Greek and Roman Art

The High Classical period of Greek art lasted

• from 550 to 350 B.C.

• from 450 to 400 B.C.

• from 450 B.C. to 400 A.D.

• from 550 B.C. to 350 A.D.

The Greek developed three architectural systems called orders:

• the Doric, Ionic, and Spartan

• the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

• the Doric, Ionic, and Composite

• the Doric, Ionic, and Tuscan

The canon of Polykleitos: he sculpted a male athlete, perfectly proportioned and equally balanced.

• The position of the left foot suggests movement while the straight leg is supporting the weight of the hero.

  The right arm is bent to support the weight of the missing spear while the hips and head are straight,looking forward.

• The position of the right foot suggests movement while the straight left leg is supporting the weight of the hero.

  The left arm is bent to support the weight of the missing spear while the hips and head are turned in favour of the left leg.

• The position of the left foot suggests movement while the straight leg is supporting the weight of the hero.

  The left arm is bent to support the weight of the missing spear while the hips and head are turned in favour of the left leg.

The Column of Trajan was

• carved with reliefs, depicting Trajan’s victorious campaign against the Dacians. It is a long spiralling narrative strip and includes more than 2,500 individual figures, among them the figure of Trajan is recurrent.

• carved with reliefs, depicting Titus victorious campaign against the Judea, It is a long spiralling narrative strip and includes more than 5,500 individual figures, among them the figure of Titus is recurrent.

What is this?

• The Temple of Venus
• the Parthenon

The way this figure is standing with more weight on one leg and the torso twisted somewhat is called a _____ stance.

• entasis
• contraposto
• kouros
• kore

What is this statue called?

• Augustus Prima Porta

• Augustus and Cupid

• Emperor Zeus

Official portraits of Augustus Caesar portray him  

• As an aging man of wisdom
• As a wrinkled statesman  
• A Godlike, youthful figure
• As a humble serf

A strong super-realism in Roman Republican portrait sculpture is called  

• Super-realism  
• Photo-realism  
• Verism  
• Naturalistic realism

These two cultures greatly influenced Roman culture.

• Greek and Macedonean

• Persia and Egyptian

• Etruscan and Greek

• Greek and Egyptian

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