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Art History 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Old Market Woman | C. 150-100 BCE |
| Boxer at Rest, Apollonius, | 100-50 B.C.E. |
| Nike of Samothrace, Samothrace, | C. 190 BCE |
| Altar of Zeus, Pergamon | C. 175 BCE, has Athena Battling the Titons |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian King. Conquered much of the known world and had Lysippos carve a bust of him. He claimed it the only one to “capture his essence in portrait. Portrait is the standard of a heroic leader. long curly hair and sharply turned head. Greek Empire. |
| The Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii | Late Second Century BCE, Copy of Earlier Greek Painting by Philoxenos of Eretria, The Battle of Issus, C. 310 BCE |
| Hellenistic Age | from death of alexander the great to the victory of augustus in rome. More cosmopolitan, international, Athens no longer the center of power. |
| Describe Hellenistic Greece | -began with AG’s conquest of Near East and Egypt. death 323 BCE. - Lasted up till August defeat of Cleo and Mark Ant in 30 BCE - Great wealth for Greece and international influence - barbarians and poor brought into perspective |