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Temple of Aphaia at Aegina


c.475 BCE


-reconstruction and plan


-Doric temple


-elongated plan with 2 layers of columns


-porch, pronoas, and opistodomus, cella


-altar in-front of temple


-worshippers never entered

Temple of Aphaia East pediment


The 1st Expedition Against Troy


c.475 BC


-Herakles


-severe style


-had metal bow, but not preserved


(bio-degraded or stolen)

Temple of Aphaia East Pediment


The 1st Expedition Against Troy


-Collapsing Warrior


-severe style


c.475 BC

Temple of Aphaia West Pediment


2nd expedition against Troia (Troy)


Archer


c.475 BC


-Reconstruction and model in Polychromy


-severe style sculpture


(hair in dots, deep set eyes)



Temple of Aphaia West Pediment


2nd expedition against Troy


-severe style sculpture


Athena


c.475 BC

Plan of Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia


-Architect Libon of Elis


-river silt from the 2 rivers nearby helped to preserve and cover sanctuary


-Pelopian( god of peplos/creator of Olympic games)


-Temple of Hera


-Temple of Zeus -made from spoils of Pisa fighting


-470 BC- finished 460 BC





Temple of Zeus in Olympia


-made from spoils of Pisa fighting


-Sheild placed on roof (give start and end date)


-ramp to access collonage around cella


-columns inside cella


-Have corner conflict: trygliphs &column needs lined up (corrections made)


c.460 BC


Architect: Libon of Elis

Temple of Zeus at Olympia East pediment


Chariot race between pelops and Oinomaon


-order varies as to who is on the left and right


-center=zeus


-left and right= Peplos and Oinomaon


-Hippodameia marries peplos - challenges to a chariot race winner gets to marry daughter




-expressive faces


-shows old body types (not ideal body types)


-hair detailed and movememt of fabric- see body under fabrics


-painted details


c.460 BC

Temple of Zeus at Olympia East Pediment


Hippodameia -King Oenomaus of Pisa


-prophecy that son-in-law would kill him


-so made chariot race - winner = marry, loser=execution


-Poseidon helped Pelops win with winged horse chariot


-Hippodamia married Pelops (winner of chariot race)


-Oinomaos defeater in race


-myth


Why he won?


-posiden fell in love with him


-Pelops bribed Posiden to help him win




c.460 Bc





Temple of Zeus at Olympia East Pediment


The seer Iamos


c.460 BC

Temple of Zeus at Olympia West Pediment


Wedding of Peirithoos and Laodameia


-importance of athletics, warfare and marriage


-centaurs get drunk and try adn rape the women


-Severe Style


-big chin


-heavy eye-lids and inset eyes


-detailed rendering in the hair


-thick rope of hair around face


c.460 BC

Temple of Zeus at Olympia West pediment


Hippodameia & Eurytion


-Severe Style


-big chin


-heavy eye-lids and inset eyes


-detailed rendering in the hair


-thick rope of hair around face


-fabric loose, see body underneath


-lapith women getting grabbed by centaur


-women with 1 naked breast refer to contest in Olympia??


c.460 BC




-Sculptor- unknown


(pausanius gave 2 names - Paionios and Alkemenos -neither active during time made tho)

Nike By Paionios


-located at Temple of Zeus front


-dedicated to the Olympian Zeus


-possibly suppose to be Acroteria?


Sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia


c.420 BC

Temple of Zeus at Olympia Metopes


-located between the Trigyphs


-Severe Style


-big chin


-heavy eye-lids and inset eyes


-detailed rendering in the hair


-thick rope of hair around face


-fabric loose, see body underneath


12 labours of Herakles


-credit of herakles as founder of olympic games


-athletic model


-cretian bull ect.

Temple of Zeus Metopes


Herakles, Athena and the Stymphalian Virds


-Severe Style


-big chin


-heavy eye-lids and inset eyes


-detailed rendering in the hair


-thick rope of hair around face


-fabric loose, see body underneath


c.460 BC

Plan of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia


Workshop of Pheidias


-beside the Tememos


-had pottery vase with his name on it


(dated 430s)


-well-preserved because later used at church


-casting molds found in workshop ( athena's drapery)






-Pheidias over saw the pantheon in Athens (made statue of Athena)


-tried in Athens for stealing Ivory/gold from the statue of Athena construction


-represented himself and Perikles on Athenas shield (not good)


-Escaped to Olympia???


-tried again in Elis for stealing Ivory from Temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus at Olympia East Pediment


Hippodameia


-gesture of the "Anakalprits" (unveiling self)


-related to tradition to thanks Hera for wedding with pelops


-right of passage - wore short kee-high dresses left 1 breast naked


c.460 BC

Temple of Zeus at Akragus Plan


C.480 BCE


-very elongated temple


-no open colonnade


-2 enterances


-had statues holding the top up


(7m high-statues- telamones)


-had statues holding the top


-pediments had sculpture -capture of Troy

Temple of Zeus at Akragas


-Restored Elevation of the Temple


c.480 BC

Temple of Zeus at Akragas


One of the Telamones


7m high statues (Telamones)


-held up the top


-no open colonnade




c.480 BCE?

Selinus, Temple E


-doric temple


-western Sicily


Dedicated to Hera


-note Adyton ( back room for cult statue and sacrifices)- archaic feature private


-elongated plan


-stairs to get into each space ( different levels = highest with cult statue)


-opisthodomos room in back

Temple E at Selinus Metope


-western sicily


-2 figures on each ( 1 usually divine)


-marble arms,faces and feet details


Hera and Zeus


-marriage scene


-archaic folds and drapery (heavy)


-Severe style on chin, eyes ect.


-deep releifs


c.460-450 BC

Temple E at Selinus Metope


Death of Aktaion


-trick dogs to think he isnt the owner (dogs killed him)


-skin details = marble


(probably restoration)


Archiac Folds and drapery with severe style facial features


-detailed layout and deep releifs


c.460-450 BC

Temple of Hera II at Poseidonia Plan


-Sanctuary of Hera (had 2 temples dedicated to Hera)


Dedicated to Apollo (said by some)


-cella into 3 naves with columns


-staris into cella


-no decor on metopes


-painted decor instead


-doric temple?


c.470-460 BC

Temple E at Selinus metope


Herakles and Amazon


-western sicily


-2 figures on each ( 1 usually divine)


-marble arms,faces and feet details


-archaic folds and drapery (heavy)


-Severe style on chin, eyes ect.


-deep releifs


c.460-450 BC

Temple of Hera II at Poseidonia


-Sanctuary of Hera (had 2 temples dedicated to Hera)


Dedicated to Apollo (said by some)


-cella into 3 naves with columns


-stairs into cella


-no decor on metopes


-painted decor instead


-doric temple?


c.470-460 BCE

Locri, Marasa


Ionic Temple Plan


-no columns in cella


-pronoas, cella and opisthodomos present


-columns had flower decor


-material from syracuse (tyrant had a role in the temples construction)


c.480-470 BCE

Ionic Temple D at Metapontum




c.470 bc


- to Artemis or Aphrodite (maybe- dont know)


-no clear inscriptions


-no opisthodomos in the back


- no columns in the cella


-collar of the columns have a differnt decor than normal

Athenas Agora


end of 5th cent BC

Stoa Poikile in the Agora at Athens


"the painted stoa"


-benefactor was Cimon? (politician)


-decorated by the most important painters of the time (Polygnotos, Mikon, Panainos)


-shows famous greek battles and wars (sheilds also)


-meeting place


-had Doric columns in porch (outside)


-Ionic Columns inside




reconstruction


c. 470-460 BC

Tholos in the Agora at Athens


-circular town building


-meetings and lviing space for live in magistrates (the Boule and Prytaneis "chairmen")


-roof supported by 6 columns inside


-stored standard weights and measures inside


-would dine there (public dining ware found)


Reconstruction


c.460-450

Tholos Plan in the Agora at Athens


-circular town building


-meetings and lviing space for live in magistrates (the Boule and Prytaneis "chairmen")


-roof supported by 6 columns inside


-stored standard weights and measures inside


-would dine there (public dining ware found)


c.470 BC

Kritios Boy


-Kouros (male scupture at time)


c.480 BC


-Severe style (weight balance different- right leg bent)


-big chin


-buggy inset eyes and heavy lids


-calm expression


-hair rolls around the face


-muscles scene with soft rendering (more fleshy)


-supports still seen on thighs for the arms/hands


-eyes made of ivory/marble prob (gone now)




-head reattached- the wrong one on for years


-found in Athens Acropolis??

The Tyrannicides harmodios and Aristogeiton


-Marble Copy of a bronze orgional of Kritios and Nesiotes


-naked with one outstreched arm


- seen on many vases ect


-idealized body (purpose to see better?)




-few bonze sculptures are preserved


-477/476 BCE

marble copy of the Statue of Aristogeiton from Group of the Tyrannicides by Kritios and Nesiotes


-naked with one outstreched arm


- seen on many vases ect


-idealized body (purpose to see better?)


-few bonze sculptures are preserved

Angelitos Athena


"Angelitos dedicated me for Athena"- inscription


-wearing peplos robe (new ot time- not archaic)


-wearing her edris (goat skin) with gorgion on chest


C.480 BC

Charioteer from Delphi


Once dated 478/474 BCE


Now dated 460s BCE


- Who dedicated to? from Who?


-Is the base found by it belong?


-very detailed work- peplos and drapery liek a column


-inlaid marble and stone for detail


- looks like Apollo on West Ped. of Temple of Zeus in Olympia

Charioteer from Motya


-Phoneician Settlement


-weight on one leg and arm bent (standard postion)


-Wearing thin dress but heavy drapery at end (archaic styled)


-hair has snail-shell curls


-strap in middle with 2 holes in it (metal detailing?)


- Why Greek represtation seen in Phonecian Settlement? trade relations- stealing -Commissioned work?


480-450 BCE

Kalamis Zeus or Posieden


from The sea near Cape Artemision


-uncertian to which god -stance may be zeus throwing lightening


-head profile but body forward


- interst in human body since 5th cent


-Temple E in Selinus represents zeus in similar way


c. 460-450 BC

Bronze Warrior A


From Riace (Rome/south Italy)


-found in the sea in the 1970s


-part of a shipwreck from Greece?


-Monument dedicated to Delphi? (time-frame same)


-end of transitional period


-older than Warrior B found


460-450 BC

Bronze Warrior B


From Riace (South Italy)


-found in Sea


- end of transitional period


-restored both arms in ancient times


-was holding a spear, sheild, helmet


-prob same sculptor as warrior A




-copper lips and nipples


-silver teeth


-ivory eyes


-Stolen by Nero when Corinth sacked?


460-450 BC

Discobolos (Disc Thrower)


by Myron


- from Eleutherae


-shows interst in anatomy


-orgionally made in bronze


Roman Copy of the Origional


c.450 BCE




Roma Museo Della Terme

Athena and Satyr


by Myron


- Athena want to play Aulos (double flute)


-realized she looked ugly when playing and threw it away


-Marsyas took it and played it instead


c.450s



Athena and Marsyas


By Myron


- Athena want to play Aulos (double flute)


-realized she looked ugly when playing and threw it away


-Marsyas took it and played it instead


c.450s

Mourning Athena,


Releif


-from persian debris


-found in feilds of the acropolis in Athens


-dated after the Invasion


-not allowed to rebuild but this could have been from worhsippers/cult dedications


-Athena with helme.spear, Steele reading names of deceased from invasion (probably)


c.470 BC

Athlete Crowing Himself


Releif


-Severe style ( big eyes, chin ect)


-holes in head for a crown


-traces of paint = was blonde


c.470 BCE

Enthroned Goddess from Taras


-typical Archaic dress style


-typical Archaic hair - ribbon of curls on forehead


-face typical severe style (big chin, lips and eyes)


-wearing cap called Sakkos


-show same characteristics is painting as in sculpture


c.480-470

Terracotta Plaque from Locri


Sanctuary of Mannella


-prepararyions for a wedding (persephone and Hades)


-releif


-only show profile cant do face on yet


c.460 BCE

Terracotta Plaque From Locri


Sanctuary of Mannella


Aphrodite, Aros and Hermes


c.460

Attic Calyx-Craer (Side A)


Artemis and Apollo slaughter sons of Niobe


-by Niobid Painter


-red figure pottery- allow for more details (started 525 BCE)


-less use of added paint


-figures less stiff - allow for more movement


-drapery can be expressed better


-figures on all different levels




Side B


-herakles & Athena join greek heros


-not frontal faces with frontal bodies


Niobe=profile eye on profile faces fro 1st time




Polygnotos= 1st transparent drapery present


1st opening of mouth- see teeth


c.460 BCE

Tomb of the Diver in Poseidonia


-symposium on walls


-lid and framed with details


-show instruments (barbaton) and structure (Cautobus- wine flicking)


-women=white, men= red


Transitional phase


c.480 BC

Tomb of the Diver Ceiling Block in Poseidonia


-symposium on walls


-lid and framed with details


-show instruments (barbaton) and structure (Cautobus- wine flicking)


-women=white, men= red


-Transitional phase


-posiden -close to native people- native buried there?


c.480 BCE

Athens Acropolis Plan


-Old Acroplois


-Have Old Propylaia


-Old Temple of Athena


-Ekatompedon (destroyed by persians invasion)


-decided to leaves ruins as reminder to failure


c.480 BCE

Athens Acropolis


Athena Promakhos - "fighter in fore front - Defender"


-have fragments of what happened on it


Bronze statue


-have shield with imagery of Centaurs and lapiths


-Right after you walk through the Propylaia


-held spear and Nike,


-Pheidias did it?

Athena Lemnia by Pheidias


-hoding spear


-ribbon around head with calm expression


-origional does not survive ( Bronze?)


Roman Copy


c.450 BCE

Athens Acropolis


-occupied since 6th cent


-High Classical perios (450-400BC)


-Athens most important and creative place


-Delian league 454BC trasury moved to Athens


-449BC Peace of kallias = peace between persians and greeks


-431-404 Peloponnesian War stalls work on acroplois


Building phases of the Parthenon and Temple of Athena



Programme of Buildings on the Acropolis


Athens


from 447 BC


Delian league 454BC treasury moved to Athens


-449BC Peace of kallias = peace between persians and greeks


-431-404 Peloponnesian War stalls work on acroplois


Building phases of the Parthenon and Temple of Athena

Plan of the Parthenon


-periklnian Parthenon is what we see today


-used old pieces to make new


ex. preparthenon in N. wall and Frieze from "old Temple" is N. wall


-Phedias general manager


-periklces Overseer of project


-kallikrates and Iktinos were architect


-altar of Athena Ergame


-stair to roof


-doric order temple


-Frieze= ionic columns in pronoas


-covered ceiling throughout


-had pool of water t keep marble ivory from cracking


-marble from Mt. Pentellekon


447-432 BCE

Parthenon Center of East Pediment


Reconstruction


-Birth of Athena


-is zeus sitting or standing?


-Athena and hera which side?


-Lord Elgin in BM


Figures positions are argued over

East Pediment of the Parthenon


right bottom =Chariot of night (Selene -Moon)


left bottom= Chariot of Sun (Helios)


-Birth of Athena


-is zeus sitting or standing?


-Athena and hera which side?-


Lord Elgin in BM




-thin drapery


-back of sculptures also fully developed

Parthenon West pediment


Contest between Athena and Posieden


-figures create an X in the center


-pretty ruined- not a lot left


jacques Carrey reconstruction/drawing very helpful


-wet drapery


Reconstruction

Parthenon South Metope


Lapith and Centaurs


-Not a whole lot preserved


-complex overlapping of figures


-deep releif


-centaur defeating the Lapith - great expression



Parthenon Frieze


-frieze crown = meander pattern


-procession


-shows musician vases for rites, victims for sacrfice, chariots ect.


-complex and detailed




Peplos group- gods not paying attention beside them


-boy/girl naked?



West Frieze on the Parthenon


-Riders


-overlap and complex depictions


-metal deco was added for details


-all men wearing different clothes (rep different tribes of Athens)

East Frieze of the Partheon


The Robe for Athena


-Peplos group making peplos for Panthaneion fest.


OR


-Praxithea and 3 daughters of Erechtheus "king of Athens"


-to win war with Elleusis he must sacrifice youngest daughter- he does but the 2 other want to be too


-short naked one to put sacrificial shroud on


-ideas of who the short figure is (Myth and Athena?)

East Frieze Parthenon


Boy or Girl questions?


Praxithea and 3 daughters of Erechtheus "king of Athens"


-to win war with Elleusis he must sacrifice youngest daughter


- he does but the 2 other want to be too


-short naked one to put sacrificial shroud on




-uncommon for children/women to be seen naked in art

Varvakeion Statuette


Roman version of Athena Parthenos


-copy of possible cult statue in Parthenon


-helmet with pegasus and shpinx in the middle


-very close copy but missing details on both sides of the sheild


-also no base details


2nd Cent AD

Athena Lenormant


Unfinished roman copy of Athena parthenos


-show sheild details and base details as well


prob 3rd cent AD

Neo-Attic releif of Sheild of the Parenthos Athena


-Roman period Copy


-Pheidas but himself and Perikles on the sheild = got in trouble for it


Scene of Amazonomachy

Roman Copy of the sheild of Parthenos


-show perikles and Phidias as warrior on shield


Scene of Amazonomachy

The Propylaia on Athens Acroplois


437-432 BCE


-Pinakotheke (picture gallery)


-Temple of Athena Nike (Victory)

Propylaia on Athens Acropolis


437-432 BCE


Section East-West


-doric columns in front and back


-passage way ionic columns


-sides not symmetrical


-metopes not sculpted


-built in 5 years


-marble


-Mneskia was the architect


-ramp up to enterence

Temple of Athena Nike on Athens Acropolis


-420s BC


-small temple


-built beside the Mycenaean fortification that still stood


-archaic cult


- propylaia entrance you saw the back (all temples face East)


-Ionic order


-no pronoas or opistodromos


-has continuous frieze around


( very similar to Temple at Ilissos)

Temple of Athena Nike on Athens Acropolis


-view from the South


-enterance at the East


-Ionic order


-continuous frieze


-small - no pronoas and no epistodomos


-420s BC

Temple of Ilissos (435-430 BC) vs Temple of Athena Nike (420s BC)


-Ionic Temples


-layout to be mirrored or copied

Balustrade of Athena Nike


-Athena Adjusting her sandal


410-405 BCE

Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens


c.430- 406 BC


-worship Athena, Erechtheus, Posieden, and Boutes


- on slope of acropolis


-has sacred olive tree outside


-altar dedicated to zeus at entrance


-not usual greek temple plan


- no colonnade


-4 rooms -each for separate gods


-Ionic order (except for the South porch)


- 4 figures hold up porch (Caryatids)


-interrupted by the polyponesian war and finished after





Erechtheion south Porch


c.430- 406 BC


-Caryatids


-Weight changes- symmetry of figures


-painted with yellow and details


-calm expression


- become more popular to do


(seen in 530 at the Treasury of Siphnians)

Severe Style

-Clear cut proportions


-robust modelling


-sober expression


-mobile/movement, narrative oriented figures


-pre-dominant use of bronze


-490-450 BC Approx