Key Ideas
- Greeks are interested in the human figure the idea of perfection.
- Greek Temples provide a foundation for European architecture and reflects the idea of obtaining perfection with mathematical ratios.
- The Greek time period starts at around 900 BCE, about 200 years after the collapse of the Mycenaeans.
- In the 5th century, the Greeks defeated the Persians, though it left Athens in ruins (rebuilt by Pericles) = Start of the Classical time period
- Polykleitos's canon of proportions: The head should be 1/7 of the body. The chiastic stance that expresses the alternating relaxed and stressed muscles.
- The Peloponnesian War in 432 BCE (lasted about 27 years) devastated and crushed Athens by the victorious Spartans = Start of the Hellenistic
- Alexander the Great took over and united the Macedonians with the Greeks in the 4th century and after his death, his empire gave into Roman rule.
Resources
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
Artwork List
Sculpture
1. Kritios Boy
2. Anavayos Kouros
3. Peplos Kore
4. Doryphoros
5. Riace Warrior
6. Diskobolos
7. Helios, Horses and Dionysus
8. Plaque of the Ergastines
9. Victory Adjusting Her Sandal
10 Grave Stele
11. Nike of Samothrace
12. Athena from the Pergamon Altar
13. Seated Boxer
14. Old Market Woman
Architecture
15. Parthenon
16. Altar of Zeus at Pergamon
Pottery
17. Niobides Krater
Greek Painting
18. Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun
Sculpture
1. Kritios Boy
2. Anavayos Kouros
3. Peplos Kore
4. Doryphoros
5. Riace Warrior
6. Diskobolos
7. Helios, Horses and Dionysus
8. Plaque of the Ergastines
9. Victory Adjusting Her Sandal
10 Grave Stele
11. Nike of Samothrace
12. Athena from the Pergamon Altar
13. Seated Boxer
14. Old Market Woman
Architecture
15. Parthenon
16. Altar of Zeus at Pergamon
Pottery
17. Niobides Krater
Greek Painting
18. Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun