ARHI 30120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cult Image, Doric Order, Perachora
Michael Moynihan
9/28/17
ARHI 30120
Lecture 11
Doric Order
- We want to analyze what the people then would have though of the art and architecture
- Spartans make conscious decision to stop making art, because they had to put all of their
energy into keeping their slaves in control and keeping their land
Temples
- The temple’s purpose was not to prepare the person during the response, it was rather to
house the cult image
- It was a place where one could communicate with the divinity
- Thus they build the temple around the altar (the altar is at right angles with the temple),
facing inwards into the presence of the divinity
- We can see this by the locations that we have found, e.g. the Mycenaean ruins
Choosing the location
- Based on the nature of the divinity
- At extremes
- Beautiful places - naturally monumental
- Surrounded by landscape (rugged, unique features)
- Recognizable from a distance
- Greece - known for juxtaposition of rock structures and water
- They must have felt very insignificant in the middle of the landscape, especially
in Greece
Greek city states
- Small geographical areas, defined by their natural boundaries
- In this context, democracy begins
Temple of Hera Akraia
- Built at the extreme end of the peninsula, visible looking from Corinth across to
Perachora
- Named “Akraia” (point, sharp) because of the view from Corinth
- Hera got her name from there “Hera Akraia”
- Conception of a divinity directly related to her or his location in the landscape
Early Temples
- Rubble base
- Thin walls (purpose is not to support the light roof, but rather to house the cult image)
- Vetruvius - from 1st century B.C. Rome
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Document Summary
We want to analyze what the people then would have though of the art and architecture. Spartans make conscious decision to stop making art, because they had to put all of their energy into keeping their slaves in control and keeping their land. The temple"s purpose was not to prepare the person during the response, it was rather to house the cult image. It was a place where one could communicate with the divinity. Thus they build the temple around the altar (the altar is at right angles with the temple), facing inwards into the presence of the divinity. We can see this by the locations that we have found, e. g. the mycenaean ruins. Based on the nature of the divinity. Greece - known for juxtaposition of rock structures and water. They must have felt very insignificant in the middle of the landscape, especially in greece. Small geographical areas, defined by their natural boundaries.
