CAS AH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Peplos Kore, Archaic Smile, Siphnian Treasury

• School: Boston University
• Department: History of Art & Architecture
• Course: CAS AH 111
• Professor: Kleiner Fred

Document Summary

Geometric krater: from dipylon grave, mourning scene and procession in of the deceased, abstract motifs, stylized figures (triangle bodies, frontal eye, tiny penis sticking out of leg), rim, storytelling. Herakles and nessos: solid-cast bronze, stylized nude hero centaur, early mythological narrative, scale to show victor. Meander honor profile limbs, pattern around battling (hero) Mantiklos apollo: bronze, represents and dedicated to apollo, votive offering, increased interest in human anatomy, stiff pose (vase painting) corinthian black-figure amphora: black glaze infuses with pottery fades), signatures function as brand names, black- Lady of auxerre: limestone kore (maiden/goddess), daedalic art (the. Skillful one ), geometric patterns (hair, skirt), stiff pose but more naturalistic than geometric period figure (never. Sculpture: archaic smile to portray life, common left-foot forward (no contraposto) New york kouros: nude, egyptian influence (pose) but greeks were more interested in human anatomy, fully liberated from stone, patterned hair form backdrop for head, thin geometric waist, head too big.