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Archaic Age & Dark Age Greek Art
by Eliana Alban 08/25/2010
Archaic Age & Dark Age Greek Art
by Eliana Alban
1. types of ceramics
1.1. hydria
1.2. lekythos
1.3. krater
1.4. oenochoe
1.5. kylix
1.6. amphore
2. 6 characteristics of Greek vase painting
2.1. horror vaccui
2.2. rigid division
2.3. geometric shapes
2.4. three horozontal lines separating each change of decoration
2.5. important scene placed between handles to draw viewer's focus in
2.6. people and animals are done using geometric shapes
3. what were the "dark ages?"
3.1. no architecture
3.1.1. no time
3.1.2. no money
3.1.3. too much war
3.2. from 1200-800 BCE
3.3. ceramics
3.3.1. because they have a purpose
3.4. no frescos
3.5. sculptures were small, crude bronze
4. transition between ages
4.1. dypylon vase
4.1.1. 750 BCE
4.1.2. more complex
4.1.2.1. more time, technology, money
