FINE ART Case Studies match

Mycerinus and His Queen

• Egyptian, Old Kingdom

• Sculpture of Pharaoh Mycerinus (Menkaure) and wife; rigid, frontal, symbolic of eternal rule.

The Parthenon

• Greek, Golden Age (5th century BCE)

• Temple to Athena in Athens; example of classical architecture and ideal proportions.

Laocoon and His Two Sons

• Greek, Hellenistic

• Dramatic sculpture showing Trojan priest Laocoön struggling with serpents; it emphasizes emotion and movement.

The Pantheon

• Roman

• Temple to all gods; famous for its dome with oculus (open center).

• Built during the Hadrians reign

Hagia Sophia

Early Christian/Byzantine, in Rome, a remarkable work by an architect from the 6th century. Former mosque and museum.

Reims Cathedral

In the Gothic Era, the 13th century, architecture was destroyed and is being restored through the building. French cathedral; pointed arches, flying buttresses, stained glass.

Messee de Nostre Dame

Gothic song, during the 14th century, was created by Guillaume de Machaut, a French Poet and clerk.

• First complete setting of the Mass Ordinary by a single composer; polyphonic.

Kyrell from the Christmas Mass

• Gregorian Chant (Medieval)

• Monophonic chant, melismatic style, part of the Mass Ordinary.

• Composer is anonymous