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- Figure 12-9
- Figures from terra-cotta army of First Emperor of Qin. 210 BC
Pragmatic realistic rep. of emperors army
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- Figure 12-13
- The Great Stupa Sanchi, India, third century BC to early first century AD
Earliest types of monuments built to commemorate the presents of Buddhism.
- The Great Stupa of Sanchi-idea of burial mound, earliest
- types of monuments that were built to commemorate present of Buddha, preserves
- idea of Buddhism and Hinduism, oringated in India
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- Figure 12-15
- Three Goddesses, from the east pediment of the Parthenon
- -Most important ancient civilization for understanding of Western art-ancient greeks, classical building Parthenon which stands on the acropolis
- -Most art deals with greek gods and goddesses-idealized
- -Pediment-triangle where principle sculptures were
- located-where the three originals located-great examples of female figured-in
- classical almost always clothed but body revealed through drapery-high degree
- of naturalism and realism
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- Figure 12-17
- Polykleitos, Doryphoros. Roman marble copy after a bronze original of 450-440 BC
- Polyclytus-greek classical style, most important type in
- classical was male nude-choros, the weight stance, contrapasto, marble copy
- done in roman period,
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- Figure 12-21
- Laocoon group, first century BC to first century AD
- The final phase after conquests of Alexander the
- great-expansion of greek empire, more creative dynamic theatrical-the
- Hellenistic phase-lacoon group based on story from Trojan wars
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- Figure 12-22
- Funerary portrait of a ROman couple (formerly known as Cat and Porzia) first century BC.
- -roman couple-realistic portrait sculpture, wanted to be
- faithful to the way a person looks, no idealiziation, warts, wrinkles, sagging
- skin, pragmatic but portraits of leaders glorified idealized augusts
- primaporta typical of more political type of portrait, marble
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- Figure 12-23
- Augustus of Prima Porta c. 20 BC
- romans noted for architecture, pantheon, using elements of
- arch, domes, enormous interiors, oldest classical building most intact building
- from classical era-the ancient period from 5th century bc to 1st
- century ad-dedicated to all gods, features understanding of both greek and roman
- design, use of concrete romans great engineers, aqueducts, connected whole network
- by engineering rotunda
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- Figure 12-27
- The Pantheon, Rome, AD 118-125
solid-semi hemispherical mound, relics
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Extra info.
- *Romans are also known for architecture, using the elements
- of the arch. Creating domes, enormous interiors.
- *Pantheon was built for all the gods? Romans were great engineers. This was made possible because of
- concrete.
Oculus –circular opening at the top of the dome. Which light enters the building
- rotunda – interior that is surrounded by a large
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Stupa- Solid semi circular mark used to mark the presence of the Buddha
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