HUMAN-110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dionysia, Euripides, Ibm 7090
15 Mar 2017
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Under the leadership of pericles, new magnificent buildings were built there: the parthenon: The parthenon (elgin) marbles (the british museum) Colossal statue of athena (gold & ivory: the statue on her hand (human size) symbolizes victory (cid:862)(cid:374)ike(cid:863) Survived until 1687 (they thought it was the safest place to store their guns) The first beautiful nude in art: idealized & strong impersonation of human body. First e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple of co(cid:374)trapposto (cid:862)cou(cid:374)terpoise(cid:863) (cid:894)most of the (cid:449)eight of the figure is on one foot, making the shoulders and arms twist off axis from hips and legs, which conveys movements and psychological state of the statue) Veins, muscle tones suggested in the arms (intricate details) Ideas of working out & be in decent shape is important. Half is for weightlift, wrestling area, and half is for reading. Men are required to divorce a raped woman: hetairai. Hired by upper middle class men (such as in the symposium) Had access to books, education & current events.
