Art History Chapter 5 Part 1

The New York Kouros shows the influence of _________ art.

Egyptian

The Greek period in which substantial reference to artistic motifs from the East first appears is known as the ______ period.

Orientalizing Period

The New York Kouros is not a portrait of a real man, but an idealized figure, perhaps used as a grave marker.

True

How do female Kore figures differ from their male counterparts?

a. They are shown wearing clothes.

Which best describes the theme addressed by Exekias' painting of Ajax and Achilles playing a dice game?

a. We should not be greedy. b. We should treasure our friends. c. We cannot control our fate. d. We should fear death. e. We should honor the gods.

Select all that apply: The term Kouros refers to _________.

a. a type of monumental nude sculpture from the Archaic period in ancient Greece. d. the Greek word for "youth."

The use of the archaic smile was meant to convey that the figure is

alive

What is the source of Exekias's subject matter on his painted Greek amphora?

b. The Illiad

Select all that apply: What was the function of Archaic Kouros figures?

b. They were offerings in religious sanctuaries. c. They were grave markers. d. They were representations of gods, Usually Apollo.

Art historians could better identify the Peplos Kore if only they knew _______.

b. what was in her outstretched hand.

What technique did Exekias use when creating the intricate detail in the shields and armor of the figures Ajax and Achilles?

c. He used a syringe to draw linear details.

Archaic period kouros figures, like the New York Kouros, differ from Egyptian statues due to:

c. The depiction of nudity.

The most current research on the Peplos Kore shows that _______.

c. the figure may represent the goddess Artemis.

Based on the speakers' comments, how would the sculpture of Kroisos from Anyvsos have appeared differently in ancient Greece?

d. It would have been brightly painted

Kroisos of Anyvsos is UNUSUAL for an archaic Kouros figure due to his _______.

d. naturalism and rounded anatomical forms

What was the original function of the terracotta krater in ancient Greece?

e. It was a grave marker in a cemetery.

What is slip?

liquid clay

Euphronios' "Death of Sarpedon" krater is a masterpiece of _______

red figure technique