Chapter 14

The Palette of Narmer depicts Narmer of Upper Egyot defeating lower Egypt. Narmer is obviously of high status, as he is largest and most centered. It shws him delivering a death blow to his enemy. At the bottom is more defeated enemies, and upper corner the god Horus of Upper Egypt.

Discuss the icography in the Palette of Narmer

Statutte of a woman Artist: Style/Period:Cycladic Time Period: 2600-2400 Bc Country: Small Islands in the Aegean Almost nothing is known about the Cycladic art. Majority of the art is comprised of the thin, slender, abstract figurines. It is strangely sophistacated art and arbstract for the generation.

Marble cut, rough form of a woman

A citidel on a flat layer of land, that houses the town.

Acropolis

Greek Sculpture began witht the late Geometric age in which sculptures were of small bronze figures in an abstract style, but transitioned to life size sculpture from Egyptian influence. Greeks determined to make their work life like. With groomed ornaments, the sculputes nudity was not shameful. Greeks made hundreds of copies of the same image. They had a very natualistic style. As the peices continued, the Greeks idealized virile male bodies. THey became more relaxed and human like, rather than the original stiff rigid sculptures.

Discuss the changes that occured during the developement of Greek sculpture from 600 BC - 450 BC.

Doric: Shaft of column is smooth or fluted, no base, the capital is a rounded stone disc, supporting a plain rectangular slab. Ionic: Shaft is fluted, rests on a stepped base, the capitol is carved in graceful scrolls. Corinthian: Shaft is fluted, rests on a detailed stepped base, the capitol is elaborate and carved wutg motifs and stylized leaves.

Doric Ionic Corinthian

Egyptian artists strived to show each part of the body to the best advantage so it could be understood clearly by the viewer. So his body is in profile, torso full front, head in profile, and eye in front. The priests most likely established this and maintained for comtinuity.

Egyptian Relief

Double Portrait of Gratidia Artist: Style/Period: Hellenistic Time Period:late 1st century BC Country: Roman Empire The Hellenistic age sought to move from naturalistic to realistic approach, age began to be depicted along with physical properties. Scholars have decided that this depicts the Roman virtues of fides (faith or fidelity) & concordia (harmony). These portraits allows to get a glimpse into real people lives from over 2000 years ago.

Marble statue of a man and woman with arms clasp together

Palette of Narmer Artist: Style/Period: Time Period: Country: Egyptian art did not change drastically for thousands of years. The Palette illistrates many different charectoristics of Egyptian art. The image depicts Narmer-ruler of Upper Egypt, defeating lower egypt. Positioned large and center-as a symbol of high standing- is Narmer, in the corner is the god Horus-god of Upper Egypt. Namer's pose is typical egyptian pose-showing the best part of the body so the viewer is able to depict who it is. Most likely the preists, who had much control over art, established the figure and decreed it to be maintained.

Triangular Slate form

The Venus of WIllendorf is a version of a fertility charm. It could be worn as a amulet or a good luck sexual charm. The woman's child bearing features are stressed expressing the theme of fertility and child bearing.

What is the theme and purpose of the Venus of Willendorf?

Classical Style: The term given to ancient Roman and Greek art that lasted during the high point of their time-480-350 BC. It emphasizes rational order, balance, harmony, and restraint. Ideal Proportions: Golden ratio porportions that is aestically pleasing. Contrapposto: a pose that suggests potential for movement. Developed in ancient Grece, it places a figures weight on one foot, which adjusts the rest of the body into a S shape.

Classical style Ideal proportions Contrapposto

One of the greatest achievements of the Romans, was the dome-like that on the Pantheon. It provided a way to open up a large area of space without interior supportive structures. It gave the ability to use concrete, which was much cheaper, easier to use, and sped up the building process. The second great achievement of the Romans was the arch. The colloseum is a mighty example of this. It is very well organized and planned out. Arches are very strong, look appealing, and opens up a space. It reduces the amount of material used, and time it takes to create.

Identify and describe essential characteristics of the two greatest achievements in Roman architecture.

Kouros is the depiction of the Greek youth in a variety of 20,000 so statues. He is much like that of egyptian statue, but very different because he is in the nude.

Kouros archaic smile

Bronze and copper statue of a man Artist: Style/Period: Classical Time Period:450 BC Country: Riace, Italy Life-like representation, standing in a relaxed yet viligent motion inducing form. The pose was invented by the greeks to display the motion that inert in humans standing position. Bronze was the favorotived material to use for statues, but also very valuable, so few bronze statues remain. It is 1 of the 2 warriors found near Riace, and escaped the destruction of the sea.

Warrior A