Hellenistic Architecture and Sculpture

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This presentation covers the rise and fall of the empire of Alexander the Great and the architecture and sculpture of the Hellenistic period.

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The Hellenistic World

323-31 BCE

Alexander the Great

356-323 BCE

Alexander the Great, 3rd c. BCE

Alexander the Great, c. 330 BCE

Aristotle Tutoring AlexanderLeon Gerome Ferris, 1895

The Taming of BucephalusAndré Castaigne, 1899

Alexander Mosaic, c. 100 BCE

Pharos of Alexandria (Reconstruction)

Hellenistic Architectureand Sculpture

Pergamon

Ancient Pergamon, 19th-c. Drawing

The Altar of Zeus, Pergamon

c. 180-160 BCE

Battle of the Gods and the Giants

Pergamon Sculptures

The Dying Gaul, c. 220s BCE

Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife, c. 220 BCE

Nike of Samothrace

c. 200-190 BCE

Laocöon and His Sons

c. 150 BCE-1st c. CE