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Art Homework
John Jay College/Intro. to Art/Spring 2021
Ancient Greek Art and Culture Homework Assignment
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-greece-an-introduction/
answer the question by reading the text: Around what year did “
democracy
” emerge in Greece
?
Answer
- Democracy emerged in Greece by around the year 500 B.C.E
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/greek_intro/
and answer the question by reading the text: What are the characteristics of the “
Severe Style
”
?
Answer
- The characteristics of the "Severe Style" are features such as various facial expressions.
Some examples include pouty lips and thick eyelids
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3
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/introduction-to-greek-architecture/
and answer the question by reading the text: What is a Greek Stoa and what was it used for
?
Answer
- A Greek Stoa is a covered walkway that was left for public use. It was used to exhibit art
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/olympic-games/
and answer the question by reading the text: If an athlete attained at least three victories, what was the allowed to acquire given they or a patron had the finances
?
Answer
- If an athlete had at least 3 victories they could set up portrait statues that were very expensive
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/contrapposto/
and answer the question by viewing the video: In general, what does contrapposto do to a sculpture
?
Answer
- Contrapposto is a term used to describe sculptures that are tilted in a way that the body isn't very symmetrical. Essentially what is does to a sculpture is that it adds an effect to the it
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/riace-warriors/
and answer the question by reading the text: What do the sculptures have on their feet alluding to how they were installed
?
Answer
- The sculptures
have lead dowels installed in their feet. That basically indicates that they
were once mounted on a base
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/greek-sanctuaries-artistic-hubs/
and answer the question by reading the text: What was t
he most important Panhellenic sanctuary
in Ancient Greece and who did it honor
?
Answer
- The most important Panhellenic sanctuary in Ancient Egypt
is of Zeus at Olympia. It honors
Zeus as well as other primary deities and other ancestral heroes
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Go to the following link, https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/content/temple-athena-
nike/3
and answer the question by reading the text: What was on the eastern frieze on the Temple of Athena Nike
?
Answer
- The eastern frieze showed an assembly of the gods Athena, Zeus and Poseidon
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/francois-vase/
and answer the question by reading the text: What is the narrative of the main, central register of the vase
?
Answer
- According
to the text the center of the base shows the marriage of the hero Peleus
to the
nymph Thetis
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10
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/apollonius-boxer-at-rest
/
and answer the question by watching the video: What are the traces of copper supposed to represent in the sculpture
?
Answer
- The traces of copper are supposed
to represent bleeding wounds
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/dying-gaul/
and answer the question by watching the video: what creates the serpentine line in one of the Ludovisi Gaul sculpture
?
Answer
- The serpentine line is formed by the guy holding his wife's arm in a certain S- motion
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/athanadoros-hagesandros-and-polydoros-
of-rhodes-laocoon-and-his-sons/
and answer the question by watching the video: The Greek Hellenistic sculpture was important for which Italian Renaissance artist
?
Answer
- The Greek Hellenistic sculpture was important for Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/bronze-statue-of-eros-sleeping/
and answer the question by watching the video: How is the sculpture of eros different from Classical representations of children as miniature adults
?
Answer
- The sculpture of eros is different from Classical representations of children as miniature adults by having extra flesh on the face, the folds of skin and doughy quality
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/the-pergamon-altar/
and answer the question by watching the video: What is Zeus using in his battle against the Giants
?
Answer
- Zeus is using his thunderbolts in his battle against the giants
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/nike-winged-victory-of-samothrace/
and answer the question by watching the video: The sculpture supposedly was a originally placed on what
?
Answer
- The sculpture was placed on a prow of a stone ship in a temple environment
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/athanadoros-hagesandros-and-polydoros-
of-rhodes-laocoon-and-his-sons/
and answer the question by watching the video
:
What are the elements of the sculpture that characterize this artwork as Hellenistic
?
Answer
- The elements of the sculpture that characterize the artwork as Hellenistic are its dynamism. The body of the sculpture is writhing and appears to be in agony. The snakes appear to be muscular as well which all portray elements of a Hellenistic artwork
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Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/alexander-mosaic-from-the-house-of-the-
faun-pompeii/
and answer the question by watching the video: What was the mosaic based on and where would the works that it was based on be located
?
Answer
- The mosaic is based on an ancient Greek painting. The work that it was based on would
have been on a wall
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Go to the following link https://smarthistory.org/spinario-boy-with-thorn/
and answer the question by watching the video: Which Renaissance artist copied this and where was that copy located
?
Answer
- The Renaissance artist that copied this is Filippo Brunelleschi and it was located in the
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competition panel for the baptistry doors
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