ARTH 103 Lecture 6: March 3 Late Greece and Hellenistic
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Still three orders of columns: doric, ionic, and corinthian. Late classical sculptors 4th century bc: praxiteles and lysippos. Classical greeks saw nude sculpture to be scandalous. Praxiteles, hermes and the infant dionysos, from the temple of hera, olympia, Greece, marble copy after the original 340 bce. Image of hermes is appropriated when it comes to depictions of jesus. Marble roman copy after original bronze 330 bce. His hands show movement as if he is invading the space of the viewer. Sculpture in the round, hand is pointing forward. Lysippos, the farnese hercules 4th century bce roman copy by glycon. Head of alexander the great, from pella, greece 200-250 bce marble. Alexander the great confronts darius iii at the battle of issos roman mosaic after greek painter 310 bce. This tells us the image is almost meant to be. When you change the tone of color, it makes something look more.
