Art 201 Greek and Roman Slide Review and Study Guide
Architectural Evolution:
Temple of Apollo at Corinth c. 570-560 B.C.E.
Basilica at Paestum, (1st. Temple of Hera) c. 550 B.C.E.
Temple of Poesidon (Hera II) at Paestum c. 460 B.C.E.
Hephaisteion, Agora, Athens, c. 450 B.C.E.
Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Iktinos and Kallicrates 448-432 B.C.E. What
refinements are introduced into this building and why?
[The Golden Age of Pericles, etc. etc.]
Erectheum c. 421-405 B.C.E. Why does this building assume such an
unusual form?
Propylaea, c. 437-32 B.C.E. (pinakotheke?)
Temple of Athena Nike, 427-424 B.C.E.
Temple of Apollo at Bassae c. 400 B.C.E. (Importance of this building?)
Theatre of Epidaurus c. 350 B.C.E.
Monument of Lysicrates c. 330 B.C.E.
Altar of Zeus at Pergamum c. 175 B.C.E. Purpose of this altar?
departures from the norm?
Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Rome, late 2ndc. B.C.E.
Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, early 1stc. B.C.E.
Plan of the Roman Forum (what are the main parts?)
Pont du Gard, Nimes, early 1st.c.
The Colosseum, (Vespasian and Titus), Rome, 72-80
The Pantheon, Hadrian, Rome, 118-125
Baths of Caracalla, Rome, 211-217
Basilica of Constantine, Rome, 310-320
Basilica and Forum of Lepcis Magna early 3rdc.
Atrium of the House of the Silver Wedding at Pompeii early 1stc.
Insulae at Ostia
Temple of Venus at Baalbek 2nd-3rdc.
Evolution of Architectural Sculpture:
West pediment from the Temple of Artemis at Corfu c. 600-580 B.C.E.
(Gorgonia)
Treasury of the Siphnians, Delphi, c. 535 B.C.E. (Battle of the gods and
giants and contest between Apollo and Heracles for the tripod)
Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, c. 490 B.C.E. (What are the idiosyncratic
aspects of this program?)
Temple of Zeus, Olympia c. 460 B.C.E. (What sculptor got his start in the
cella of this building?) Meaning of the sculpture in the pediments--topographical and historical resonances)
Parthenon, Phidias---the Panathenaic frieze, the metopes and the
pediments (plots and great moments of all)
Nike figure from the Temple of Athena Nike parapet, 410 B.C.E.
Stele of Hegeso, 410-400 B.C.E.
Mausolus from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus c. 355 B.C.E.
Scopas (?) Battle of the Greeks and Amazons, Mausoleum at
Halicarnassus 359-351 B.C.E.
Nike of Samothrace (What are the salient characteristics of Hellenistic
sculpture?!) 200-190 B.C.E.
Dying Gaul from Pergamum c. 240 B.C.E. Context of this sculpture? Why
only Gauls?
Ara Pacis, erected by the Senate, 13-9 B.C.E.
Arch of Titus 81 C.E. (Return with the Spoils from Jerusalem and the
Triumph of Titus) type of relief explored?
Column of Trajan 113 C.E.
Free-Standing Sculpture:
Severe (or Transitional) Style as embodied by the Charioteer of Delphi c.
470 B.C.E.
Zeus or Poseidon, bronze, c. 470 B.C.E.
Kritios Boy c. 470 B.C.E.
Polykleitos, Doryphoros (the Spear Bearer or Canon) c. 450 B.C.E. (Roman
copies in marble after bronze original) Know the significance of this
statue!
Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower) c. 450 B.C.E.
Dying Niobid c. 450-440 B.C.E.
Praxiteles, Hermes and Dionysios, c. 340-30 B.C.E. Controversy over this
work?
Praxiteles, Aprhrodite of Knidos, c. 300 B.C.E.
Apollo Belvedere by Praxiteles (?) c. 300 B.C.E.
Lysippus, Apoxyomenos (the Scraper), c. 330 B.C.E.
Lysippus, Apollo, the Lizard Slayer, c. 330 B.C.E. Change in proportions?
For what "great" emperor did L. work for?
Head from Tegea by Scopas c. 350 B.C.E.
Laocoon c. 1st.c. B.C.E.-1stc. C.E.
Old Market Woman c. 2ndc. B.C.E.
Aphrodite and Pan and Eros, c. 100 B.C.E.
Seated Boxer c. 50 B.C.E.
Venus de Milo (Aphrodite from Melos) c. 150-100 B.C.E.
Augustus from PrimaPorta c. 20 B.C.E.
Aulus Metellus or L'Arringatore, bronze, 1st. c. B.C.E.
Marcus Aurelius 165 C.E.
Roman Patrician with Busts of his Ancestors, c. 1st.c. B.C.E.
Flavian Bust of a Woman c. 90 C.E.
Vespasian 75 C.E.
Constantine the Great early 4th c. C.E.
Painting: Pottery and Architectural Examples:
Black figure pots of Exekias and Psiax c. 540-525 B.C.E.
Red figure pots of Euthymides (Revelers Amphora, c. 510 B.C.E.) and
Euphronius
Niobid Painter c. 455-50 B.C.E. Krater with Argonauts
Penthesilea Painter, Achilles slaying the Amazon, kylix c. 465 B.C.E.
Achilles Painter, white figure lekythoi c. 400 B.C.E.
Mosaic of Battle of Alexander the Great and Darius from Pompeii, c. 80
B.C.E. (Importance of this work?)
Stag Hunt at Pella c. 3rd. c. B.C.E.
Herakles and Telephos, wall painting from Herculaneum (relationship to
Greek art?)
Four Styles of Roman Painting---what are they?
Architectural View from Villa at Boscoreale near Pompeii 1stc. B.C.E.
Villa of Mysteries, Dionysios initiation ritual? 50 B.C.E.
Scenes from the Odyssey, Laestrygonians hurling rocks at fleet of
Odysseus, Esquiline Hill, late 1st. c. B.C.E.
Still Life and genre scenes, e.g., Peaches and Glass Jar from Herculaneum
c. 50 C.E.
Villa Livia, Prima Porta, 1stc. B.C.E.
Pastoral scenes (Why?!) 1st c. C.E.