Greek Empire (600 BC 1 AD) Doric order - entasis - swelling of the columns - always used for larger temples - triglyphs and alternating metopes Ionic order - the scrolls - the trees they are thinner- no triglyphs in the friezeCorinthian order – large temples – no triglyphs, only metopes. Archaic Period – 600-500 BC – stiff and rigid pose – focused on anatomy – archaic smile – Kouros, Kore – archaic male and female sculptures. Classical period – depict distinct movements (Apollo belvedere) 350 BC Roman copy - idealism, focused on the strength of Greece as a whole.Venus D' Milo - Roman Goddess of Love 100 BCLocated in the LouvreAthena Nike (Victory) 100 BCDepicted with wingsNot marbleIn feet in front of ship going into battle Also in the Louvre Hellenistic period - Figure 3.5 Dying Gaul Roman copy 220 BC - The Greeks respected the enemy, they showed him dying with dignity. - Figure 3.17 Vatican, Laocoön (priest of Troy). Early 1st century, marble.- Priest of Troy punished by the Gods for having warned not to accept horses from the Greeks. The sea serpents attacked him and his children. Beautiful anatomy.BronzeBronzes are made by making two molds (one larger than the other), pouring molten bronze into them...
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