FAH101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Brass Knuckles, Nasal Fracture, Toga
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Fah101, september 23rd, ancient greece and rome cont"d. Provocative movement away from standard that defined classical era (age of pericles) Taste for new and novel, exotic things. Heightened sense of eroticism, dramatic, love for violence and gore. (violence and pathos) dramatic, psychological: mouth is open has no teeth, red spots, some indicate open wounds, broken nose, wears brass knuckles. Nike of samothrace c. 190 bce: dramatic, part of a tableau, winged figure, perched on ship, set up on fountain, assumed to be reaching out to place a crown on athena. Altar of zeus at pergamon in turkey, c. 175 bce-built by king. Old woman c. 150-100 bce: poor beggar woman, selling food to make a living, could be a real life character, idea of constrasting ideal beauty with real ravages of time on human body, playful contrast. Athanadoros, hagesandros, polydoros of rhodes, lacoon and his.
