Art History Quiz #3
1. Athenian Acropo- 450-400BC
lis classical period
ionions rebell in 500 BC --> start of classical period
2. delian league federation of city states
island of delps where they stored their money
persians were too close so they moved money and capital to athens
3. iktinos and 447-438 BC
kallikrates architects of parthenon, temple of athena parthenos
built using both ionic (inside) and doric (outside)
largest marble temple ever built
optical refinement: looks like straight lines but each piece of stone is a puzzle with
slightly curved lines for each piece
phidians = sculptor/artist
turned into a church around 590 AD
battles on each side
large sculpture inside = athena parthenos
4. 4 sculptures of 1. cult statue (phidias; athena parthenos)
the parthenon chryselephantine: sculpture made out of ivory and gold
2. pediment sculptures
west = olympian gods, competition between athena and poseidon
east = birth of athena, comes out of zeus' head/zit
3. metropes
lapith combating a centaur
4. inner ionic freeze: couldn't see athena but the gods could
goes around the temple starting in the back and meeting in the front
panathenaic festival: young girl would lead procession form pilon gate to statue
to give her a new dress; would have games and festivities
5.
, Art History Quiz #3
3 Goddess- 438-432
es from East made of marble
Pediment of women without heads
Parthenon bodies twisted to fit tight space
look like they are wearing wet clothes because you can see their figure
painted with red, blue, and yellow
6. Panathenaic Fes- 447-438
tival procession frieze
from parthenon, acropolis, athens, greece
marble
instructing women on how to undress
men look like they are moving
images of gods
7. erecthion 421-405
porch is carried by caryatids (columns that look like humans)
earliest museum
caryatid: from south porch
no smile
has one knee popped out with tilt in hips = contrapposto
8. propylaia 447-432
mnesikles = sculptor
miracle of man coming back to life
art gallery
9. temple of athena 427-424
nike kallikrates = sculptor
athens greece
marble
nike adjusting her sandal (410)
on south side
, Art History Quiz #3
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e42ubt
has wings = good balance
fully clothed but can see body through cloth = diaphisis
torsion/tension = illusion of animation
10. kritios boy 480
marble
contrapposto: first instance in art (tension vs relaxed; X composition)
acropolis athens, greece
animation like he is breathing
slight twisting of body
3/4 view: first time in history
11. the riace warrior 460-450
bronze
riace italy
stands up on own, doesn't need a base to hold it up
originally had a shield so we know its a warrior
found in adriatic sea in 1970s
300 lbs
actually hollow on the inside to make it lighter
12. cire perdue (lost making a statue hollow
wax) armature: wooden statue
clay statue over wood
cover clay in wax
another layer of clay
heat it so wax would melt or evaporate
space left between clay they pour bronze
remove clay on outside
13. zeus (or posei- 460-450
don) bonze
doesn't need a base
1. Athenian Acropo- 450-400BC
lis classical period
ionions rebell in 500 BC --> start of classical period
2. delian league federation of city states
island of delps where they stored their money
persians were too close so they moved money and capital to athens
3. iktinos and 447-438 BC
kallikrates architects of parthenon, temple of athena parthenos
built using both ionic (inside) and doric (outside)
largest marble temple ever built
optical refinement: looks like straight lines but each piece of stone is a puzzle with
slightly curved lines for each piece
phidians = sculptor/artist
turned into a church around 590 AD
battles on each side
large sculpture inside = athena parthenos
4. 4 sculptures of 1. cult statue (phidias; athena parthenos)
the parthenon chryselephantine: sculpture made out of ivory and gold
2. pediment sculptures
west = olympian gods, competition between athena and poseidon
east = birth of athena, comes out of zeus' head/zit
3. metropes
lapith combating a centaur
4. inner ionic freeze: couldn't see athena but the gods could
goes around the temple starting in the back and meeting in the front
panathenaic festival: young girl would lead procession form pilon gate to statue
to give her a new dress; would have games and festivities
5.
, Art History Quiz #3
3 Goddess- 438-432
es from East made of marble
Pediment of women without heads
Parthenon bodies twisted to fit tight space
look like they are wearing wet clothes because you can see their figure
painted with red, blue, and yellow
6. Panathenaic Fes- 447-438
tival procession frieze
from parthenon, acropolis, athens, greece
marble
instructing women on how to undress
men look like they are moving
images of gods
7. erecthion 421-405
porch is carried by caryatids (columns that look like humans)
earliest museum
caryatid: from south porch
no smile
has one knee popped out with tilt in hips = contrapposto
8. propylaia 447-432
mnesikles = sculptor
miracle of man coming back to life
art gallery
9. temple of athena 427-424
nike kallikrates = sculptor
athens greece
marble
nike adjusting her sandal (410)
on south side
, Art History Quiz #3
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e42ubt
has wings = good balance
fully clothed but can see body through cloth = diaphisis
torsion/tension = illusion of animation
10. kritios boy 480
marble
contrapposto: first instance in art (tension vs relaxed; X composition)
acropolis athens, greece
animation like he is breathing
slight twisting of body
3/4 view: first time in history
11. the riace warrior 460-450
bronze
riace italy
stands up on own, doesn't need a base to hold it up
originally had a shield so we know its a warrior
found in adriatic sea in 1970s
300 lbs
actually hollow on the inside to make it lighter
12. cire perdue (lost making a statue hollow
wax) armature: wooden statue
clay statue over wood
cover clay in wax
another layer of clay
heat it so wax would melt or evaporate
space left between clay they pour bronze
remove clay on outside
13. zeus (or posei- 460-450
don) bonze
doesn't need a base
