Ancient Greece

Art History Exam 2

For both the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, man was the measure of all things.

True

Where did the Geometric Period get its name?

large funerary vessels

Where were life-size stone sculptures like these kouri (the plural form of kouros) found during the Archaic Period?

cemeteries

Which god was the god of light, truth, healing, and music? A son of Zeus, he also took the sun across the sky each day in a chariot.

Apollo

In what period of Ancient Greek art does stone emerge as the primary material for sculptures and architecture?

archaic period

The classical period in Ancient Greece began in 480 BCE with the death of Alexander the Great.

False

A life-size sculpture like this charioteer would have been made of solid bronze.

False —> life-sized bronze sculptures in the classical period were hollow -- the large size would have made the use of solid bronze far too heavy and expensive.

The Doryphoros, or Spear Bearer, is based on human proportions that have then been idealized based on mathematics. Indeed, this sculpture is an illustration of a treatise on ideal proportions written by its creator (Polykleitos) and called, “The Canon.”

True

The Parthenon is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. This is the result of a number of features the architect included to improve the building's optics. Which of the following is NOT true of the Parthenon?

the pediment has been enlarged on both sides of the building

Which god, goddess, or hero is the Parthenon named after and dedicated to?

Athena

This sculpture of Alexander the Great is unusual because it shows a real person.

True

In what period were Ancient Greek sculptors looking to Ancient Egypt for inspiration?

Archaic Period

Ceramic vessels made in Ancient Greece are important in their own right, but they are also important because they offer us a glimpse into what painting looked like in Ancient Greece. This is important because very little painting survives from Ancient Greece.

True

The ancient Greeks' dated the beginning of their culture to 776 BCE, which falls within the time period we call the Geometric Period. What event happened in this year that caused them to start their history with this date?

The first Olympic games took place

Match the type of art to the period in which it was most commonly found: life-sized stone sculpture

Archaic period

Match the type of art to the period in which it was most commonly found: Life Sized ceramic vessels

Geometric period

Match the type of art to the period in which it was most commonly found: Life size bronze sculptures

Classical period

Match the type of art to the period in which it was most commonly found: sculptures of nude women

late classical period

Both sculptures AND architecture in ancient Greece were painted with bright colors.

True

The ancient Greeks believed that human beings are the measure of all things

False

What vocab term is NOT visible in the image below?

Metope

Metope

s the blank space between triglyphs in the entablature of the Doric order

This Ancient Greek sculpture shows contrapposto?

False—> contrapposto is a position in which a person is standing with all their weight on one leg. The other leg is slightly bent, and the body tilts accordingly

What kind of capital do we see here?

Ionic