ARTH 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Henry Van De Velde, Marija Gimbutas, Tiryns
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Cycladic woman, c. 3,000 bc; houdon, winter (la frileuse), 1787. Cycladic harpist, c. 3000 bc; wilhelm lehmbruck, seated youth, 1917. Cycladic head of idol, c. 2000 bc; constantin brancusi, sleeping muse, c. 1915, Early greek relief carving; william walcot (1874-1943) etching, 1922; chicago red line. Citadel of mycenae, c. 1300 bc, lion gate, relieving arch. Treasury of atreus (agamemnon"s father), c. 1300 bc; tholos. Dagger blade with lion hunt, bronze, gold, silver. Influence of minoan frescoes from palace at knossos, 1700-1380 bce, on art nouveau & modernism, c. 1890. Octapus vase henry van de velde, belt buckle, 1898. Painting the ceiling of a large modern room, 1903; gaud , barcelona. Marija gimbutas, the language of the goddess (harper & row, 1989) Required reading: unlocking mysteries of the parthenon, by evan hadingham, smithsonian magazine (feb. 2008). Beardsley, poster for isolde by oscar wilde, 1895. Beardsley, peacock skirt for salome cover of tropon, art nouveau journal.