AP Art History

Chapter 5 Art of Ancient Greece

Study Guide

Short Answer:

In what ways are early Archaic Kouros figures reminiscent of standing Egyptian figures?

Explain the difference between "realism" and "naturalism."

To what can we attribut the relatively late appearance of the female nude in Greek sculpture?

Identify the major parts of the Theater at Epidauros.

What is the Pergamene style? Give an example.

Essay Questions:

List contrasting aspects of Egyptian and Greek civilizations identifying specific works to illustrate these points.

Provide an overview of Greek vase painting. Describe favored shapes and their uses. Explain the three techniques for vase painting. Finally trace the essential changes from the Geometric through the late Archaic periods.

Trace the evolution of the male nude figure from the Arcaic through the High to Late Classical by considering the following three sculptures: Kroisis, Polykleitos' Spearbearer, and Praxiteles' Hermes with Infant Dionysos.

Analyze the Parthenon as the epitome of the Greek temple, discussion structural elements, plan, and original use.

In what significant ways was the Hellenistic artist's view of the world different from the Classical artist's? How does Laocoon embody the Hellenistic point of view?

Vocabulary

Terms	Terms
oracle colonnade stoa cross-hatching register cella/naos pronaos olpe black-figure rosettes elevations Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian post-and-lintel Elements of Architecture (p.163 & 164) metopes and triglyphs entasis high relief caryatids in antis kore, kouros Archaic smile attribute peplos Greek Painted Vases (p.173) red-figure foreshortening	hollow-casting acropolis agora podium tholos Pericles Kallikrates and Iktinos Pheidias Mnesikles amphiprostyle parapet Polykleitos contrapposto mausoleum Praxiteles Lysippos Epigonos Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athanadoros