Terracotta Krater is a geometric krater from the 8th Century B.C.E. (1) It was made from Terracotta which is baked earth. (1) Many of these types of vases have been reconstructed because when Terracotta breaks it breaks in chunks which easier to reassemble. (1) It is called geometric krater because of its geometric style that is present in the pattern of the vase. Each section is framed with rings.(1) The vase presents humans forms and animals forms but they too are in geometric shapes and patterns. (1) This is a very large vase. The purpose of the vase wasn’t used as a storage vessel. Instead it was used as a grave marker. Only the wealthy Greeks could afford a vase such as the Terracotta Krater. The base of the krater had perforations. They …show more content…
The deceased is laid on a bearer. Mourners are visible on each side of the deceased.(1) This scene doesn’t give you many details about the deceased. (1) One reason for that is because instead of celebrating the dead like many other cultures, the Greeks celebrated life rather than death. (1) The scene on the vase focus more on the mourners which are symbolized as living.(1) Also if you look closely at the bottom you will see the artist used overlapping for depth. (1) He took three horses and combined them to have one body and 12 legs. Although he uses different geometric shapes and pattern the scene on this vase. It is still very easy to read and interpret.Although these two vases are both from Ancient Greece. They are from two different periods, different style, and have different uses. The Terracotta Krater is from the geometric period and Achilles and Ajax black figure amphora is from the archaic period. The Terracotta Krater were used as a gravesite marker. They used holes in the bottom of the vase to offer the dead libations.(1) It was one of the first vases to use figurative art. Achilles and Ajax black figure art was an amphora. Which is a storage vessel with a long neck and high handles. It was used to hold water or wine and other food
His last and final piece, which is very interesting, is called the "Stoneware Vase*" It has two curled spiral handles, suggestive of ancient or pre-historic civilizat...
Just at first glance of these two vases, one can tell that they were crafted in very different styles, giving a distinct look to each. The contrast of light and dark on the two vessels are what stand out to make each piece unique. Anyone can notice that while Artemis Slaying Actaeon is mostly black, the Woman and Maid is very a luminous white.
The difference between an archaic statue such as Kroisos (fig. 5-11) and a classical statue such as Doryphoros (fig. 5-42) may not seem very great in a single glance. In fact, you may not notice any differences in that one glance. Yet, if you were to look at them closely, you can see that these two statues actually have very little in common.
Both sculptures represent Mary holding the dead body of Jesus. According to our textbook, “This figure group represented a challenge for sculptors, because the body of the adult Christ had to be positioned across his mother’s lap,” (139). Both of the sculptures were created through carving. This is a “subtractive process in which a block of material is cut away to reveal the desired form,” (Carving).
The Statue of a kouros and the Portrait statue of a boy both depict similar subjects, however are greatly different in how they accomplish this task. Through detail, or lack there of, the Greeks and Romans are able to display a certain value they have in its members. These two statues were made about 500 years apart and approach the sculpting process quit differently. The Greek statue seems to use geometric exaggerated lines to form the body while the Romans use a more realistic approach and sculpt the body with a more rounded finish. Statue of a kouros, from about 590 B.C and Portrait of a boy, from about the first century, do not share any great technical aspects and are basically nothing alike.
The pieces of sculpture are both carved using the subtractive method of sculpting from stone. However, the types of stone used were very different. The sculpture of Mycerinus and Kha-merer-nebty II was carved from a stone called greywacke, a dark colored, very hard stone the Egyptians prized for sculpture despite the fact t...
In ancient Greece, art was a means of capturing and explaining the unexplainable. All throughout Greek vases, either ancient mythology was expressed or reality was shown in an idealistic form. The Bell Krater by a follower of the Niobid Painter, exhibited two pieces of art; one on either side of the vessel. Created during 460-450 B.C. side A depicts the myth of Theseus and his pursuit of Helen, while side B shows a maid bringing news to the Queen. This ceramic Krater used the same red-figure technique on both sides, however the they are seemingly painted by two different artists. The human figures appear in the flesh color of the original clay with the details and background painted using black slips. The contrasting sides not only have different
Greek art is considered as a turning point for the development of all aspects of cultural art history, such as architecture, sculpture, pottery and painting. The ancient Greek civilization was famous for its mythical and aesthetic principle in the art culture. Renowned for the pottery, Greek had developed its unique painting technique called the black-figured. “Achilles and Ajax playing Dice” by Exekias is the most significant black-figure amphora for its iconography and that represents the ideal art principle and history of the ancient Greece.
The two works of art that have been chosen to compare and contrast are The Palette Of Narmer and Apollo of Veii. The Palette Of Narmer dates back to the Hierakonpolis Dynasty 1 in 3100 BCE. The Palette of Narmer is interesting because it is the oldest historic work of art that names a person, and is the earliest piece of art that uses hieroglyph. This artwork depicts the dawn of a new age of man and his use of writing and pictographs in art. The statue of Apollo, from Veii comes from the Etruscan art period Apollo was created around 500 BCE. It was created by a very popular sculpture of his time, by the name of Vulca. The delicate technique of firing clay is fascinating. A sculptor of Vulca’s ability was required to know how to construct a large figure so that it did not fall under it’s own weight. He had to know how to precisely regulate the temperature of a kiln large enough to fit a statue of almost 6 ft tall, for a long period of time. The fact that to this day, Vulca is the only Etruscan Sculpture whose works of art have survived the test of time, show his genius in his creations.
...ars after Khafre’s reign, the fourth dynasty was just the beginning. Monumental Egypt, although it existed in burial tombs before Khafre’s reign, truly became a traditional pattern in the fourth dynasty. Khafre’s seated ka statues were numerous and perhaps the beginning of the formulaic sculpting of Egyptian ka statues. The King Khafre Seated that is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art now is not only the best ka statue of Khafre in existence, but perhaps one of the best examples of classic Egyptian sculpture from the Old Kingdom.
The Spear Bearer is more naturalistic. Its pose is more curved and less stiff than Metropolitan Kouros. Metropolitan Kouros has a symmetrical balance while The Spear Bearer is an asymmetrical balance and harmonic proportion. It is made by using a mathematical formula to create a perfect sculpture. Furthermore, the contrapposto is well presented than any other sculptures, which were made in the past. Polykleitos wanted to create “beautiful,” to “perfect” statue by using aligning on human movement. Metropolitan Kouros has the symbol of the Daedalic style, which is the flatness of the face and the triangular shape of head and hair. Its waist has the slim fit like the early Greek
The choice of an amphora for this depiction is quite clever as often times amphoras would be kept in the home to serve as storage for oil and wine and be well painted to serve as decoration. As it was crafted between 550-500 BC, this vase is part
This vase was painted around the same time as the Onesimos Kylix (ca.500-490BC) which is clear given that their styles are very similar. Not much differs between the vases given the composition of the story, although we do see more people weeping and more dead bodies on the Hydria, giving off more of a sense of destruction and havoc. The figures do differ quite a bit; mostly Athena, as she is clearly seen with a spear on the Hydria but lacks the full armour that she is seen wearing on the Kylix. The figures are presented with less detailed drapery on the Hydria, but their facial expressions are clearer; as you can see the discomfort on Cassandra’s face on the Hydria. There are some new elements introduced on the Hydria such as; the weeping woman under the palm tree and the fallen soldier under Ajax. The focus of the story on the Hydria isn’t clear as there is no main centre point on the vase, the story is told around the outside of the vase which makes it a continuous loop of each separate event that occurred during the sack of Troy. I believe this makes the story flow more evenly and is easier to interpret. Just as the Onesimos Kylix portrays a message of destruction and chaos, the Kleophades does not stray from that message. The view on each of these vases is showing the lack of compassion the Greek soldiers had while sacking the city of Troy. They are both in
In Ancient Greek and Roman times, Romans often made replicas of Greek statues. The Greek were extremely good at art and the Romans wanted to possess the art themselves and thus, created copies of the most famous and beautiful Greek sculptures. However, it seems to be for the better since most Greek statues were created in bronze and were later repurposed for war. The Roman duplicates of these statues remained, due to their stone medium. What there is to ponder, however, is if there are any differences between a Greek and a Roman statue. “The Seated Boxer” is a famous work of Greek sculpture that remained preserved so that we might be able to view it
The lid of the vase is a bit duller. It consists of a mountain, and a few men. The mountain has some twigs, and a couple of flowers growing out around it. The few men are carrying flowers on a T shaped stick. The very top of the lid is a very bold orange. It is painted to look like a flower.