Exam 1 Review - Ancient Greek, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Etruscan Art

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards reviewing the key artworks, monuments, and techniques for Exam 1.

Palace of Knossos

Minoan palace complex located in Crete, dating to c. 1600-1400 BCE.

The Camp Stool fresco

Reconstructed Minoan fresco from c. 1350 B.C.E., located in the west wing of the palace of Knossos.

Bull-leaping fresco

Minoan fresco from Knossos, Crete, dating to c. 1600-1400 BCE.

Lion Gate

Mycenaean monumental stone gateway relief located in Mycenae, Greece, dating to c. 1300-1200 BCE.

Geometric Krater

Ancient Greek ceramic vessel created in the Geometric style, dating to c. 740 BCE.

Mantiklos "Apollo"

Bronze statuette standing 8 in. high, dating to c. 700-675 B.C.E.

Marble stele of a youth and a little girl

Attic Greek marble grave marker dating to ca. 530 BCE.

Kouros

Archaic Greek marble sculpture of a standing male youth, dating to c. 600 BCE.

"Peplos Kore"

Archaic Greek marble statue of a young woman, dating to c. 530 BCE.

Temple of Hera I

Archaic Greek Doric temple in Paestum (Italy), dating to c. 550 BCE.

West Pediment of the Temple of Artemis

Archaic Greek pedimental sculpture in Corfu, dating to c. 600 BCE.

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora

Panathenaic prize vessel painted by The Euphiletos Painter, dating to c. 530 BCE.

Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game

Archaic Greek black-figure amphora painted by Exekias, dating to c. 530 BCE.

Bilingual amphora with Achilles and Ajax

Greek vase featuring both black-figure and red-figure styles, painted by The Andokides Painter and the Lysippides Painter, dating to c. 525-520 BCE.

Symposium Krater

Greek ceramic krater depicting the Symposium, created by the Karkinos Painter, ca. 500 BCE.

Banditaccia necropolis

Etruscan necropolis in Cerveteri, Italy, spanning the 9th-1st centuries B.C.E.

Tomb of the Leopards

Etruscan painted tomb located in Tarquinia, Italy, dating to c. 500 BCE.

Sarcophagus with reclining couple

Etruscan painted terracotta sarcophagus measuring 3 feet 9 1/2 inches x 6 feet 7 inches, from Banditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy, c. 520 B.C.E.

Temple of Minerva

Etruscan Portonaccio temple structure located in Veii, Italy, dating to c. 510-500 B.C.E.

Aplu (Apollo of Veii)

Etruscan terracotta roof statue standing 5' 11", sculpted by Vulca for the Portonaccio Temple in Veii, Italy, c. 510-500 B.C.E.

First Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Temple built in Rome, Italy, in 509 BC, dedicated to the Capitoline Triad: Zeus (Jupiter), Hera (Juno), and Athena (Minerva).

Parthenon

Classical Greek temple on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, constructed 447-432 BCE by architects Iktinos and Kallikrates under the patron Pericles.

Doric Metope--Centaur Battle

Classical Greek marble relief from the Parthenon in Athens, dating to c. 440 BCE.

Athena Parthenos

Chryselephantine statue standing 38 ft tall, sculpted by Phidias for the Parthenon in Athens, c. 440 BCE.

Parthenon Frieze: Presentation of the Peplos

Marble relief frieze from the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, c. 440 BCE.

Parthenon East Pediment

Classical Greek pedimental sculptural group from the Parthenon, c. 440 BCE, depicting Athena's birth (reconstructed drawing by K. Schwerzek, 1904).

Erechtheion

Classical Greek temple built in 421 BCE on the Acropolis in Athens, housing shrines for Athena Polias, Erechtheus, and Pandrosus.

South porch, Erechtheion

Porch of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis, Athens (421 BCE), featuring supporting sculptured female figures called Caryatids.

Temple of Athena Nike

Classical Greek temple designed by Kallikrates on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 410 BCE.

Nike Adjusting Her Sandal

Marble relief measuring 3' 6" high from the south side of the parapet of the Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens, c. 410 B.C.E.

Charioteer of Delphi

Bronze statue measuring 5'11" from the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece, ca. 470 BCE.

Riace Warrior

Bronze statue found in Riace, Italy, ca. 460-450 BCE, made using contrapposto and the lost wax method.

Lost wax method

A metal-casting technique used to create bronze sculptures like the Riace Warrior.

Canon (Spear Bearer)

Classical marble statue standing 6'11 (Roman copy of Greek original) sculpted by Polykleitos, c. 440 BCE.

Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus

Classical Greek sculpture by Praxiteles, dating to c. 330 BCE.

Capitoline Venus

2nd century C.E. marble statue measuring 193 cm in the Capitoline Museums, Rome; a Roman copy of the 4th century B.C.E. Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles.

Apoxyomenos (Scraper)

Roman marble copy measuring 6' 9" high after a bronze original by Lysippos from c. 330 B.C.E.

Farnese Hercules

Sculpture originally created by Lysippos in the 4th century B.C.E., surviving as a later Roman copy by Glycon.