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Visual Arts in Classical Greece(5th Century BC)

Visual Arts in Classical Greece(5th Century BC). Like writers & thinkers of the mid-5th century, artists were concerned w/ balance & order. Early classical works ( Critian Boy ) revealed the new interest in realism later sculptors explored the possibility of representing the body in motion

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Visual Arts in Classical Greece(5th Century BC)

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  1. Visual Arts in Classical Greece(5th Century BC) • Like writers & thinkers of the mid-5th century, artists were concerned w/ balance & order. • Early classical works (Critian Boy) revealed the new interest in realism • later sculptors explored the possibility of representing the body in motion • One of the leading sculptors of the period in Athens was Myron Myron (490 - 430 BC) • worked primarily in bronze • excelled in modeling athletes, animals, and figures in motion • criticized for his inability to render emotions • most celebrated work is the Discobolus (Discus Thrower)

  2. 440 BC - Polyclitus devised a mathematical formula to depict the perfect male body in his book, The Canon • his formula is depicted by Doryphoros (Sprear-brearer) • origional bronze statue was lost & only 4 Roman copies exist Measurements of Doryphoros: • height - 6’5” • chest - 52” • neck - 19” • biceps - 16.5” • waist – 40.5” • thigh – 26.5” • Doryphoros represents a highly idealized conception of the male figure • sharply defined muscles do not mimic those of a real man • they are intended to be better than their counterparts in the human body

  3. Visual Arts in 4th Century BC • Confusion following the defeat of Athens in 404 BC affected the visual arts • Before the fall of Athens, realism was the goal • After 404 BC, there is a growing interest in emotional expression • Praxiteles (390? – 330? BC)worked almost entirely in marble • subjects are either human beings or the more youthful and less awesome deities • works do not possess the superhuman qualities of earlier Greek works, instead show grace and charm • one original work of his survives (Hermes Holding the Infant Dionysus)

  4. Architecture in Classical Greece • Architects were concerned w/ the relationships between the parts that constitute a complete structure • The greatest of all Classical architectural achievements is the Acropolis The Acropolis • it is a collection of temples dedicated to the Greek gods • funded with the money taken from the Delian League • meant to show glory of Athens, divided the Greek people through war • construction began in 437 BC and it ended in 406 BC • most famous temple in the Acropolis is the Parthenon • 1st building constructed • dedicated to Athena • The greatest architect in Greece was Phidias. (responsible for the Parthenon) • final temple completed in the Acropolis was the Erechtheum • The Erechtheum is characterized by an architectural feature called the Porch of Maidens • On the south side, large statues called caryatids, instead of doric or ionic columns, hold up the roof of the porch

  5. The Acropolis

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