archaic

Examples of archaic in the following topics:

• Sculpture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • This is typical of this period and is known as the Archaic smile.
  • Her facial features are still generic and blank, and she has an Archaic smile.
  • The dying warrior on the west pediment (c. 490 BCE)  is a prime example of Archaic sculpture.
  • Although he bears a slight Archaic smile, this warrior actually reacts to his circumstances.
  • Compare and contrast the kouroi and korai sculptures of the Archaic period, and recognize the increasing naturalism seen in both free-standing and pedimental sculptures of the Archaic period.

• Aegina

  • The Temple of Aphaia on Aegina is an example of the stylistic changes between Archaic and Classical sculpture.
  • The temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina is an example of Archaic Greek temple design as well as of the shift in sculptural style between the Archaic and Classical periods.
  • His face, with its archaic smile, and his posture together bely all evidence that he is about to die.
  • However, his mouth still has traces of the archaic smile.
  • When we compare these two figures, the differences between the Archaic and Classical styles are evident.

• Etruscan Sculpture

  • During the Archaic period (600-480 BCE), the Etruscan culture flourished.
  • The Apulu of Veii is a prime example of Etruscan sculpture during the Archaic period.
  • The face is similar to the faces of Archaic Greek kouroi figures.
  • The face is simply carved and an archaic smile provides a notion of emotion and realism.
  • Describe the stylisic influences on Etruscan sculpture during the Archaic period.

• Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • Temples in the Archaic period were the first stone temples built in Greece.
  • Stone temples were first built during the Archaic period in ancient Greece.
  • The standard form of a Greek temple was established and then refined through the Archaic and Classical period.
  • The temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina is an example of Archaic Greek temple design as well as of the shift in sculptural style between the Archaic and Classical periods.
  • The standard form of a Greek temple was established and then refined through the Archaic and Classical periods.

• Ceramics in the Greek Archaic Period

  • Archaic black- and red-figure painting began to depict more naturalistic bodies by conveying form and movement.
  • The Archaic period saw a shift in styles of pottery decoration from the repeating patterns of the Geometric period, through the Eastern-influenced Orientalizing style to the more naturalistic black- and red-figure techniques.
  • The detail and skill demonstrate new styles of Archaic vase painting, shifting away from past centuries' animal motifs and geometric patterns.
  • Breaking the traditional rigidity of contemporary Archaic statues and paintings, the revelers are in dynamic postures.
  • Describe the similarities and differences between black- and red-figure painting during Greece's Archaic Period.

• Marble Sculpture and Architecture in the Greek Early Classical Period

  • This level of emotion would never be present in Archaic statues and it breaks the Early Classical Severe style, allowing the viewer to sense the forbidding events about to happen.
  • The marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the stiff style seen in Archaic kouroi.
  • This differs from the use of the Archaic smile (now gone), which was added to sculpture to increase their naturalism.
  • In another development away from the stiff and seemingly immobile Archaic style, the Doryphoros's left heel is raised off the ground, implying an ability to walk.
  • This marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the style seen in Archaic kouroi.

• Delphi and Greek Treasuries

  • The site of Delphi is dominated by a central Temple of Apollo, a fourth-century BCE replacement of the Archaic sixth-century temple.
  • One peristyle of Doric columns (the order used in Archaic architecture) surrounded the perimeter of the stylobate, which rested atop two steps.
  • The figures are carved in an Archaic style and in high relief, and they are almost, but not entirely, freed from the wall of the frieze.
  • The metopes also display the development of Archaic relief and temple decoration.
  • Describe the treasuries built during the Archaic period in Delphi, with attention to both their style and function.

• Painting in the Greek High Classical Period

  • This Classical period, following the Archaic period and succeeded by the Hellenistic period, had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundations of the Western Civilization.
  • The earliest known panel paintings are the Pitsa Panels that date to the Archaic period between 540 and 530 BCE; however panel painting continued throughout the Classical Period.
  • The bodies of the men at the symposium more accurately demonstrate an Archaic reliance on line to model the form of the body and the draping of their clothing.
  • Compared to the wall paintings from the tombs at Vergina, the Early Classical tomb painting is static and rather Archaic.
  • The Pista Panels are the earliest known panel paintings, and date to the Archaic period between 540 and 530 BCE.

• Introduction to Ancient Greece

  • Greece's Archaic period lasted from 600 to 480 BCE, in which the Greek culture expanded.
  • The Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE marked the end of the Archaic period.

• Bronze Sculpture in the Greek Early Classical Period

  • When compared to Archaic sculptures, it appears very natural.
  • The Archaic smile is gone, but his appears almost blank and expressionless, on par with other sculptures produced in the Severe stye of the Early Classical period.
  • They are a prime example of Early Classical sculpture and the transition between Archaic to Classical sculpting styles.