Greek, Athenian Statue of a Kouros, 615-600 B.C.E. marble, H. 6’4’’, Metropolitan Mus. Of

Art

Greece Anon. Kore, painted marble c.530 B.C. Acropolis Museum

Greece, Anon.

Calf Bearer, marble, 65’’ h. c.570 B.C. Acropolis Museum

The Kritios Boy. It is attributed to the sculptor Kritios and dates to 480 B.C. c. Marble. The Acropolis Museum, Athens Greece

Greek, 5th cent. B.C.

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Greek, 5th cent. B.C.Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Iktinos & Kallikrates (A) Gr.Parthenon (from S.W.), 447-438 B.C.,

Athens, Greece

Parthenon , Athens, Greece 5th b.c.e.

The Erectheion was a temple dedicated to Athena contest Victory over Poseidon. Athena and Poseidon had contest to decide which deity would be the patron god of the city of Athens. Poseidon struck hi strident upon the ground and made a sprout of water appear. Athena took Poseidon water and caused an olive tree to grow. The olive tree was considered the greatest gift and so Athena was chosen to be the goddess of the city.

The temple uses the ionic column order, known for the scroll like design on the capital. Ionic was a slender graceful column. The Erectherion columns are 18 feet in height. The building housed a wooden image of Athena and offerings. The structure is a split level design with portions ten feet higher for the back rooms.

Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.) E.facade & S. flank This room is at a higher elevation than front. The columns here are 12 feet in height and smaller in diameter than front columns. Notice that the stone is not carved on the inside. The interior of Greek building were less important than exterior. Porch of maidens is visible as well. The building was damaged during the Greek war for independence from 1821 – 1833.

Athens, Erechtheion (421-405 B.C.). Porch of MaidensThe six maidens are attendants to Athena. They are clothed in traditional dress called a

peplos. The headdresses become supports for the roof. statues.

Theatre of Dionysus Southside of Acropolis

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Polykleitos Doryphoros (marble)ca.450 B.C. Roman copy. Bologna, Museo Civico

Versions of the DoryphorosPolykeltios statue was very popular during the fifth century and with the later Romans.

Praxiteles Aphrodite of Knidos, (marble) Roman copy. Rome, Vatican Mus.

Myron (S) GreekDiscus Thrower, marble (Roman copy) c.450 B.C. Natl. Archeological.

Musuem Rome

Hellenistic, 2nd Century B.C.Nike of Samonthrace, c.190 B.C., Marble, h.96’’, Louvre Museum

Dying Trumpeter Anon., Greek

(from. Pergamon), c.230-220 B.C.E. marble copy of bronze orig.,lifesize, Museo Capitolino, Rome

Venus of Milo (marb.) ca. 150 B.C., Paris, Louvre

Greek, Laocoon and His sons, early 1st centry B.C. (?), marble, 8’ high, Vatican Museums, Rome