Visual Arts History 2247E Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Athena, Panathenaic Games, Pediment
30 Oct 2017
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Last day: temple of artemis, early archaic period(600-580), corfu. Sculpture is not decorative it is purposeful. One the acropolis athe(cid:374)a"s sanctuary (cid:862)archaic te(cid:373)ple of athe(cid:374)a(cid:863) Only focusing of the eastern pediment first thing the greeks would have seen when approaching was the back or west side. West pediment: gorgon flanked by lions. Athena was the only god born of the body of zeus. Panathenaic festival was held in hekatombaim(early aug) (cid:862)(cid:373)o(cid:374)th of (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) cattle(cid:863) Because 100 cattle were taken to athe(cid:374)a"s alter a(cid:374)d slaughtered at sunrise. So the lions mauling the bull is a reference of the sacrifice to. Carved of olive wood cause athena gave the olive tree to the greeks as a gift. In the left(south) corner of the pediment depiction of herakles battling a triton. In the right(north) corner typhon (3 figured, with serpent tail and wings) These pediments were only on the temple for a short time before they were removed.
