Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thursday, October 22, 2015
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