Greek Vase PaintingGreek Vase Painting

Geometric Geometric PeriodPeriod

The Earliest The Earliest Greek Vases were Greek Vases were decorated with decorated with bands of simple bands of simple geometric geometric patterns covering patterns covering most of the most of the vessel.vessel.

Funerary Vase: Funerary Vase: 88thth Century B.C. Century B.C.

AmphoraAmphora

A tall ancient Greek A tall ancient Greek jar with two jar with two

handles and a handles and a narrow neck.narrow neck.

Vase with Ajax and Achilles Playing Dice. 540 B.C.

AmphoraAmphoraFigures are more lifelike and Figures are more lifelike and were placed in Storytelling were placed in Storytelling

scenesscenes

ExekiasExekias was an ancient Greek was an ancient Greek vase-painter and potter who vase-painter and potter who

was active in Athens between was active in Athens between roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. Exekias worked mainly in the Exekias worked mainly in the black-figure technique, which black-figure technique, which

involved the painting of scenes involved the painting of scenes using a clay slip that fired to using a clay slip that fired to black, with details created black, with details created through incision. Exekias is through incision. Exekias is

regarded by art historians as an regarded by art historians as an artistic visionary whose artistic visionary whose

masterful use of incision and masterful use of incision and psychologically sensitive psychologically sensitive

compositions mark him as one compositions mark him as one of the greatest of all Attic vase of the greatest of all Attic vase

painters.painters.

Signed his artwork.Signed his artwork.

Vase with Ajax and Achilles Playing Dice. 540 B.C.

The earliest The earliest Artist to sign Artist to sign his name was his name was Sophilos in Sophilos in 580 B.C.580 B.C.

The Evolution of Greek The Evolution of Greek SculptureSculpture

Artists to MeetArtists to Meet

MyronMyron PhidiasPhidias PolyclitusPolyclitus You’ll be able to explain how Greek You’ll be able to explain how Greek

sculpture changed over time from sculpture changed over time from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic PeriodsPeriods

Archaic PeriodArchaic Period600-400 B.C.600-400 B.C.

The first main The first main period of Greek period of Greek art; became art; became less rigidly less rigidly stylized and stylized and more more naturalistic.naturalistic.

Calf Bearer – c. 570 B.C.

KourosKouros – – 600 600

B.C.B.C. male male youthyouth

KoreKore – – 530 B.C.530 B.C.

Maiden Maiden (female)(female)

- - Originally paintedOriginally painted- Left foot forward- Left foot forward

600 to 480 BC young male god or athlete600 to 480 BC young male god or athleteArchaic Greek sculpturesArchaic Greek sculptures1345–1337 BC

Korai – clothed women, often Korai – clothed women, often goddessesgoddesses

The Hera of SamosThe Hera of Samos Stone cylinderStone cylinder Stiff pose like kourosStiff pose like kouros Bent left armBent left arm Symbol of authoritySymbol of authority

Classical PeriodClassical Period510-332 B.C.510-332 B.C.

The 2The 2ndnd major period of Greek Life major period of Greek Life Besides war and conquest, in this Besides war and conquest, in this

period of Ancient Greece, the Greeks period of Ancient Greece, the Greeks produced great literature, poetry, produced great literature, poetry, philosophy, drama, and art. Classical philosophy, drama, and art. Classical Greece includes the period known as Greece includes the period known as the Age of Pericles the Age of Pericles

ContrappostoContrapposto

A pose in which the weight A pose in which the weight of the body is balanced on of the body is balanced on one leg while the other leg one leg while the other leg is free and relaxed. is free and relaxed.

S-curveS-curve

The marble Kritios Boy or Kritian Boy belongs to the Early Classical period of ancient Greek

sculpture. It is the first statue that we have that uses contrapposto  

c. 480 BC.

Myron’s Discus ThrowerMyron’s Discus Thrower

Classical PeriodClassical Period Bold new ideasBold new ideas More skillMore skill Abandon the stiff monolithsAbandon the stiff monoliths Figures move in spaceFigures move in space

450 B.C.450 B.C.

MyronMyron

Chief material was bronzeChief material was bronze Never worked in marbleNever worked in marble All original bronzes were melted All original bronzes were melted

down long agodown long ago What is known today of Greek works What is known today of Greek works

comes from copies made later by the comes from copies made later by the RomansRomans

PhidiasPhidias

Athena ParthenosAthena Parthenos 42 Feet Tall42 Feet Tall White IvoryWhite Ivory Over 1 ton of goldOver 1 ton of gold Precious stones for eyesPrecious stones for eyes

Phidias ContinuedPhidias Continued

Procession of HorsemenProcession of Horsemen InteractiveInteractive 350 people350 people 125 horses125 horses Religious paradeReligious parade

440B.C.440B.C.

Polyclitus’s Polyclitus’s Spear Spear

ThrowerThrower440 B.C.440 B.C.

Appears lifelikeAppears lifelike ConfidentConfident AthleticAthletic Compare to Compare to

Michelangelo’s Michelangelo’s

DavidDavid

Hellenistic PeriodHellenistic Periodbetween the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the

emergence of the Roman Empire emergence of the Roman Empire 

33rdrd period of Greek Art- filled with period of Greek Art- filled with

expression and emotionexpression and emotion Extremely skillful and confidentExtremely skillful and confident Beauty was less important than Beauty was less important than

expressionexpression Lack precise balance and harmony of Lack precise balance and harmony of

Classical sculpturesClassical sculptures

PathosPathos

A quality that causes people to feel A quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadnesssympathy and sadness

Represents an appeal to the Represents an appeal to the audience's emotionsaudience's emotions

The Dying Gaul-The Dying Gaul- 240 B.C.240 B.C.

The white marble statue — which may have originally been painted — depicts a wounded, slumping Celt with remarkable realism and pathos, particularly as regards the face. A bleeding sword puncture is visible in his lower right chest. The figure is represented as a Celtic warrior with characteristic hairstyle and moustache and is nude save for a torc around his neck. He lies on his fallen shield while his sword, belt, and a curved trumpet lie beside him.

The Nike of The Nike of SamothraceSamothrace190 B.C.190 B.C.

Made to look like the prow of a ship

Fabric appears to blow in the wind and cling to the skin

The The Seated Seated BoxerBoxer50 B.C.50 B.C.

Appeals to emotionalism

Laocoön Laocoön and His and His

SonsSons The figures are The figures are

near life-size (6 ft near life-size (6 ft 7 in) showing the 7 in) showing the Trojan Trojan priest Laocoön and priest Laocoön and his sons his sons Antiphantes and Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being Thymbraeus being attacked by sea attacked by sea serpents. serpents.

The group has been The group has been "the prototypical "the prototypical icon of human icon of human agony" in Western agony" in Western artart

Summary ArchaicSummary Archaic

Archaic period – The Archaic period – The KourosKouros, the stiff , the stiff and solid sculptures were created and solid sculptures were created during a time when artists were during a time when artists were seeking greater control of their seeking greater control of their materialsmaterials

Summary ClassicalSummary Classical

By the Classical period, sculptors had By the Classical period, sculptors had achieved near perfection in balance, achieved near perfection in balance, proportion and sense of movement. proportion and sense of movement.

The The Discus Thrower Discus Thrower demonstrates demonstrates the sculptor’s ability to create the sculptor’s ability to create realistic work. realistic work.

The The Spear ThrowerSpear Thrower is an example of is an example of balance, harmony, and beauty.balance, harmony, and beauty.

Summary HellenisticSummary Hellenistic

During Hellenistic times, sculptures, During Hellenistic times, sculptures, such as the such as the Seated BoxerSeated Boxer reveal the reveal the artist’s interest in more dramatic and artist’s interest in more dramatic and emotional subjectsemotional subjects

Compare the three Periods Compare the three Periods

Gothic Sculpture ca. 1220-1230 AD

Archaic Sculpture 480 B.C.

Classical Sculpture 440 B.C. Renaissance Sculpture 1504 AD

Hellenistic Sculpture 200 B.C. Baroque Period

'Ecstasy of Saint Theresa' (1647-52) in Cornaro Chapel, Rome by

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernin