CAS AH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cyclopean Masonry, Kamares Ware, Minoan Snake Goddess Figurines

• School: Boston University
• Department: History of Art & Architecture
• Course: CAS AH 111
• Professor: Kleiner Fred

Document Summary

Syros woman: figurine of a woman, most sculpture represent nude folded across tummy, grave goods, sizes vary, (like deceased), Architecture largest palace for legendary king minos (minotaur, theseus, maze) large central court surrounded residential/administrative units complex in plan and elevation (3 stories) terracotta pipe system underneath inverted columns are thinner at bottom (similar to later doric order) Painting murals, brightly painted column capitals, aspects of daily minoan life true/wet fresco (unlike egyptians), must work quickly, last longer. La parisienne: the parisian woman (red lips, full dress), traditional representation (frontal eye), woman priest/goddess. Bull leaping: ceremonial scene, men=dark/woman=light, animation/movementthrough curving lines, stylized/skinny figures (minoan pinched waist) Frescos well-preserved due to wet-fresco and volcano eruption. Spring fresco: landscape, tulips/swallows, vivid color and undulating lines. Crocus (or saffron) gatherers: commemorates girl puberty initiation, flowers dye fabric/painkillers for menstrual cramps, Kamares ware jar: from phaistos, creamy white and reddish-brown decoration on background, nautical theme, curving lines.