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Monday, October 26, 2015
Pot with Achilles killing Penthesilea
Who-Exekias
What- pot with Achilles killing Penthesilea
When-540-530 BCE
Where-Etruscan tomb in Vulci
Why- to tell a story
How- pottery and paint
Tomb mural painting
Who- Unknown
What- Youth diving
When- 480-470 BCE
Where- Museo archeological nationals, paestum
Why- to represent someone going into the underworld
How- cover slab of tomb. Painted fresco
dying Gaul
Who-pergamene sculptor/ Epigonos
What- dying Gaul
When- 230-110 BCE
Where- Museo capitolino, Rome
Why- to represent the victory of Attalos I over Gauls in mythological disguise
How- sculpted from marble
Kritos Boy
Who-Sculpturer was Kritos
What-Kritos Boy
When- 480 BCE
Where-Athens, Greece
Why- made to show how a person naturally stands
How- made from marble
Erectheion
Who- Unknown
What- Erectheion
When- 421-405 BCE
Where- Athens, Greece
Why- to take place of the temple the Persians destroyed the previous temple of Athena.
How- built from marble
Diplyon Krater
Who- Unknown
What- Diplyon Krater
When- 740 BCE
Where-Athens, Greece
Why- marked the grave of a man to show wealth and potters achievement.
How- pottery and painted
Peplos Kore
Who-unknown artist
What- Peplos Kore
When- 530 BCE
Where-Athens, Greece
Why- a statue of a goddess wearing four garments
How- sculpted from marble
Francois vase
Who- painter was Kletias, potter was Ergotimos
What- Francois Vase
When- 570 BCE
Where- Chiusi, Italy
Why- To constitute a selective encyclopedia of Greek mythology concentrating on Peleus and son Achilles.
How- potted and painted
Doryphoros sculpture
Who- sculpted by
Polykleitos
What- Doryphoros( spear thrower)
When-450-440 bce
Where-Pompeii, Italy
How- sculpted from bronze
Odysseus sculpture
Who-The sculptures were Athanadros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros
What- sculpted from marble
When-14-37 cd
Where-villa of Tiberius, Sperlonga, Italy
Why-to show he was a great leader
How- he was sculpted from marble
The Parthenon
Who-the architects were Phidias, Ictinus, Callicrates.
What-The Parthenon
When- 447-438 bce.
Why-
Dedicated to goddess Athena
How- built with marble
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