Classical 4th Century Painting

Alexander the Great

Roman copy of Lysippos Sculpture

Alexander the Great-young man, comes to the throne around age 18, his father is Ruler of Macedonia

Empire of Alexander the Great

Campaigns to battle the Persians, defeats the Persian Ruler, and takes of Persian Empire. Largest Empire.

Philoxenos of Eretria (artisit)

Battle of Issus

Mosaic

310 BC

Pompeii, late second, or early first century

Copied 200 years later

Tessera/tesserae

greeks are victorious in defeating the persians, neutral colors, no background elements

Details:

Alexander is always shown:

un bearded

mane of hair

Pella, Northern Greece

large scale pebble mosaic

Gnosis (artist)

Stag Hunt

Pella, Greece

Pebble Mosaic

shown nude, although they don't hunt nude, heads are bigger than most 4th century sculpture

Vergina, Greece

Great Tumulus

Tombs I-III

cemetery

3 tombs found

I young woman

III young boy-alexander's only son?

II Older man, wealthy-alexander's father?

Tomb II

unrobbed, bronze items, silver vessels, gold, ivory, 2 chambers, armor for lower legs

suggests a rush to the burial

Fresco

Hunt Scene

4th Century

nude, hunting stags, simple backgrounds

Tomb I

Fresco

Hades abducting Persephone

sketchy face, red color (rare)

Classical 4th Century Architecture

Choragic (chorus) Monument of Lysikrates

Athens

victory, Corinthian order

Priene (Turkey)

Hippodamus

Hippodamian (orthogonal) plan

grid plan, N/S roads very steep

Hellenistic Art and Architecture

divided amongst generals