ART 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sarpedon, Archaic Smile, Phidias
27 Jul 2018
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Doric order - the idea that greek art was rational and mathematical, it was an attempt to figure out the world through art. The archaic period (c. 600 - 480 bce) Temple of hera i, from poseidonia (paestum), italy. Local stone (because there"s no marble in this part of italy) W/ stucco (which is plaster put on the stone to make it whiter/more pristine) 9 columns on the front and back, 18 on each side (22 feet tall) Columns not made by megaliths, but instead pieces of local stone put together. Frieze (up near the top of these buildings; a space available for sculptures) 3 giant steps - as if they"re for the gods. Right by the sea, so it"s pretty exposed to wind and water. Cella (where a statue a hera would be) Entasis - slight bulge built into the columns to correct humans" binocular vision. This way, the columns would look straight and tall from far away.
