Classical Period. During this time the artist worked to portray bodies of young, athletic men and women.

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2 Classical Period Classical art falls into many different time periods. The main time periods focused upon are those of the Ancient and. During this time the artist worked to portray bodies of young, athletic men and women. The works of the Classical Period feature which are. Even the faces were created to look perfect too. the Greek and Roman ideal of beauty involved. However, no human body ever was or ever will be as well proportioned as the Greek and Roman statues. We could compare this of the human figure to. Classical art puts an emphasis on,, and

3 Key Vocabulary Western Civilization- Balance- Form- Relief Sculpture- Sculpture in the Round-

4 The Discus Thrower The dynamic art of discus throwing inspired a number of ancient sculptors. The method of throwing was then very different from what you might see in modern discus throwing competions. Athletes seem to have used only a threequarter turn, unlike the two and ½ spins of the modern throwers

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6 The Discus Thrower The Discus Thrower is a that was completed in and was. The Greek version was lost but the work is known through numerous, both full-scale ones in, which was cheaper than bronze, such as the first to be recovered, the Palombara Discopolus, was a smaller scaled version in bronze. A discus thrower is depicted about to release his disc. This created the enduring pattern of athletic energy. The artist has taken a moment of action. The moment captured in the statute is an example of rhythmos, harmony and balance. Myron, the artist, is often credited for the original and with being the first sculptor to master this style. Naturally, as always in Greek athletics, the Discobolus is completely nude. His pose is said to be to a human, and today considered a rather inefficient way to throw the discus. Also there is shown in the discus thrower's face. The potential energy expressed in this sculpture's tightly-wound pose, expressing the moment just before the release, is an example of the advancement of Classical sculpture from Archaic.

7 Apollo Belvedere Apollo Belvedere is a masterpiece of. A copy of a work probably of the, from around. The statue of Apollo wearing a Chlamys was discovered in the late 1400's near Rome. It has been in the Vatican since 1511 and is shown at the from which it gets its name. It had a major influence of the Renaissance Arts such as in David and the Creation of Adam.

8 The Greek god Apollo is depicted having just shot a death-dealing arrow. The episode represented may be the slaying of Python, the primordial The Apollo Belvedere sculpture is made of serpent marble. guarding It was considered Delphi making the greatest the sculpture ancient a sculpture and for centuries epitomized ideals Pythian of aesthetic Apollo. perfection Alternatively, for it Europeans may be the and westernized parts of the world. slaying of the giant Tityos, who threatened his mother Leto, or the episode of the Niobids. The solid, archaic figures of early Greek sculpture transitioned into more naturalistic statues, revealing movement and grace.

9 Greek Urns In addition to sculpture, the Greeks and Romans were masters. The most complete form of Greek and Roman painting that has survived throughout the ages is that of vase painting. Another word for the vase is a. Each black and red figure urn have an intricate story to tell.

10 There are two main styles in Greek vase painting; and. Mostly, people painted in, and after that time, people gradually began to paint in red figure. Black figure is called that because the people the figures are black, and the background is red. In red figure, on the other hand, the people are red, and the background is black. Black figure is done all with one type of clay. The clay found near Athens, Greece has a lot of iron in it, so it looks black when it is wet. But if you fire it in an oven where there is plenty of air getting in, the clay rusts, and turns red. This is because the iron mixes with the oxygen in the air. If you fire it in an oven with no air getting in, the iron can t mix with oxygen, and the pot stays black. So you can have either red or black pots.

11 The replaced the previously traditional. This change may not, at first, seem monumental, but it allowed a greater ability to portray the human body, clothed or naked, at rest or in motion.

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14 Classical The Pediment is the. Architecture style columns sit directly on the ground with out a base or pedestal. The capitol is very simple and looks like a block, or can be rounded to look like a pillow. style columns sit on a pedestal or have a base connecting between it and the ground. The capitol has a spiraling design like a rams horns. style columns sit on a pedestal or have a base connecting between it and the ground. The capitol has an intricate design containing acanthus leaves and scrolls

15 The is a former temple on the,, dedicated to the goddess, patron goddess to the people of Athens. Construction began in, completed in, but, decoration of the building continued until. The lead architects were and and the lead sculptor was. Some believe that it is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece The Parthenon

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24 The Pantheon The is the best preserved building from ancient and was completed in. Its magnificent is a lasting testimony to the genius of Roman architects and as it offers a unique opportunity for the modern visitor to step back 2,000 years and experience the glory that was Rome.

25 FUNCTION & DEDICATION but the name, porch and pediment decoration suggest a temple of some sort. However, no cult is known to all of the gods and so in a setting which reminded onlookers of his, the other of the Roman pantheon and his deified emperor predecessors.

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