Lecture 4.5 Classical Greek & Roman Art

ART 101: Introduction to Art

Classical Greek Art

James Greene | Visiting Assistant Professor | 1110 CAC | [email protected]

Art & Cultural Mythology: ANCIENT GREECE – Classical Period

Reconstruction view of the Acropolis of Athens


Aerial view of the Acropolis of Athens


Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos) Acropolis, Athens, 447-438 BC.(view from the northwest)


Art & Cultural Mythology: ANCIENT GREECE – High Classical Period

PhidiasAthena Parthenos

(model of the lost statue)Approx. 38’ tall

The Parthenon(Nashville, TN)


Three goddesses (Hestia, Dione, Aphrodite?) from the East pediment of the Parthenon, c. 438-432 BC, Marble, greatest height approx. 4’5”


Nike Adjusting Her Sandal(from the south side of the

parapet of the temple of Athena Nike.)

Acropolis, Athens,c. 410 BC

Marbleapprox. 3’6” high

Praxiteles,Aphrodite of Knidos(Roman copy of lost Greek original of c. 350-340 BC)

MarbleApprox. 6’ 8” high

Art & Cultural Mythology: ANCIENT GREECE –Late Classical Period


Hellenistic Greek Art


Art & Cultural Mythology: ANCIENT GREECE – Hellenistic Art

Altar of Zeus, Pergamon, c. 175 BC, (now in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin)


Altar of Zeus, Pergamonc. 175 BC

Now in Staatliche Museen, Berlin.


Athena Battling Alkyoneos, from Altar of Zeus, Pergamon, marble, approx. 7’x6”


Dying gaul

Dying Gaul (Roman marble copy of Greek original bronze)

From Pergamon

Original c. 230-220 BC


Nike of Samothracec. 190 BCMarbleapprox. 8’ 1”


The Cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus, from Sperlonga, 14-19 ADAttributed to Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes.


Laocoon and His Sons

by Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes

Early first century

Marbleapprox. 7’ 101/2” high


Etruscan Art


Art & Cultural Mythology: ETRUSCAN ART


Model of typical Etruscan temple of the sixth century BC


Apollo, from the roof of the Portonaccio Temple,Veii, c. 510-500 BC, Painted terracottaApprox. 5’ 11” high


Capitoline Wolfc. 500-48 BCApprox. 31 ½ “ highBronze


Portrait of Aule Metele “The Orator”From SanguinetoEarly first century BCBronzeApprox. 5’ 7” high


Roman Art


Art & Cultural Mythology:

Art & Cultural Mythology: THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Temple of “Fortuna Virilis” (Temple of Portunus) Rome,Late second or early first century BC.


The main advantage of concrete construction was the abilityto create vaulted and domed ceilings without internal supports

Head of a Roman PatricianFrom Otricoli, c. 75-50 BCMarbleapprox. 14” high

Art & Cultural Mythology: THE EARLY REPUBLIC


Denarius with portrait of Julius Caesar, 44 BC.Silver, diameter approx. ¼ inch.

Portrait of Augustus as generalfrom Primaporta, copy of abronze original Marble, c. 20 BC

Art & Cultural Mythology: THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Painted reconstruction ofPortrait of Augustus as generalFrom Primaporta

Original c. 20 BC



Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BC (view from southwest)


Aeneas Sacrifices to the Penates, Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BC (view from southwest)


“Tellus” panel from Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BC, Marble, 5’3” high


Procession of the Imperial Family from Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BC, Marble, 5’3” high


Colosseum, Rome, c. A.D. 70-80 (exterior view)


Colosseum, Rome, c. A.D. 70-80 (interior view)


Arch of Titus, Rome, after A.D. 81


Arch of Titus, Rome, after A.D. 81


Spoils of Jerusalem, relief panel from the Arch of Titus, A.D. 81 marble, approx. 7’ 10” high.


The Triumph of Titus, relief panel from the Arch of Titus, A.D. 81 marble, approx. 7’ 10” high.

Trajan’s ColumnFrom Trajan’s forum

Rome

Marble128’ highA.D. 113



Trajan’s ColumnFrom Trajan’s Forum

Rome

Marble128’ highA.D. 113


Trajan’s Column (detail), Marble, 128’ high, A.D. 113


Pantheon, exterior view, Rome, A.D 118-125


Pantheon, interior view,

Rome, A.D 118-125

Portraits of theFour Tetrachs,

c. A.D. 305

Poryphyry(purple marble)Approx. 4’ 3” high

San Marco,Venice


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Lecture 4.5 Classical Greek & Roman Art