Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Chapter 6 Image 22 Tomb of the Triclinium

Chapter 6 Image 22 Tomb of the Triclinium

Model of a Typical Etruscan Temple

Chp 6 (6-3)
Model of a Typical Etruscan Temple

Made the Etruscan religious groups
Typical look through out the entire Etruscan era
Located in Central Italy, Built for religious purposes
Base and walls made from mud brick, columns and  roof constructed from wood

Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple

Chp 6 (6-6)
Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple

Built by the Etruscans
Made around 520 BCE
Located in Cerveteri, Italy
Cut and painted from terracotta

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Built by Etruscan families
Built during the 2nd century BCE
Located outside of Cerveteri, Italy
The dead weren't allowed to be buried within the cities, so they were buried here instead
Cut  from dark local limestone called tufa, then covered in earthly materials

Interior of the Tomb of Shields and Chairs

Interior of the Tomb  of Shields and Chairs

Built  by  the Etruscan Families
Made during the 7th Century
Located at Cerveteri, Italy
Chairs made for the terracota statues of the deceased
Made from the bedrock and earth they had cut into

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Made by an Etruscan sculptor
Made during the 2nd Century BCE
Located in Tarquinia, Italy
Coffin has depictions of the Etruscan Underworld on the sides

Monday, October 26, 2015

Temple of Apollo

Temple of Apollo

Designed by Paionios of Ephesos and Daphnis of Miletos
Made around 300 BCE
Located in Didyma, Turkey
Dedicated to Apollo, Venture into non-traditional build design
Planned to have 4 walls and an open ceiling. Took 500 years to built but never fully completed

Caryatids of the South Porch of the Erechtheion

Caryatids of the South Porch of the Erechtheion

Made in 405 BCE
Located at Erechtheion, Greece
Built as an alternative art style for columns, replace the traditional Ionic style
Plaster Casts of Marble Statues

Three Goddesses ( Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite )

Three Goddesses ( Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite )

Made by Phidias
Made around 432 BCE
Found at the Panthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Sculpted from marble 

Athena Parthenos

Athena Parthenos

Made by Phidias
Made around  438 BCE
Found in the cella of the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Built in dedication to Athena
Built from chryselephantine, a mix of ivory and gold
Original was destroyed during the Persian sacking of Athens

Chariot Race of Pelops and Oinomaos

Chariot Race of Pelops and Oinomaos

Made around 456 BCE
Found at the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
Tells the story of the Chariot Race between Pelops and King Oinomaos
Sculpted and carved from marble

Kritios Boy

Kritios Boy

Sculpted by Kritios
Made around 480 BCE
Found at the Acropolis, Athens
Sculpted to express how a human actually stands on it's two feet

Facade of the Temple of Aphaia ( restore view )

Facade of the Temple of Aphaia  ( restore view )

Recreated by Guillaume-Abel  Blouet
Originally made around 500 BCE
Built in Aegina, Greece
Dedicated to Aphaia, a local nymph
Sculpted and carved from limestone

Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game

Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game

Made by Exekias
Made around 530 BCE
Found at Vulci, Italy
Depicted that Greek soldiers were always battle ready, even while relaxing

Lady of Auxerre

Lady of Auxerre

Made by the Minoans
Made around  625 BCE
Found on Crete
Created to represent the maiden goddess, Persephone
Sculpted from Limestone

Corinthian Black-Figure Amphora with Animal Friezes

Corinthian Black-Figure Amphora with Animal Friezes

Made by Corinthian Potter
Made around 600 BCE
Found at Rhodes, Greece
Black-Figure painting was an expressive art design in Greek Culture


Geometric Krater from the Dipylon Cemetery

Geometric Krater from the Dipylon Cemetery

Made by Athenian Potter
Made around 740 BCE
Found at the Dipylon Cemetery in Athens
Used to  permit visitors to pour libations for the dead beneath the krater

Interior of the Tomb of Shields and Chairs

Interior of the Tomb  of Shields and Chairs

Built  by  the Etruscan Families
Made during the 7th Century
Located at Cerveteri, Italy
Chairs made for the terracota statues of the deceased
Made from the bedrock and earth they had cut into

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Made by an Etruscan sculptor
Made during the 2nd Century BCE
Located in Tarquinia, Italy
Coffin has depictions of the Etruscan Underworld on the sides

Built  by  the Etruscan Families
Made during the 7th Century
Located at Cerveteri, Italy
Chairs made for the terracota statues of the deceased
Made from the bedrock and earth they had cut into

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Built by Etruscan families
Built during the 2nd century BCE
Located outside of Cerveteri, Italy
The dead weren't allowed to be buried within the cities, so they were buried here instead
Cut  from dark local limestone called tufa, then covered in earthly materials

Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple

Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple

Built by the Etruscans
Made around 520 BCE
Located in Cerveteri, Italy
Cut and painted from terracotta

Model of a Typical Etruscan Temple

Model of a Typical Etruscan Temple

Made the Etruscan religious groups
Typical look through out the entire Etruscan era
Located in Central Italy, Built for religious purposes
Base and walls made from mud brick, columns and  roof constructed from wood

Interior of the Tomb of the Leopards

Interior of the Tomb of  the Leopards

Made by the Etruscans
Made around 480 BCE
Found in Tarquinia, Italy
Artistic designs to go along with burying the dead
Four walls all covered with Fresco Painting, all located underground

Fibula of Orientalizing Lions

Fibula of Orientalizing Lions

Built by a  wealthy Cerveteri Family
Made in  640 BCE
Found at the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, Italy
Designed  to fasten a woman's gown to her shoulder

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fibula with orientalizing lions

what fibula with orientalizing lions
where calassi tomb
when 650 bce
how gold 1.5 ft high
its a pin used to fasten a dress at the shoulder. made by estruscans but has eastern deign. oriental

capitoline wolf

what Capitoline wolf
where rome Italy
when 500 bce
how bronze 2'7 high
which Romulus and remus raised by wolf estruscan wolf, romans added statue of kids later