1. Ancient Art History Survey: History of Western Art I, Week 5
Note: Next week is our MIDTERM EXAM. Remember that you are allowed to use a note
sheet, so please prepare one. Full sheet of paper, you must write it out by hand, but you
can you both sides and write whatever you want.
Kouros/kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, Persian Wars, Delian League, ethos, pathos,
pediments/Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Lapiths and Centaurs, Apollo, rythmos,
Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, symmetria, Doryphoros by Polykleitos, lost wax
casting
Possible essay question:
--Define “symmetria.” How is it demonstrated in the Doryphoros by Polykleitos? In what
sense could Greek idealism be considered generic?
Images:
Kouros, c.600 BC
Doryphoros, c.450 BC