Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
Persians invaded the Greeks
Greeks defeat them
Marathon based on the messenger who ran to tell the greeks not to worry.
Persians invade again, 480 BC
Battle at Thermopylae 479: Athens sacked
Stopped by 300 Spartans - eventually all 300 are killed.
"Go tell the Spartans, strangers passing by
That obedient to their laws, we lie."
Persians destroy everything.
Beat the Persian fleet at sea.
Persians don't invade again.
Early Classical 480-450
Charioteer
Delphi
Early Classical 470 BC
Bronze
contrapposto stance, can't see legs though
zoomed in
severe style, big, strong, eyelashes, copper on lips, korous, big chin, no indentation at top of nose
Myron (artist) Discus Thrower
Early Classical
Many different angles of the body, pent up energy, Myronian
All we have are copies of Myron's bronze statue. Romans copied much of greek art in marble. Marble needs support, but bronze doesn't. Romans often used tree trunks as support.
Point Process-way of copying a statue
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
Greece
plan
model
people read the inscriptions aloud (as is the statues are alive)
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
Libon of Elis Architect
Early Classical 470 BC
East pediment from the Temple of Zeus
Olympia
Marble
Chariot Race of Pelops and Oinomaos
walking into the temple
race to he death, Oinomaos has a sacred chariot
Pelops replaces Oinomaos's pin with wax, so he wins.
He kills Oinomaos and marries the girl.
Figure from the East Pediment
balding, has a belly, wrinkles-very unusual, old seeer (can see the future)
Wet Pediment (back Side)
Temple Of Zeus
OlympiaEarly Classical
Lapiths and Centaurs
expressionless, not a lot of detail
Metopes
Temple of Zeus
Olympia
Early Classical
12 Labors of Herakles
myth influenced by the art
Athena, Herkales, and Atlas
metope from the Temple of Zeus
Olympia
Early Classical
last labor, he outsmarts atlas
Statue of Zeus
Olympia
Pheidias (artisit)
High Classical
Chryselephantine-gold and ivory
One hand with scepter
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