1. AP Art History Test Study Slides: Mesopotamian thru Roman Art

2. Assyrian Art Lamassu Guardian figure protects entrances into palaces Combination man and animals Winged, hoofed Has five legs: two if you look from the front, four as you look from the side

3. Mycerinus(Menkare) C 2500 BCE flanked by the goddess Hathor (left) and a nome goddess Bat (right). Basalt statue

4. Seated Scribe discovered at Saqqara in 1850 and dated to the period of the 4th Dynasty, 2620-2500 BCE

5. Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara c. 2650 BCE

6. Hippopotamus Hunt, Mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, Dynasty V. Painted relief on limestone. 4' high.

7. Akhenaten c. 1360 BCE

8. Queen Tiye Ca. 1353 – 1335 BCE

9. Bull Leaping c. 1550 – 1450 BCE

10. Funerary Stele of Hegeso c. 410 – 400 BCE

11. Greek Archaic Art Calf-Bearer Bearded Left foot forward Thin coat Rhobos the Calf-Bearer who brings offerings to Athena as thanks for his prosperity Archaic smile

12. Kritios Boy c. 480 BCE

13. Riace Warriors c. 460 BCE

14. Nike of Samothrace c. 190 BCE

15. Nike Adjusting Her Sandal c. 410 – 407 BCE

16. Late Classical Art 4th Century BC Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos First nude woman in Greek art Very popular in its own time, people came from far and wide to see it Placed in a round temple surrounded by columns: effect of sneaking a peek at her Not openly erotic Female sexual power suggested Genitals lacking Steps into a bath One side of her has an open form, the other closed S curve Gentle dreamy quality

17. Roman Early Imperial Art Pont du Gard, Nîmes Bridge and aqueduct Largest arch spans 82 feet Each person in Nîmes could count on 100 gallons of water a day Rough stones left exposed to allow for repair work Ashlar masonry

19. Flavian Amphitheatre, 80 CE

20. Wall Paintings from Pompeii ca. 70 – 79 BCE

21. Garden Room, late 1st century BCE 3rd Pompeian Style

23. 2nd Pompeian Style painting

24. Large figures in a frieze-like format

25. Initiation rites into the female cult of Dionysos

26. Figures act out mystery rites

27. Painted marble panels at bottom, from the First Pompeian style of painting

28. Bright Pompeian red background pushes figures forward

29. No linear perspective, but three dimensional illusionism

30. Figures interact with each other on adjacent wall spacesVilla of the Mysteries, 2nd Pompeian Style painting

32. Atrium, House of the Silver wedding

34. Foreshortening

35. Ixion murdered his father-in-law and planned to seduce Hera

36. Zeus struck him with a thunderbolt and ordered him to be tied to a wheel in hell

37. Scheme of red and white fields

38. On bottom painted to resemble marble slabs

39. On top, architectural vistas that do not align to a single viewpoint

41. Severe, unwavering, resolute

42. Knowledgeable, respected

43. Romans felt the head was a good enough representation of a person

44. Traditional family values

45. Influenced by Hellenistic Greek art

46. Shows the virtues of old age

47. Was old age enhanced on the figure?Rome, c. 80 B.C.

48. Roman Late Imperial Art Head of Constantine 8 ½ foot head Part of a seated statue that must have been 30 feet Enthroned in the Basilica of Constantine Metal crown was attached to brow Enlarged and detailed carving of eyes Lack of individuality

50. Ara Pacis c. 13 – 19 BCE

52. Delicately carved acanthus leaf patterns on the exterior

53. Altar connected with Augustus’ homecoming after a long absence

54. Romans appear as a ruling class, not as gods

55. Actual identifiable Romans depicted

56. Children are depicted as children, not shown as small adults

57. Crowding of figures in processional, not classically dispersed

59. Personifications of earth, wind, fire and water rest at peace around her

60. Roman peace brings bounty to all