AEGEAN ART

INTRODUCTION
CYCLADIC ART MINOAN ART. MYCENAEAN ART

BOUNDED AREA
CYCLADIC ART

[3000-1600 BCE ; North of Crete]

MINOAN ART

[3000-1400BCE ; on Crete]

MYCENAEAN ART

[1400-1100BCE;Greek Mainland]

Brief Introduction
Cycladic art:-The most
characteristic art forms of the cycladic island of the third millennium BCE are carved marble figures of women and musician.

Minoan art :-Minoan pottery

,sculpture and ritual objects which demonstrate organic and dynamic compositions , exhibit a high degree of craftsmanship.

Mycenaean art:-They

were famous for their citadels with huge walls , massive fortifications , and defensive layouts-suggest a culture concerned with defense.

CYCLADIC ART
SCULPTURES POTTERY PAINTING

SCULPTURE
Two schematic figurines found in the same grave on antiparos , perhaps a male and female pair .3200-2800 B.C.
Male figurine of hunter with baldric and dagger and a female companion piece said to have found in the samegrave. 2400-2200 BC

Idol found on the island of Naxos.

Standing female figure of

resin. Height 27 cm, length 12 cm. This idol is a flatter and tenuous. The shape of the head and the nose are geometrically stylized with great emphasis. This reflects a trend towards stylization rather than an intention towards realism.

Harp player ,from Keros ,Cyclades

The sculpture is fully developed in the round ,yet its body is as simplified as that of the female

figurines. The sculptor gave equal attention to the empty spaces and the solid forms , which balance each other.

POTTERY
The frying pan is made of terra-cotta ,

orange-brown, low-fired clay.

A wide, geometric border encircles a

scene showing a boat on a sea of waves depicted as linked spirals .

In the small area set off in the handle,

Frying pan from Syros,2500-2200 B.C.

the artist incised a triangular symbol to represent the uterus and female genitalia. The pan therefore have had some magical association with pregnancy and childbirth , as well as death , for they are most often found at gravesites.

POTTERY
Pottery hedgehog from Chalandriani ,Syros .2700-2700 BC Pottery Kernos (multiple cluster vase).2200-1800 BC

MARBLE VESSELS
Marble vases showing the range of sizes of the kandila and beaker types .3200-2800 BC

Gray footed vessel made up of marble. 2700-2200 BC

PAINTING
DETAIL

Frying fish fresco. Phylakopi ,Melos . 1600 BC

MINOAN ART
Neolithic Art Pottery Architecture Jewellery Sculpture Paintings Tombs

Neolithic Period
Mother and Child. Neolithic. Sesklo Culture, Thessaly. 3000 BC. Terracotta

Spherical vase from Dimini, Late Neolithic. The combination of spirals, curved lines, and polygons decorating the vase are characteristic of Late Neolithic pottery.

Kamares Wares!!!!!!!
A beak shaped vase in which the

painter has emphasized by giving an eye. It first appeared at the beginning of the Middle Minoan phase and was named after the cave on Mount Ida where it was first discovered. The vase is decorated with bold curvilinear forms in white , red , orange and yellow against black background. The painted forms are abstract and A beaker jug in Kamares style:1800 B.C. endow the vessel with a feeling of life and movement.

Marine Motifs!!!!
Marine style is a stirrup jar ,

which has two round handles flanking its narrow spout , decorated with wide eyed black Octopus with swirling tentacles!!!!! The sea creatures rounded contours emphasize the jars swollen belly , while the curves in the tentacles echo the curved handles at the neck.

Late Minoan OCTOPUS vase:1500 B.C.

Minoan Architecture
Knossos at

Crete.
Its the largest structure at

Knossos , which its excavator , Arthur Evans, dubbed at the Palace of Minos. Place was built in concrete. It consisted of halls , courts , workshops , store rooms , residential quarters , etc.

Jewellery.
This pendant is in the form of two bees or wasps, from Chryssolakkos , near Malliya , Crete 1700 B.C. Two bees embracing a drop

of honey , by others as two wasps fighting. Its inspired by Egyptian artists , who often depict bees in this way.

Unique Pieces..

SCULPTURE..

The Goddess of Myrtos. Terra-cotta.2400-2200 BC.

Snake Goddess.
A female figure raising a snake

in each hand and raising a headdress topped by a feline creature. She wears a flounced skirt similar to those worn by women in the GRANDSTAND FRESCO. Her tiny waist is another feature that appears in Minoan representation.

MINOAN PAINTINGS
Like the wall paintings Minoan paintings

were inspired by the natural world of the Aegean art. Minoan artist sensitively painted their vessels with the lively organic forms that enhance the curving shapes. By the middle n late Minoan periods , pottery was manufactured on the wheel. Large and rough vessels were used for storage.

Paintings.

Sarcophagus detail

Dancer. Fresco from the palace of Knossos. 16th cent. BC.

PAINTINGS!!!!!!!!!!

Spectators by a Shrine. Miniature Fresco Fresco showing a monkey and flowers from Knossos, Late Minoan II, 1450 discovered at Knossos. Middle BC. Minoan IIIA, 1700-1600 BC.

TOMBS!!!!!!!!
Late Minoan Tomb. Maleme. Crete.1700-400 BC. Late Minoan Tomb. Maleme. Crete.1700-400 BC.

MYCENAEAN ART
MYCENAEAN POTTERY MYCENAEAN SCULPTURE PAINTINGS ARCHITECTURE TOMBS

OBJECTS FROM MYCENAEAN

TOMBS

Mycenaean jar, 15-14 century BC, Terracotta.

Six warriors, each armed with a small shield and a spear and clad in chiton, short breast plate and helmet.

Ivory group from Mycenae. 1400-1200 B.C. Found at the foot of the archaic temple.

Painted plaster head from Mycenae. 1300-1250 BC. The flat triangular face seems to foreshadow the conventions of the later Greek Archaic statues.

 Female figure Mycenaean fresco,

13 cent. BC. Discovered in a house just inside the west wall of the acropolis at Mycenea.

The so-called Orpheus fresco from the Throne Room. Palace of Nestor at Pylos, 13001250BC.

Views of "The House of The Tiles" at Lerna , 2800-2400 BC

Views of Mycenea

Lion Gate, 1300-1250 B.C. front view.

Mask of Agamemnon from Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A at Mycenae. Gold. 1550-1500 BC.

Gold cups shows a bull being caught peace fully by means of a decoy cow.

Hexagonal gold-plated wooden box from Shaft Grave V, Mycenaean detail (scenes of lions attacking their prey)

Conclusion..
Aegean world survived from about 5000 to 3000 years ago , the early European civilization . It flourished on main land of Greece and on the island offshore in southern island of crete. Aegean people were mainly the farmers and herders , their lives were influenced by their proximity to sea. The hallmark of Aegean society was the use of bronze for making weapons and tools. Their religion is EPIPHANIC i.e. during the rituals their gods and goddesses were believed to appear to their worships. Three cultures have been studied here in Aegean world :early Cycladic , Minoan , and Mycenaean.

REFRENCES
Internet:

1.www.google.com 2.www.yahoo.com Books: 1.The Garderners Art through the ages 2.Art history by Marlin Stokstad