3. Geometric Amphora from
Dipylon Cemetery in Athens
750 B.C.
Geometricizing Greek Art
Clay coils
Grave markers
Register on shoulder of amphora
Geometric schemata
4. Geometric Krater from Dipylon
Cemetary
740 B.C.
Geometricizing Greek Art
Registers on shoulder
Grave Marker
18. Poseidon from Cape Artemision
450 B.C.
Classical Greek
Contrapposto
Open form
19. Myron
450 B.C.
Diskobolos
Classical Greek
Open Form
Chiastic Balance
20. Important Terms
• Kouros: singular form, means athlete
• Kouroi: plural
• Kore: female
• Korai: plural
• Doric: solid, vertical, supporting is horizontal
• Ionic:
• Corinthian
• Cella: or Naos: center room inside a temple
• Pronaos: Room for a procession before a cella
• Colonnade: series of columns in a line on all 4 sides, N S E W
• Stylobate: foundation, lift temple off ground
21. Important Terms
• Entablature: all parts above column, becomes a place for decor
• Architrave:
• Pediment:
• Frieze:
• Metope:
• Triglyph:
• Contrapposto: Movement shown through the body
• Canon of Proportions: rules of proportions, how different parts relate to each other
• Chiastic Balance: Counterpoise, counterbalance