AHIS 120gp Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Euphronios, Contrapposto, Ancient Greek
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Bull leaping ritual - prominent subject in minoan art - mastery over nature. Bull"s exaggerated size - importance of sacred nature. Sistrum (egyptian rattle) minoans had trade with egypt. Exuberance seen in men"s faces wide open mouth, singing. Swelling of muscles as he sings shows an understanding of how the body works, naturalistic. Figures overlap in background occupy 3rd space shows depth. *corbel vault, interior of tholos, so-called treasury of atreus important than life. Mycenean value in their leaders when they died, and that death was seen to be as more. *funerary krater , athens. evokes the glorious ancestry and traditions to which the dead man belonged. Constructed by aristocrats to reveal how they saw themselves in their youth. Immortalizes the individual"s excellens at the peak of his/her life. Naked - much of greek life took place in the gymnasium in the nude. Symbolic of the ideal, heroic quality of the individual in his strive for excellence.
