ARTH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Classical Order, Aphaea, Krater
18 Mar 2016
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Greek geometric c. 900-600 bce: the name derives from the style of decorations on ceramic vessels. 5-2 funerary krater; greek geometric c. 900-600 bce. Krater is a vessel that holds a large quantity of wine mixed with water. Placed on the ground over a burial. Has a hole in the bottom so libations (liquid offerings) could be poured through and penetrate the ground. Knowing which colors would go together to make what was like science . Stacked in registers with everyone standing on the ground line. Surrounded by women pulling their hair in mourning. Concept of horses as lender and powerful (skinny legs and only showing one body) Development of a distinctive form of post-and-lintel architecture that consists of specific elements called the architectural orders . A preference for order, symmetry, mathematical, proportion, and restraint in architecture. Sculpture subject matter concerned with gods and heros rather than depiction of rulers.
