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Tyrannicides Original now lost, a marble Roman copy now in the National Archeological Museum, Naples First was End of 6th den (archaic) Later by Kritiosand Nesiotes in bronze447/446B.C (early classical) Older and younger man, lovers Vieweris the victim Pose:stepping into action
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Penelope Persepolis 460 B.C. Early Classical period marble Semi-destroyed:headless; arms, lower part is missingWearsa chiton and a himation around her legsIdentifiedas Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus |
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Marble Victory (Nike) Paros 460-450 B.C. Nike: Personified as a female who could fly Cuttings for wings at her back Posed on tiptoe Leans forward Hovering pose Peplophoros (wears a peplos) |
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Marble sphinx from Aegina. About 460 B.C. A votive monument. Head slightly turned, not frontal. Unrulyhair = not a human but hybrid creature |
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Bronze Athena with owl About 460-450 B.C. Small = 0.15 m Owl sacred bird of goddess Patroness of Athens Holds an owl on her R hand Ready to let it fly Spear in L hand is now missing Wears a Corinthian helmet and a peplos |
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Marble male warrior figure the acropolis of Sparta About 475 B.C. Leonidas= Spartan king who died in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.fighting against the Persians Unclear: single figure or part of a group? Part of L leg also found Find spot: Spartan acropolis = public commemorative statue Eyeswere inlaid |
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Clay group of Zeus abducting Ganymede from Olympia About 470 B.C. Zeus with traveling stick Ganymede with a rooster (love gift) Red,yellow, blue, brown colors well preserved Height: 1.10m |
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The Charioteer of Delphi Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi c.470 BCE Bronze (copper, silver, glass, onyx, details) Cast of 8 pieces—hollow inside Part of sculptural group: charioteer in his chariot, horses, groom of horses Inscription on limestone base: dedicated to Apollo by Polyzalus, ruler of Gela—Gr. colony in Sicily. wealthy; horse-breeding Chariot race victory (478 or 474 BCE) Chariot racing: expensive and dangerous sport Polyzalus—sponsor of chariot and horses, not a participant Upperbody and head slightly moved to one sideNorigid frontalityColumnarcomposition Heavyfolds of garment—fluted columns EarlyClassical = Severe style Details like tendons and toenails |
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Bronze Zeus Artemisium or Artemision About 460-450 B.C. Zeus or Poseidon? Zeus holding his thunderbolt (missing) Nipples in copper Nudity Realistic stance, perfectly balanced Threateningand static figure- over life size |
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Bronze head from the Porticello Ship Calabria, near the villageof Porticello, in S. Italy About 450 B.C. Thick beard like that of Zeus Longer Not a god but a senior citizen? Commemorative monument? |
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Riace Bronzes (6’9’, 2.05) Foundon the seabed by scuba diver near Riace, Calabria, S. Italy, 2male naked bearded statues,Greekwarriors, 460-450 BCE Bronze Eyes:bone and glass Teeth:silver Lips+ nipples: copper Eyelashes+ eyebrows: bronze Originally, held spears and shields Older and younger man Almost contraposto, swelling veins, lifelike details |
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Marble votive relief of Athena Athenian Acropolis About 470 B.C. Wears a Corinthian helmet and a peplos Leans on spear, contemplating a pillar Pillar= finishing post in exercise ground, boundary stone of a Sanctuary, list of Athenian dead Background was blue |
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Marble grave stone from Paros About450 B.C. Funerary relief Little girl in profile Wears a peplos and holds two doves One, affectionately Petdoves? Pose of body evident underneath the folds |
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Discus Thrower = Discobolos by Myron Original 460/450B.C. in bronze and in now lost Copy of Myron’s Discobolos from Rome Knownas the Lancellotti Discobolos Completely naked Representative of the concept of Rhythmos = shape, pattern Representation of motion Positions assumed by the body within a specific time frame work One viewpoint, like high relief |
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Portrait of Pericles Roman copy in marble of a bronze original About 440-430 B.C. |
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Parthenon West End Pediment 447-432 B.C. Theme: Contest between Athena and Poseidon part of original sculpture is in the British museum Reconstruction drawing based on Carrey’s drawings and extant figures Central figures : Athena and Poseidon; colossal and symmetrical Action centered in the middle, Athena moves away from it Chariots behind the main deities reflect the direction of movement;Outburst of energy of struggle Figures away from them are calmer; they sit or recline and watch; They must be the early kings and heroes of Attica; their identification is uncertain Athena promised the olive tree (perhaps originally shown in the pediment) |
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The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis (447-432 B.C.) Periclean program (450-400 B.C.) Ancient architects: Iktinos and Kallikrates 8X17. Octastyle peripteral temple Octastyle= 8 columns at the short sides Peripteral= columns all around the building Columns 10.43m high |
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Reclining figure from the left-hand corner of the west pediment of the Parthenon Identified as a personification of the Attic river Ilissos by comparison with the river figures that Pausanias names on the E pediment of the temple of Zeus at Olympia Form adapted to the angle of the pediment; caught in action, raising himself into a rock; piece of wet drapery hanging and clinging to his left arm |
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Figure H From the west pediment of the Parthenon Torso of a man wearing a short cloak visible on his back Hole= brooch for his cloak Weathered Carrey drew it with a head that is now missing Torso in the British Museum Right thigh in the Acropolis museum It is probably Hermes, divine messenger of Athena |
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Figure L Upperpart of a female figure wearing a peplos Arms are broken off Head is missing Fragmentof a helmeted head in Athens joins the torso Part below the waist is missing too Holes= for the attachment of metal objects Part of an aegis visible Identified as Athena |
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Figure N Both Athena and Poseidon were accompanied By divine messengers, Athena by Hermes and Poseidonby Iris Iris is shown here as if she just arrived on the Acropolis Herdrapery is pressed flat against her body Edges flutter out Secured at the waist by a bronze girdle, now missing Her wings are also missing |
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Parthenon East End Pediment Theme: Birth of Athena Reconstruction drawing based on Carrey’s drawings and extant figures Central group does not survive; reconstructed Seated Zeus with Athena coming out of his head He sits on a throne, reconstruction based on how he appears in this scene elsewhere (myth popular in Archaic times depicted on vases)Central group must have been Zeus, Athena, Hephaistos, Hera Chariots are also restored at either side Spectators of the birth are Olympian deities; location is Mount Olympus Decreasing tension as we move to the corners Figure D faces away from the center to the corner |
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Parthenon East End Pediment Theme: Birth of Athena Reconstruction drawing based on Carrey’s drawings and extant figures Central group does not survive; reconstructed Seated Zeus with Athena coming out of his head He sits on a throne, reconstruction based on how he appears in this scene elsewhere (myth popular in Archaic times depicted on vases)Central group must have been Zeus, Athena, Hephaistos, Hera Chariots are also restored at either side Spectators of the birth are Olympian deities; location is Mount Olympus Decreasing tension as we move to the cornersFigure D faces away from the center to the corner |
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Reclining nude figure D from the east pediment of the Parthenon identified as Dionysus ,god of wine. Herakles? Reclining because of the limited triangular space he occupies; he looks at the chariot of Helios, the sun god, at daybreak; massive sitting on animal skin |
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Sculpture A from the east pediment of the Parthenon. Chariot of Helios. Neck of a male figure Rest of his body imagined to be still underwater. Helios’s chariot rising from the waves at dawn |
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Two goddesses (E and F) from the east pediment of the Parthenon seated on chests, thought to be Demeter and Persephone, next to Dionysus. They wear peploi. Deities of earth = land of Attica |
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Three reclining female figures (K,L, M) from the east pediment of the Parthenon Conventionally identified as the Three Fates Thought to represent the goddesses Hestia, Dione,and Aphrodite Naturalistic rendering of anatomy blended with their drapery in wavy and heavily shadowedfolds |
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Horse (O) from the chariot of the moon The chariot of Selene, goddess of the moon is plunging into the waves, as the moon sets and the sun rises Birth of Athena in a astronomical setting, orderly cosmic setting Athena and Athens are in the center of this cosmos |
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Parthenon, south metope 27 Lapith fighting with a centaur; civilized and barbarian forces; good and evil |
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Parthenon, south metope 31 Centaur and Lapith fighting |
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Peplosscene, east frieze of Parthenon |
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Youths carrying hydriae, north frieze of Parthenon |
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The seated figures of gods, Hermes, Dionysus, Demeter and Ares, east frieze of Parthenon |
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Horsemen, north frieze of Parthenon |
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Maidens and marshals, east frieze of Parthenon |
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Athena Parthenos Phidias = Creator of gold-and-ivory statue of Nothing survives Taken to Constantinople and then destroyed?It stood in the central chamber of the Parthenon; Faced the east door Colonnade around it Appearance from ancient descriptions 11.5m high Before it a shallow pool of water Dedicated in 438 B.C. at the Greater Panathenaia Description by Pausanias Holds a Nike; birth of Pandora depicted on the base |
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Hephaisteion Not strictly part of the rebuilding program Marble Doric temple Best preserved in Greece, model of Doric order (6X13 columns) Identification based on Pausanias and metal working establishments in the area Hephaistos and Athena also Theseion Architecture and pottery suggest that it was built in 460-450 B.C. Abandoned, resumed later,completed 420 B.C. Inscriptions:cult statues 421-415 B.C. Around it, rows of planting pits some with terracotta flower pots in situ suggest a garden in the 3rd century B.C. Converted into a church 7th c. A.D. |
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Metope at the southeast corner of the Hephaisteion showing Theseus fighting the bull-headed Minotaur of Crete. Theseus head is missing but not that of the Minotaur |
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Two centaurs hit the Lapith Kaineus with a boulder from frieze of the pronaos at the west end of the Hephaisteion |
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Ephedrismos group Hephaisteion, akroterion or pediment |
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Woman described as ‘Nereid’ Hephaisteion,akroterion |
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Seated woman from the pediment of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion |
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Reconstruction of the cult statue of Nemesis at Rhamnous Fragments of both the statue and its base have been excavated. Fragments are small and battered = deliberately destroyed Extremely important because they represent original 5th century B.C.cult statue Statue is of Parian marble Standing draped female around 3 meters high Ancient authors: Pheidias Some others: Agorakritos Modern scholars: Agorakritos |
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Copy of the statue of Nemesis at Rhamnous, by Agorakritos |
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Nike from the akroterion of the Temple of Zeus, Athens, Agora |
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Nereid riding a dolphin from the akroterion of the temple of Ares |
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Caryatids:6 massive figures Clinging drapery Hips and flexed legs are visible Vitruvius, Roman architectural historian (1st century B.C.) : their Name from Karyai, Laconia (ancient Sparta) where women danced with baskets on their heads |
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Battle scenes South frieze Historical or mythological? Perhaps the battle of Marathon |
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Battle scenes South frieze Historical or mythological?Perhaps the battle of Marathon |
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Sometime after the completion of the Nike temple (ca. 410?), a waist-high marble parapet was built along the three edges of the bastion with a continuous figured frieze in relief Athena Nike temple with parapet or balustrade (railing, 4ft high) Subject: Figures of Victory erecting trophies or leading bulls to sacrifice; seated Athena |
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A Nike adjusting her sandal from the south side of the parapet around the Athena Nike temple Off balance Wings Relationship between drapery and the body Clinging drapery, revealing, transparent Weight of the cloth evident Wet drapery Three goddesses from Parthenon pediment Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.) |
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Nike temple parapet: Athena (seated) with Nike |
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Marble votive relief from Eleusis,Athens About 440-430 B.C. Eleusinian Mysteries Secretive cult Promised happy afterlife Mysteries in honor of Demeter,Goddess of agriculture and her daughter Persephone,queen of the underworld Demeter landed at Eleusis looking for her daughter, who was abductedby Hades, king of the underworld It depicts Demeter holding a scepter She presents ears of corn to a young naked boy Triptolemos, son of local king Hewas the one who brought the gift of agriculture to mankind Perhaps mysteries celebrated this gift Her daughter Persephone, also known as Kore, with a torchbehindhim |
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Marble fragments of a Roman copy of the Classical Greek original votive relief from Eleusis Fragments set in a plaster cast. They date to the Early Imperial Roman period 27B.C.-14 A.D. (reign of Augustus)MetropolitanMuseum of Art |
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Marble gravestone of Eupheros, About 430 B.C. from Athens Found near a grave of a 15-year-old male Carved pedimental finial Inscription with his name Himation and sandals He holds a strigil =scraper |
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Marble Cat stele from Aigina Island off the coast of Attica About 430 B.C. Young male holds a bird, raised hand toward lantern or bird cage Head and drapery: reminiscent of Parthenon figures Bodyof a cat on pedestal Young attendant below |
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Marble Gravestone of Mnesagora and Nikochares from Vari in Attica About 420-410 B.C. Female holds bird to a baby Inscription on top identifies the figures Indicates that it marked a cenotaph for brother and sister Cenotaph= empty tomb In honor of dead buried elsewhere |
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Marble gravestone of Ampharete, from Athens About 410 B.C. Seated woman holding a bird and a baby Drapery and anatomy shown On top: full pediment Epitaph- inscription between pediment and scene indicates that the stele is for a woman Ampharete and her grandchild |
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Marble gravestone of Hegeso, from Athens About 400 B.C. Broad stele with full pediment; inscription Hegeso picks jewelry from a box held by a girl, perhaps her attendant. Transparent style of drapery Calm faces, no facial expression |
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Gravestone of Lykeas and Chairedemos, from Salamis, close to Attica About 400 B.C. Warriors’ gravestone Warriors buried in state communal graves. Slabs with battle scenes and names of the fallen dead erected on these graves Wardead also commemorated with gravestones in their family plots in cemeteries Lykeas and Chairedemos Inscription with names Carry shields and spears—basic equipment of hoplites = citizen-soldiers |
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Marble lekythos of Myrrhine About 420-410 B.C. Most likely, first priestess of Athena Nike She is led by the god Hermes to the world of the dead Hermes Psychopompos= Leader of the Souls Hermes Psychopompos holding the hand of Myrrhine. Journey to the underworld envisioned as treacherous and dangerousDeadin need of someone to show them the way |
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Marble gravestone of Sosias and Kephisodoros, from Athens About 410 B.C. Warriors with conical helmet = pilos Bid farewell to each other by shaking hands = dexiosis Two figures of the left = represent the Dead = Sosias and Kephisodoros No architectural elaboration |
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Gravestone of Sosinos, from Athens About 400 B.C. Inscription describes Sosinos Of Gotryn(Crete) as a Copper-smelter Disc= ingot = mass of metal Top of the stele imitates tiles of a roof |
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Non-Athenian example Marble gravestone of Krito And Timarista from the Island of Rhodes About 410 B.C. Style: Atticizing Inscription with names of Figures Round top is unusual |
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Non-Attic example Marble gravestone from Karystos, Euboea About 440 B.C. Pensive figure Parthenon style drapery Living contemplating the dead |
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Non-Attic example Marble gravestone of Polyxena From Boeotia About 400 B.C. She wears a veil Holds a figurine in her hand Plaything? Desire to be depicted as a priestess? She is a young figure too young to be a priestess Restore a key in her other hand Keys= attributes of priestesses |
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Marble votive relief From New Phalerum, Athens 410 BCE Relief sculpture on both sides Side A: Abductionof the nymph Basile by the hero Echelos Hermes leads the chariot Name of each figure carved above Side B: A goddess (Artemis?) and a god River god Kephisos (with horns) Three nymphs Dedicated by Kephisodotos Inscription on poros base on which it was found |
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Votive relief from the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron, Attica. About 410 B.C. Zeus seated with Leto and her children, Apollo and Artemis with a deer (only legs survive). |
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Record relief from the Athenian Acropolis 405 B.C. Athena (Athens) and Hera for a decree honoring the support of the island of Samos (whose patroness was Hera) to Athens Inscription at the bottom |
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Marble record relief From Eleusis, Athens About 422/421 B.C. Athena with Eleusinian King or hero Watched by Demeter and Persephone Decree concerns the construction of a local bridge |
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Marble Record relief from Athens 410/409B.C. Athena, Erechtheus, and the olive tree Inscription at the bottom records treasure kept in the Parthenon |
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Kephisodotos' Statue of Eirene and Ploutos = Peace and Wealth Recognized today in copies 374B.C. = introduction to Athens of the Cult of Peace Eirene = massive figure She wears a peplos Original stood in the Athenian Agora Perhaps commissioned to commemorate Peace made with Sparta in 374 or 371B.C. Child represents wealth, too small head = representative of fourth-century B.C.sculpture |
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Praxiteles' Statue of Hermes and the infant Dionysus It is not the fourth century B.C. original, but a Hellenistic copy (331-30 B.C.) Pausanias records having seen the original in the Temple of Hera at Olympia Statue depicted here was found at Olympia Tree trunk Strut Hermes is wearing sandals (Hellenistic)He was holding a bunch of grapes Dionysus, the god of wines was reaching for it Made of Parian marble Polished surface of marble |
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Praxiteles' Statue of Apollo Sauroktonos = Lizard-Slayer Copy of the fourth-century B.C. original of c. 350 B.C. Apollo held a cord in his raised hand A bow in his R hand Weight distribution Weight and pose S-curve in the body |
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Copy of Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Cnidus of ca. 350B.C. Cnidus= place in Asia Minor (Turkey) Story that he made a clothed Aphrodite For the people of Kos (nearby island) Shocking nude version went to Cnidus Her right hand covers her pubic triangle Left hand holds cloth over a jar of water =furniture for the bath Is she dressing, undressing, or is she caught?Innovation of subject |
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Praxiteles Reliefs from the base of statue of Leto and her children 330 B.C. Base from Mantinea Reliefs show Apollo with Marsyas attended by the Muses There was another slab Now missing Praxiteles or his workshop |
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Euphranor's Statue of Apollo Patroos This is the original dating from around340-330 B.C. Made for the temple of Apollo Patroos Patroos= from the fathers In the Athenian Agora He wears the robes of a kitharode = Person holding a kithara = musical instrument |
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Bronze Athena from Piraeus (harbor) Original from ca. 350-340 B.C. |
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Statue base from Athens signed by the sculptor Bryaxis About 350 B.C. The base celebrates the victory of an Athenian tribe in the cavalry contest (anthippasia) of The Panathenaic Games. |
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Scopas' Hellenistic copy of Scopas’ original Dancing Maenad Maenads= female followers Dionysus; God of ecstasy and ritual madness Maenads: inspired by Dionysus took part in ecstatic frenzy = dancing and intoxication Twisting but balanced pose |
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Scopas' Statue of Pothos = Yearning, Desire Copy of his original, ca. 330 B.C. Attendant of Aphrodite Pose is reminiscent of Praxiteles Apollo, the Lizard-Slayer Weight is on one leg and the support |
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Lysippus Copy of Apoxyomenos = athlete scraping himself(mostlikely with a strigil, missing) Original of about 330 B.C. Slim body Small headBreak with frontal composition Figure is standing Glance and pose = round viewing One leg is relaxed, but carries weight |
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Lysippus' bronze statue of a fifth century B.C. athlete victor named Agias Made, in the fourth century B.C. This was a statue made for the city of Pharsalos in Thessaly, Greece |
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Daochos group : a group of marble statues at the sanctuary Of Apollo at Delphi Dateof dedication: before 332 B.C. This group of 9 was a dedication made by the Thessalian Ruler Daochos Not known if Lysippus or his workshop were involved in the creation of this sculptural group |
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Lysippus' Herakles Marble Roman copy of late Classical Bronze original statue made by Lysippus Original of about 325 B.C. Made for his hometown, Sikyon Herakles tired,exhausted Holding behind his back The apples of the Hesperides Muscles Massive Roman copy found (1546) in the baths of Caracallain Rome (3rd century A.D.) |
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The Nereid Monument constructed between 390-380 B.C. Most famous of all Lycian monuments, xanthos Tomb of Erbinna, ruler of Xanthos from 390 to 370 B.C. Temple-like structure on a high podium (like the Temple of Athena Nike) It stands 15 m high |
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Block from the greater podium frieze of the Nereid Monument Rider with a wind-blown cloak and a hat tramples a fallen victim |
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Block from the greater podium frieze of The Nereid Monument A young warrior falls into his knees. He wears a transparent tunic that reveals his body underneath |
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Block from the greater podium frieze of The Nereid Monument Stiff carving of rider – different hand from previous block |
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Block from the lesser podium frieze of The Nereid Monument Erbinna sitting with assistant behind him and parasol; he is in Persian dress; in front of him, two older figures = members of embassy negotiating |
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Block from the lesser podium frieze of The Nereid Monument Ladder against the wall of a city. 2 warriors secure it with ropes, others climb up |
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Block from the lesser podium frieze of The Nereid Monument Warriors in front of walls of a city. Within the city, heads in helmets and raised hands. One Woman tears her hair and raises the other hand ; city scenes (Assyria); Erbinna’s exploits |
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Architrave frieze of the The Nereid Monument: on the left horseman with spear; pairs of warriors on foot and on horseback |
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Cella frieze of the The Nereid Monument; Couch with a bearded reclining occupant, most likely Erbinna, facing the viewer. He holds a Persian drinking horn (a rhyton) and a cup. Servants |
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Nereids from The Nereid Monument The Nereid Monument constructed between 390-380 B.C. Most famous of all Lycian monuments, xanthos Tomb of Erbinna, ruler of Xanthos from 390 to 370 B.C. Temple-like structure on a high podium (like the Temple of Athena Nike) It stands 15 m high |
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East pediment of the The Nereid Monument; seated royal couple Inspired by Hera and Zeus on the east frieze of the Parthenon? Royal children and retinue Static compostion |
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West pediment of the The Nereid Monument; left section; right section is missing Battle scene with foot soldiers; heroic nudity Height of figures adjusted to the slope of the pediment Metal attachments now lost; drill holes remain; traces of color Dynamic composition contrasting with the west pediment |
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Bassae frieze. Herakles fight the Amazon queen Date:around 400 B.C.• High relief sculpture 23 blocks or panels; all survive Made of marble Two major themes: a) Herakles and Theseus fighting the Amazons and b) a Centauromachy |
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Bassae frieze.Made of marble •Date: around 400 B.C Women with a cult statue (Artemis?) are attacked by a centaur. |
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Head of Telephos from the west pediment of the temple of Athena Alea At Tegea About 340 B.C. Hewears the lion skin associated with his father Herakles Height= 31.4 cm Attributed to Scopas Turn of the head Uplifted face Deep-sunk eyes |
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Head of Achilles from the west Pediment of the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea About 340 B.C. Eyes gazing upward Turned head with deep-set eyes. Skopas had a reputation for dramatic and twisted poses and for the depiction of strong emotions in his sculptures. |
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Corner acroterion from the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea. About 340 B.C. |
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The Temple of Asklepios Principal sanctuary in Epidaurus, Peloponnese• 380-370 B.C. West Pediment: Amazonomachy. |
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The Temple of Asklepios Principal sanctuary in Epidaurus, Peloponnese• 380-370 B.C. East Pediment: Sack of Troy |
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Fragment of the figure of an Amazon from the west pediment of the temple of Asklepios at Epidaurus About 380-370 B.C. |
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Head of Priam from the east pediment Of the temple of Asklepios His cap seized by a Greek About 380-370 B.C. |
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Acroterion from the Temple of Asklepios, Epidaurus About380-370 B.C. Aura= sea breeze |
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Acroterion from the Temple of Asklepios, Epidaurus About 380-370 B.C. Nike figure |
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Fragmentary horse from the quadriga = 4-horse chariot that decorated the top of the Mausoleum 360B.C. - past 351 BCE Pliny says that the Quadriga was made by Pythis |
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Free standing colossal figures from the site of the Mausoleum 360 B.C. - past 351 BCE Artemisia and Mausolus Thought to have been placed between the columns Colossal (2.7-3.00m) Two additional scales of freestanding sculpture: Heroic (2.4) standing figures and Life size figures (1.8 m high) |
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Lions from the surviving sculpture of the Mausoleum, one in Istanbul and the other in London 360 B.C. - past 351 BCE |
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Fragmentary colossal statue of horse with a Persian rider perhaps from a hunting or a battle scene of the Mausoleum 360 B.C. - past 351 BCE |
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Frieze slab depicting an Amazonomachy scene Greek fighting Amazons (foreign enemy; Persians)Well-spaces figures, in standard poses, movement and action Amazons= feminine of the Mausoleum 360 B.C. - past 351 BCE |
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Copy of Socrates from a fourth-century B.C. original Archeological Museum of Naples Naples 6129 |
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Copy of Socrates from a fourth-century B.C. original Naples6415 Probably a Lysippus’s type? Inscribed marble herm of Socrates Restored nose Restored section below the inscription Inscription= part of his speech while in prison “Socrates”“I am not for the first time but always a man who follows nothing but the reason which on consideration seems to be the best” |
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Copy of Plato from a fourth-century B.C. original Marble head said to have come from Athens Plato died in 347 B.C. Maybe a copy of a statue made during his lifetime by Silanion Head of a seated statue It was set up in the Academy at Athens by Mithridates Academy of Plato founded in 386 B.C. |
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Copy of Lysias From a fourth-century B.C. original Marble Lysias= public Athenian figure Orator and statesman He died in 380 B.C. One of the ten Attic orators Orator= public speaker Logographer= speech writer Many of his speeches survive |
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Copy of Periander Froma fourth-century B.C. bronze original Marble head Found and acquired in Rome Periander= tyrant of Corinth and one of the 7 wise men of ancient Greece He lived in the sixth century B.C. |
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Copy of Pittakos from a fourth-century B.C. original Marble bust Inscribed Pittakos Pittakos of Lesbos/Mytilene = one of the seven sages of ancient Greece He was a general who lived in the 7th and 5th centuries B.C. |
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Copy of Bias of Priene From a fourth-century B.C. original Inscribed Bias of Priene Bias= one of the seven sages of ancient Greece from Priene, a city in Asia Minor Known for his goodness Lived in the 6th century B.C. Why commemorated with an image in the 4th century B.C.? Copied in Roman times?Served local patriotic need? Commemorated for famous sayings: “Most people are evil” |
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Copy of Herodotus and Thucydides on a double herm Noses restored |
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Inscription = Herodotus Father of history 5th century B.C. He was From Halicarnassus The histories = the Greek and Persian Wars History and ethnography |
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Inscription = Thucydides 5th century B.C. History of the Peloponnesian War Power of observation Objective history Intellectual |
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Copy of Xenophon From a fourth-century B.C. original Marble Xenophon inscribed Athenian historian, soldier, and student of Socrates Mercenary in the army of Persian King, Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 B.C.) Theten thousand Xenophon died in 354 B.C. Original was made after his death True to life portrait His most famous work is the Anabasis = March up country from heart of Persia to Greece |
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Copy of Corinna Marble statuette Copy of an original by Silanion Musée Vivnel, Compiègne in France Statuette carries the inscription: Corinna Corinna = Boeotian poetess Lived in the early 5th century B.C. She is holding a scroll |
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Copy of Aeschylus Naples6139 Aeschylus died in 456 B.C. Famous Athenian playwright Tragedies, The Persians He fought in the battle of Marathon In 490 B.C. |
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Copyof Sophocles Froma fourth-century B.C. original OnceLansdowne CollectionMarbleSophoclesAthenianplaywrightDiedin 406 B.C. PlaysOedipusKingAntigone Portrait perhaps inspired byhis painted image by the fifth-century B.C.PainterPolygnotus Ondisplay in the portrait gallery by the AthenianPropylaia on the AcropolisShowinghim young in his 40ies |
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Copy of Sophocles Marble Idealized portrait of Sophocles Perhaps part of the series Setup by Lycurgus in the 340s in Athens |
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Copy of Euripides Berlin 297 Marble Famous tragedian Died in 406 B.C. From Athens His plays survive The Frogs Portrait of great power Perhaps influenced by painted Images of Euripides |
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Copy of Homer Rome, Barracco May derive from Original portrait of Homer dedicated at Olympia in the fifth-century B.C. by Mikythos |
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Plataia monument set up at Delphi to commemorate the victory of Plataia in 479 B.C. |
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Alexander Sarcophagus Alexander the Great not buried but depicted on it Produced in 320 B.C. Hellenistic period = 323-30 B.C. Made of Pentelic marble |
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Alexander the Great fighting against the Persians, Alexander Sarcophagus Alexander the Great not buried but depicted on it Produced in 320 B.C. Hellenistic period = 323-30 B.C. Made of Pentelic marble |
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Terracotta figurine from Corinth, Greece 4th-3rd centuries B.C. Two girls playing a game known as ephedrismos |
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Terracotta statuette of a woman probably from Boeotia 3rd century B.C. Redpigment on her hair White slip and blue pigment on her clothes |
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Blue and golden pigments on clothes Terracotta figurine from Tanagra, Boeotia 325-300 B.C. 4th century B.C. |
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Marble head of Alexander found on the Athenian Acropolis 4th century B.C. marble version of gold and ivory image of Alexander in the Philippeion at Olympia?Hellenistic or Roman portrait of Alexander? |
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Fouquet Alexander Hellenistic/Roman bronze statuette from Lower Egypt, copy of an original of about 330B.C. One arm is sideways The other is downward |
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“Nelidow” Alexander Hellenistic/Roman bronze statuette copy of a fourth-century B.C. original, reportedly from Macedonia One arm rests on his hip The other is raised Held something, most likely a spear Posereserved for Zeus |
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Schwarsenberg Alexander Roman marble copy of a fourth-century B.C. original, reportedly from the Villa of the Roman Emperor, Hadrian at Tivoli |
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Azara Alexander The Azara Herm (at the Louvre) Roman copy of a Greek original possibly by Lysippos, Alexander’s official court sculptor. It carries the inscription: “Alexander son of Philip, Macedonian.” Found in the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian (AD 76-138) at Tivoli. Called the “Azara Herm” because it was obtained by the 18th century Spanish ambassador, Jose Nicolas Azara, who presented it to Napoleon (official court painter--association with Alexander). |
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Alexander the Thunderbolt-Bearer (Keraunophoros) Carnelian gemstone inscribed “Of Neisos” |
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Shrine of the Bark in the temple of Amun (Ammon) at Luxor: Alexander (left) before Ammon-Ra and Khonsu-Thot. Ca. 330-325 BC |
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Floor Mosaic, Alexander the Great Confronts the Persian king, Darius III House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy. 1st century BCE. Copy of a Greek wall-painting of 310 BCE by Philoxenos of Eretria or Helen of Egypt Dramatic narrative; violent action; foreshortening, light and shading. Pompeii |
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