Change and Continuity in Greek Human Form

Which of the following periods came FIRST?

• Hellenistic

• Classical

• Archaic

Which of the following periods came LAST?

• Hellenistic

• Classical

• Archaic

Which of the following sculptures came FIRST?

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Which of the following sculptures came LAST?

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Which of the following would describe an Archaic Greek sculpture? (check all that apply)

• portrayed specific people in individualized portraits

• influenced by Egyptian sculpture

• rigidly frontal

• originally polychromatic

• striding forward

_______, who sculpted Doryphoros, was concerned with perfect proportions and even wrote a treatise explaining the canon of proportions for the male human form.

Which of the following contextual evidence explains the change from the Archaic to the Classical periods in Greece? (choose all that apply!)

• Egyptian influence and imperialism

• Greek victory over the Persians

• the spread of Greek culture through Alexander the Great's conquest

• the discovery of a silver vein which brought wealth to Greece

• new scientific understandings about drapery and its physics

Which of the following contextual evidence explains the change from CLASSICAL to HELLENISTIC period in Greece? (choose all that apply!)

• Egyptian influence and imperialism

• Greek victory over the Persians

• the spread of Greek culture through Alexander the Great's conquest

• the diversity in the Greek world because of its spread to new regions

• new scientific understandings about drapery and its physics

Both sculptures of Nike show masterful drapery. What's the difference in the drapery?

• In the Hellenistic Samothrace you can feel the movement of the wind blowing.

• Nike adjusting her sandal is probably not showing a goddess.

• The drapery is much more geometric in Nike of Samothrace.

The classical human form is typically

• defeated, struggling, and emotional

• calm and composed

• idealized

• a god-like man

• rigidly frontal