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Art of the Hellenistic WorldReading:Stokstad,
Range:323-31 BCEHellenistic
Terms/Concepts:dynamism, theatricality, gigantomachy, expressionism, canon of proportions, torc, pebble mosaic, tesserae.
Monument List:“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCEStag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCENike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCETemple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE
Chronological Overview
Chronological Overview
Alexander the Great defeats Darius III
Philip of MacedonPhilip of Macedon, 340 BCE
Battle of Issus, 332 BCE
“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE (Possibly a copy of a painting by Philoxenos)
Alexander Darius III
“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE
Lysippos. Weary Herakles. Roman copy signed by Glykon of Athens after bronze original of c.320 BCE.
Lysippos. Man Scraping Himself (Apoxyomenos). Roman copy, after a bronze original of c.350-325 BCE.
Praxiteles. Aphrodite of Knidos. Roman marble copy after original of c.350 BCE.
Greek Empires
Vergina
Samothrace
Royal Palace at Pella, Hellenistic, c. 340-300 BCE
House, Pella, Hellenistic, 320-300 BCE.
Mosaic
Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE
Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE
Stag Hunt Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-250 BCE
Pebble Mosaic
Dionysus Riding a Panther, Mosaic, Pella, Hellenistic, 300-280 BCE
Doric Capitals
No base
Triglyphs and Metopes
Tomb of Philip, Vergina, Hellenistic Late 4th Century BCE
Detail of Hunt Scene, Tomb of Philip, Vergina, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE.
Hunt Scene (Detail), Tomb of Philip Stag Mosaic, Pella
Tomb of Philip (Reconstruction), Vergina, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE.
Shield from the Tomb of Philip, Vergina late 4th Century BCE
Myrtle Crown from the Tomb of Philip, Hellenistic, Late 4th Century BCE
Nike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE
Nike of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Hellenistic, c. 180 BCE
The Seleucid Empire
Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE
Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE
Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE
“Alexander Mosaic,” from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 2nd century BCE
Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon (Syria), Hellenistic, 325-311 BCE
Pergamene Empire
Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE
Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE
Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE
Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE
Great Altar at Pergamon,Turkey, Hellenistic, 175-150 BCE
Gaul Killing his Wife and Himself, Roman Copy, c. 220 BCE.
Dying Gaul Trumpeter, Roman Copy, Hellenistic, c. 220 BCE
Reconstruction of the Monument of Attalos I, Pergamon, c. 220 BCE
Hagesandros, Polydoros and Athenodoros of Rhodes, Laocoön and his Sons, Roman Copy,, c. 1st century CE (Possibly of Pergamene inspiration)
Ptolemaic Empire
Coin with Zeus Ammon Coin with Alexander as Zeus Ammon
Arsinoe II, Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenistic, c. 316-269 BCE
Arsinoe II, her sister, and Ptolemy II, Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenistic, c. 316-269 BCE
Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE
Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE
Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE
Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hellenistic, c. 3rd-1st century BCE
Critical Thinking Questions
1. How do the Greeks assert their ruler among the Egyptians.
2. How are the scenes of conflict different in the Hellenistic world than they were on classical monuments like the Parthenon?
3. What elements of Hellenistic art may be considered “expressive” or “theatrical”?
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