1. The Parthenon - Athens

11. Greek Vase Painting

12. Geometric style

13. Second stage of Greek vase painting:
The Stick Figure period

16. Three Periods of Greek Sculpture
1. Archaic – stiff and stylized
2. Classical – idealized, perfect, beautiful,
serene
3. Hellenistic – dramatic, full of movement,
more realistic (imperfections are shown)

17. Archaic Period
Kore (female figure)

18. Archaic period
Kouros

19. Archaic Period
Kouros (male figure)

20. Classical Period
The Discus Thrower
By Myron
Myron is much more interested in the aesthetics of the pose than he is in a realistic portrayal of an athlete in motion.

22. Classical period
Venus de Milo
The perfect and graceful proportions
of the figure tell us this sculpture dates from the classical period.

23. Classical period
Doryphorus (The Spear Bearer)
Note the contrapposto
stance
By Polyclitus

24. Hellenistic period
The Seated Boxer
In this period, human figures were less idealized. This boxer is tired and broken, not young and beautiful.

26. Hellenistic Period
The Laocoon Group
The dramatic subject matter of this sculpture is characteristic of the Hellenistic period.

27. Hellenistic Period – The Dying Gaul

29. In The Dying Gaul, the young warrior is wounded in the chest
In The Dying Gaul, the young warrior is wounded in the chest. The dramatic content and marred body tell us this sculpture comes from the Hellenistic period.

30. Hellenistic Period
The Nike of Samothrace
(Winged Victory)
Note the movement suggested by the drapery, the uplifted wings, and the stance.

31. Which period would the sculpture in the middle belong to?