Art History ancient gothic mid term

• Venus of Willendorf 

• Prehistoric figurine From Willendorf Austria 

• represents fertility and femininity 

• one of the earliest representations of human figures in art 

• from 28,000 BCE 

• 4/1/4 high made of lime stone

• Statuettes of two worshipers

• From Iraq 2700 BCE

• Made with gypsum inlaid with shell and black lime stone

• male figure “2’6” high

• part of a set greater than 2, eyes are inlaid with shells

• Khafre Enthroned

• Ancient Egyptian

• from Giza Egypt 2520 BCE

• Made from Diorite “5’6” high

• Horus the falcon sit behind his head / lotus and papyrus symbols on side of thrown represent the unification of upper and lower Egypt 

• Ti watching a Hippo hunt

• Ancient Egyptian Dynasty V 2450 BCE

• From Saqqara Egypt

• Made from painted lime stone “4” high

• Relief sculpture/ shows hierarchy of power

• Achillies and Ajax playing Dice

• author is Exekias

• from Vulci Italy, 540 BCE

• Achillies is wearing a helmet Ajax is not

• Black figure Drawing 

• Herakles wrestling Antaios 

• Ancient Greek from Cerveteri Italy

• 510 BCE aprox “1’7” high 

• red figure/ Black beard is Herakles/ foreshortening used for the angle figures in the back 

• Ancient Greek Warrior 

• Ancient Greek from Riace Italy 

• 460 BCE “6” High 

• Made of Bronze 

• Different metals used for different parts/ hips show contrapposto ( when hips and shoulders and positioned to show a more realistic relaxed position)

• Lapith Vs Centaur

• Ancient Greek From the south Side of the Parthenon in Acropolis Athens Greece

•  447 BCE Made from Marble “4”8” high 

• The Greek is losing? perfect amalgamation of horse and man 

• 3 goddesses (Hestia, Dione , Aphrodite)

• Ancient Greek From the east pediment of the Parthenon, Athens Greece

• 438 BCE, Made from marble

• Aphrodite is emphasized to be very sensual and to show the cloth is see through

• Nike of Samothrace 

• Samothrace   Greece 190 BCE

• Made of marble “8,1’ high

• one wing was replaced , Originally painted , sat at the top of a ship

• Portrait of Agustus

• Ancient roman, From Prima porta Italy

• 20 BCE, Made of Marble “6’8” High

• Originally made of bronze, used for propaganda purposes, Qpid sits by his ankle

• Altar of Augustinian Peace

• Ancient Roman , South east Rome Italy

• 13-9 BCE,

• Celebrates the peace Augustine brought , Brought Indoors by Mussolini

• Procession of the imperial family

• From the south side of the Altar of Augustinian Peace

• !3-9 BCE South East Rome

• Arch Of Tidas

• Rome Italy After 8 BCE

• Partaly made of marble

• Spoils of Jerusalem 

• Shows marching through with a Manora

• part of the Arch Of Tidas/ Commisoned by Tidas Brother  

• Parthenon

• Rome Italy 118 BCE

• Made out of concrete

• Oculus at the top/ The layers are thin so the dome is as light as possible

• Pallet of King Narmer

• from Hierakonpolis Egypt

• Predynastic 3000 BCE

• Made of slate

• HAs registers and was not made to commemorate any particular event

• Specific head dress can be seen for upper and lower Egypt

• Victory Stele of Naram Sin

• Susa Iran (Mesopotamian) 2254 BCE

• Made Of Pink sandstone , “6;7” high

• Commemorates a brutal victory over the Lulube People

• Hierarchy of power with Naram sin standing at the top of the mountain

• Polyclitus (The Spear Bearer)

• Ancient Greek From Pompei Italy 450

• A copy of a bronze original remade in marble

• Stands at “6’11” and shows good contrapposto

• Kouros

• 600 BCE, Marble,”61/2” High

• Shows no contrapposto much less life like than Polyclitus’s the spear bearer

• Regardless of its Egyptian appearance it is Greek

When was the Venis of Willendorf Made? 

28,000 BCE

When was the 3 Goddeses made?

438 BCE

When was Nike of Samothrace made ?

190 BCE

When was Portrait of Agustus made?

20 BCE

When was altar of Augustinian Peace made 

13-9 BCE

When was the Precession of the IMperal family Made?

13-9 BCE

When was the Arch of Tidas made?

Some time after 8 BCE in Rome Italy

When was the spoils of Jerusalem Made?

Some time after 8 BCE as it is part of the Arch of Tidas

When was the Parthenon made?

118 BCE In Rome Italy

When was the Pallet Of King Narmer made ?

3000 BCE Predynastic 

When was the victory stele of Naram Sin made?

2254 BCE Susa Iran 

When was Polyklitusess the Spear Bearer made?

450 BCE ancient Greek from Pompei Italy 

When was Kouros made ?

600 BCE

When were the statutes of two worshipers made?

In 2700 BCE iraq

When was Khafra enthroned made ?

2520 BCE Giza Egypt

when was Ti watching a Hippo hunt made ?

2540 BCE Saqqara Egypt 

When was Achillies and Ajax playing dice made ?

540 BCE Vulci Italy 

When was Heraklis wrestling antaios Made?

510 BCE Cerveteri Italy

When was the ancient Greek worrier made

560 BCE Riace Italy

When was Lapith vs Centaur made ?

447 BCE In acropolis Athens Greece