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Chapter 4 The Aegean Art

Chapter 4 The Aegean Art. Identify the geographic area known as the Aegean. Discuss the visual aspects and possible context of the Cycladic sculptures. Discuss Minoan society and architecture. Understand visual aspects of Minoan art.

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Chapter 4 The Aegean Art

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  1. Chapter 4 The Aegean Art

  2. Identify the geographic area known as the Aegean. Discuss the visual aspects and possible context of the Cycladic sculptures. Discuss Minoan society and architecture. Understand visual aspects of Minoan art. Understand the link between culture and architecture of Mycenae Identify important Mycenaean architectural achievements. Discuss the relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean art and culture Goals

  3. Aegean Bronze Age—using metal ores imported from Europe, Arabia, and Anatolia they then make beautiful objects they export Egypt and the peoples of the Ancient near east were especially important trading partners Dates are relative and approximate with this time

  4. Prehistoric Aegean

  5. Identify the geographic area known as the Aegean and the specific area of the Cycladic Islands. Discuss the visual aspects and possible context of the Cycladic sculptures 4.1 Cycladic Art

  6. Left no known written records, all we have is art to tell us about their culture Islands specifically of Naxos and Paros had ample supply of white marble The Islands of the Cyclades

  7. Figurine of a woman, from Syros (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 2500–2300 BCE. Marble, 1’ 6” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

  8. Made of marble 2500-2200 BCE Ranges from a few inches in length to 5 feet Simple forms because stone fractures easily Females are more abundant than males Figures often found lying on graves—position seems to be that of lying down (folded arms, head upright, toes pointed down) Originally had painted facial features, hair, and ornaments in black, red, and blue Cycladic Females

  9. Male? Lyre player, from Keros (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 2700–2500 BCE. Marble, 9” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

  10. Art at the Same Time: Compare and Contrast

  11. Discuss the mythology behind the Minoan culture and architecture. Understand the elements and nature of Minoan palace architecture. Examine the medium, methods, and imagery of Minoan wall painting. Explore the developments of Minoan pottery. 4.2 Minoan Culture and Art

  12. LINEAR B: a very early form of Greek writing imported from the mainland

  13. Minoan Periods: Old Palace Period 1900-1700 BCE New Palace Period 1700-1450 BCE

  14. Stairwell in the residential quarter of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700–1400 BCE.

  15. Figure 4-4 Aerial view (looking northeast) of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700–1400 BCE.

  16. Figure 4-5 Plan of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700–1400 BCE.

  17. Understand the elements and nature of Minoan palace architecture. What was the “labyrinth” of the Minotaur and how does the palace at Knossos fit that description? Describe some of the remarkable achievements of Minoan architecture. Minoan Architecture

  18. Describe the materials used in the making of pottery in the Minoan culture. What is the predominant imagery in the painted images in Minoan pottery? The Development of Minoan Sculpture

  19. Snake Goddess, from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1600 BCE. Faience, 1’ 1 1/2” high. Archaeological Museum, Herakleion.

  20. Octopus jar, from Palaikastro (Crete), Greece, ca. 1500 BCE. 11” high. Archaeological Museum, Herakleion.

  21. Bull-leaping, from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1450–1400 BCE. Fresco, 2’ 8” high, including border. Archaeological Museum, Herakleion.

  22. What is the subject matter and style seen in Minoan wall paintings? What materials and methods were typically used? Compare the fresco in the next slide with Egyptian wall painting. Minoan Wall Painting

  23. Relate significant aspects of archeological excavations at Mycenae. Understand the link between culture and architecture of Mycenae. Discuss the relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean art and culture. 4.3 Mycenaean Culture and Art

  24. Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE. Limestone, relief panel, 9’ 6” high.

  25. Aerial view of the citadel at Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400–1200 BCE.

  26. Corbeled gallery in the walls of the citadel, Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400–1200 BCE.

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