1. Ancient Art History Survey, Week 8
Greece, Geometric Period, amphora, krater, kylix, Dipylon vases/Dipylon Cemetery
(Athens), Orientalizing Period, Exekias, Kleitias, Ergotimos, Black Figure/Red
Figure/White Ground Vase Painting, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian
Wars, Delian League, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian Wars, Delian
League, ethos, pathos, pediments/Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Lapiths and Centaurs,
Apollo, rythmos, Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, symmetria, Doryphoros by
Polykleitos, lost wax casting, Doric and Ionic orders, entasis, volutes, triglyphs and
metopes, frieze, Corinthian order, acanthus
Possible essay questions:
Discuss the painting process for Black and Red Figure vases. What were Dipylon vases,
and how were their shapes gender-specific?
--Define “symmetria.” How is it demonstrated in the Doryphoros by Polykleitos? In what
sense could Greek idealism be considered generic? Describe the Greek technique for
casting full scale bronze figures.
Images from text:
Dipylon Vase (geometric krater), c.740 BC, p. 88
Achilles and Ajax by Exekias, c.530 BC, p. 101
Sculptures from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 460 BC, p. 105
Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, c.450 BC, p. 109
Doryphoros by Polykleitos, c.450 BC, p. 110