1. Greek Art and
Architecture
OR HOW THE WEST WAS
WON

2. Greek Art and Architecture
Pottery
Sculpture
Columns and temples

3. Pottery
Pottery was Protogeometric (1050
typically made for BCE)
everyday use Geometric (900 BCE)
There is a clear Archaic (750 BCE)
evolution of pottery Black Figure (early 7th
through the century BCE)
following ages:
Red Figure (530 BCE)

4. Protogeometric Pottery
Typically this is
referred to as the
Greek dark ages
Mycenae had fallen
Pottery forms,
however, remains
intact.
Typically very
naturalistic
Crude but beautiful

5. Geometric Pottery
“Oriental influence”
begins to be seen
More of the pot is used
Typically a lot of
designs
Some figures crudely
drawn
Very popular in
Athens and Corinth,
two major centers of
Greek pottery

6. Black Figure Pottery
Decoration appears as black
silhouettes on a red
background
Iron-rich clay turned reddish
when fired
Design was sketched and re-
painted with refined clay
(meaning it was fired more
than once)
The color comes from the heat
of the kiln, the iron in the clay,
and the amount of oxygen
allowed in
Often depicted mythological
scenes
Very popular in Athens and
Corinth

7. Red Figure Pottery
The same idea applies
in terms of firing the
pottery
The pot is painted,
only an outline is left
for the figures
Often depicted
mythological scenes
Generally better than
black figure

8. Columns
The column was Doric
referred as part of a Ionic
“order” Corinthian
The order had three
parts: base, shaft,
and capital
The three orders
are:

9. Doric Order
Originated in
mainland Greece
Typically has no base
Topped with a smooth
capital that flares from
the column
The Parthenon of
Athens is a Doric
temple:

10. Ionic Order
Originated in Ionia
(modern day Western
Turkey)
Stands on a base
Noted for a pair of
scrolling volutes
Take the Erechtheum
on the Acropolis of
Athens:

11. Corinthian Order
More popular in
later Roman times
May have been an
evolution of the
Ionic Order
Highly stylized

12. Greek Temples
A place of worship A statue
Often built high above An image
a city
Often times used as
An altar
places to store A tree
money/gifts to the gods
Sometimes served as
business and
administrative archives
Typically sheltered:

13. The Acropolis
Literally means high The Parthenon
point of the city
The Erechtheum
It is during the
classical period that the The Temple of
buildings we know of Athena Nike
today were built The Propylaea
Important buildings
left standing:

14. The Parthenon
Dedicated to Athena
Built between 447-432
Initiated by Pericles
Eight columns on each
narrow side
Seventeen columns on
each long side
The carvings on the
frieze depict the
procession of
Panathenaea, the most
important religious
festival in Athens

15. The Erechtheum
Built around 420
The main temple
was divided into
two sections – one
for Athena, and one
for Poseidon
Noted for the
famous porch of the
Caryatids

16. Temple of Athena Nike
Built around 420
Honors the goddess
of victory
(note the Ionic
Order)

17. Propylaea Gate
The monumental
gateway to the
Acropolis
A central colonnade
with two lateral
wings