GREECE AND ROME-4
Classical Greek Art

Images are found in Tag File  RK207-4
 
 

TRANSITION FROM ARCHAIC TO CLASSICAL

*Temple of Aphaia, Aegina west pediment, c. 500, east pediment, c. 490 b.c.
 
 

CLASSICAL GREEK ART--THE SEVERE STYLE c. 480-460 b.c.

*The Tyrannicides Harmodios and Aristogeition by Kritios and Nesiotes of Athens, c. 480 b.c.
*Kritios Boy, c. 480 b.c.
Blond Boy, C. 480 b.c.
The Charioteer of Delphi, 478-474 b.c.
*The "Zeus" of Artemision, second quarter of 5th century b.c.
The Discobolus (Discus Thrower) Roman copy of an original by Myron, c. 460-450 b.c.
*Temple of Zeus at Olympia, 465-457 b.c.
    A close copy, Temple of Poseidon from Paestum, c. 460 b.c.
 
 

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK ART

*The Doryphoros, (Spearbearer) Roman copies of an original by Polykleitos, c. 450-440 b.c.
The Diadoumenos (Headbinder) Roman copies of an original by Polykleitos, c. 440 b.c.
*The Riace Bronzes, c. mid 5th century b.c.
 
 

CLASSICAL VASE PAINTING

Red figured cup by the Penthesilea Painter, Death of Penthesilea, c. 460 b.c. Compare Exekias from 540 b.c.
*The Argonaut Krater by the Niobid Painter, 460-450 b.c.
White ground lekythos, Muse playing the kithara, by the *Achilles Painter, c. 440 b.c.
White ground lekythos, with a farewell scene, Achilles painter, c. 440 b.c.
White ground Lekythos, Hermes waiting for a departing woman, 440-430 b.c., Phiale painter
 

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