AP Art History

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