora, c525-520 bce early classical. Period in the early fifth century bce, the greek city-states united to successfully stop a persian invasion. The final defeat of the persians did not come unitl after the destruction of many cities, including. Architecture and architectural sculpture-examples from this period represent a time of transition. Temples become more compact, columns become more widely spaced with a smoother transition from the vertical shaft to the horizontal elements of the architrave. The overall effect is more refined and is best illustrated in the design of temple of hera ii.
