The Wonky Parthenon
Okay, it’s grossly incorrect to call the Parthenon “wonky,” but the truth is that the horizontals and verticals in the structure are not straight. Actually, the architects did that on purpose. The...
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The Met Kouros: Naked Nudie
Did you ever wonder why male figures in ancient Greek art are almost always nude? You probably didn’t. It’s something that we all take for granted, but it really is a curious thing. This is a famous...
View ArticleThe Doryphoros: He’s Kind of a Big Deal
You won’t get out of Art History 101 alive without knowing who this guy is. This is the Doryphoros, which means “spear bearer,” a Roman copy of a sculpture from the High Classical period of Ancient...
View ArticleGetting Slick with the Apoxyomenos
The Apoxyomenos, or the “Scraper,” is a popular subject in ancient Greek art that depicts athletes cleaning themselves by rubbing olive oil on their bodies and then scraping it off with a curved metal...
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In Their Own Words: Hippocrates
“Life is short, the art long.” Hippocrates (460-370 BCE)
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Just a Second: Aeolic Order
The Aeolic order is a style of ancient Greek architecture thought to be the prototype of the Ionic order. The Aeolic style, which appears in the 6th century BCE, probably originated with the...
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