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- Slide 1
- Greek, Athenian Statue of a Kouros, 615-600 B.C.E. marble, H.
64, Metropolitan Mus. Of Art
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- Greece Anon. Kore, painted marble c.530 B.C. Acropolis
Museum
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- Greece, Anon. Calf Bearer, marble, 65 h. c.570 B.C. Acropolis
Museum
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- The Kritios Boy. It is attributed to the sculptor Kritios and
dates to 480 B.C. c. Marble. The Acropolis Museum, Athens
Greece
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- Greek, 5 th cent. B.C. Acropolis, Athens, Greece
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- Iktinos & Kallikrates (A) Gr. Parthenon (from S.W.),
447-438 B.C., Athens, Greece
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- Parthenon, Athens, Greece 5 th b.c.e.
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- The Erectheion was a temple dedicated to Athena contest Victory
over Poseidon. Athena and Poseidon had contest to decide which
deity would be the patron god of the city of Athens. Poseidon
struck hi strident upon the ground and made a sprout of water
appear. Athena took Poseidon water and caused an olive tree to
grow. The olive tree was considered the greatest gift and so Athena
was chosen to be the goddess of the city. The temple uses the ionic
column order, known for the scroll like design on the capital.
Ionic was a slender graceful column. The Erectherion columns are 18
feet in height. The building housed a wooden image of Athena and
offerings. The structure is a split level design with portions ten
feet higher for the back rooms.
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- Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.) E.facade & S. flank This
room is at a higher elevation than front. The columns here are 12
feet in height and smaller in diameter than front columns. Notice
that the stone is not carved on the inside. The interior of Greek
building were less important than exterior. Porch of maidens is
visible as well. The building was damaged during the Greek war for
independence from 1821 1833.
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- Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.). Porch of Maidens The six
maidens are attendants to Athena. They are clothed in traditional
dress called a peplos. The headdresses become supports for the
roof. statues.
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- Theatre of Dionysus Southside of Acropolis Watch video on
chapter two page about it.
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- Polykleitos Doryphoros (marble) ca.450 B.C. Roman copy.
Bologna, Museo Civico
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- Versions of the Doryphoros Polykeltios statue was very popular
during the fifth century and with the later Romans.
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- Praxiteles Aphrodite of Knidos, (marble) Roman copy. Rome,
Vatican Mus.
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- Myron (S) Greek Discus Thrower, marble (Roman copy) c.450 B.C.
Natl. Archeological. Musuem Rome
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- Hellenistic, 2 nd Century B.C. Nike of Samonthrace, c.190 B.C.,
Marble, h.96, Louvre Museum
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- Dying Trumpeter Anon., Greek (from. Pergamon), c.230-220 B.C.E.
marble copy of bronze orig., lifesize, Museo Capitolino, Rome
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- Venus of Milo (marb.) ca. 150 B.C., Paris, Louvre
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- Greek, Laocoon and His sons, early 1 st centry B.C. (?),
marble, 8 high, Vatican Museums, Rome