Greek Art Greek Art Warm UpWarm Up

Last week we looked at Last week we looked at Egyptian sculpture. Today we Egyptian sculpture. Today we

will begin to look at Greek will begin to look at Greek sculpture. What differences sculpture. What differences do you see in Egyptian and do you see in Egyptian and

Greek sculpture?Greek sculpture?

GreeGreek Art k Art and and

CultuCulturere

Greek Art and CultureGreek Art and Culture Concerned with creating the perfect Concerned with creating the perfect

individual (idealization)individual (idealization) Balance between the intellectual and Balance between the intellectual and

physical (beauty and harmony)physical (beauty and harmony) Greeks encouraged all forms of artGreeks encouraged all forms of art Broken into three periodsBroken into three periods -Archaic 600-480 BCE-Archaic 600-480 BCE -Classic 480-323 BCE-Classic 480-323 BCE -Hellenistic 323-150 BCE-Hellenistic 323-150 BCE

HumanismHumanism

Man is nature’s greatest creationMan is nature’s greatest creation Man is godlikeMan is godlike Man is center of the universe Man is center of the universe Human form was focal point of artHuman form was focal point of art

Greek SculptureGreek Sculpture Pre-Archaic-Pre-Archaic-Rigid, did not represent Rigid, did not represent real peoplereal people Archaic-Archaic-Less natural and realistic, Less natural and realistic, more idealized, from observationmore idealized, from observation Classic-Classic- Arts flourished after war- Arts flourished after war-worked in bronze-very natural-still a worked in bronze-very natural-still a bit rigid and severebit rigid and severe Hellenistic- Hellenistic- Began after a war Began after a war disrupted Classical Greece-more disrupted Classical Greece-more concerned with action and emotion concerned with action and emotion

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The Kritios BoyThe Kritios Boy 480 BCE Marble 3’10” Late 480 BCE Marble 3’10” Late

Archaic/Early Classic Period Archaic/Early Classic Period Acropolis Museum, AthensAcropolis Museum, Athens

-Amazing because he actually stands--Amazing because he actually stands-not held by a blocknot held by a block

-Arms are free, not bound by part of the -Arms are free, not bound by part of the original stoneoriginal stone

-Weight rest mainly on the left leg- -Weight rest mainly on the left leg- relaxed stancerelaxed stance

--contrappostocontrapposto- - Technique of sculpting Technique of sculpting the human figure in a pose that puts the the human figure in a pose that puts the weight of the body in balance. Weight weight of the body in balance. Weight is on one leg with shoulders and hips in is on one leg with shoulders and hips in counterbalance of each other naturally counterbalance of each other naturally so that the figure does not fall over.so that the figure does not fall over.

-Shows that artist understood that -Shows that artist understood that different body parts work as a systemdifferent body parts work as a system

-Brings the sculpture to life-Brings the sculpture to life

Warm Up-Begin the Greek Warm Up-Begin the Greek sculpture timeline on the back sculpture timeline on the back

of your notes sheetof your notes sheet Archaic Classic HellenisticArchaic Classic Hellenistic

Stiff, Rigid, very idealized, unnatural, smaller than life size, made out of stone

Charioteer of DelphiCharioteer of Delphi 470 BCE Bronze Classic Period 470 BCE Bronze Classic Period

71” 71” Archaeological Museum, Delphi Archaeological Museum, Delphi

Found 1896Found 1896 -originally stood on chariot drawn -originally stood on chariot drawn

by four horsesby four horses - The sculpture depicts the driver of - The sculpture depicts the driver of

the chariot race at the moment when he the chariot race at the moment when he presents his chariot and horses to the presents his chariot and horses to the spectators in recognition of his victory.spectators in recognition of his victory.

- meant to honor Apollo- meant to honor Apollo -bronze cast in section and then put -bronze cast in section and then put

togethertogether -inclined slightly to one side-inclined slightly to one side -left arm missing-left arm missing -inlaid glass in the eyes with copper -inlaid glass in the eyes with copper

and silver accents around the eyes and and silver accents around the eyes and headhead

Nike of Samothrace Nike of Samothrace 190 BCE Hellenistic Period 190 BCE Hellenistic Period

Marble 8’ The Louvre, Paris Marble 8’ The Louvre, Paris forward movement forward movement Right arm was forward but they Right arm was forward but they

were never recoveredwere never recovered notable for its naturalistic pose and notable for its naturalistic pose and

for the rendering of the figure's for the rendering of the figure's draped garmentsdraped garments

Fun Fact- The Rolls Royce radiator Fun Fact- The Rolls Royce radiator figurine, Spirit of Ecstasy, figurine, Spirit of Ecstasy,

is based on the Nikeis based on the Nike Probably celebrating a naval victoryProbably celebrating a naval victory Probably stood on the prow of a Probably stood on the prow of a

ship overlooking the Sanctuary of ship overlooking the Sanctuary of the Great Godsthe Great Gods