Geometric Art - Wikipedia PDF
Geometric Art - Wikipedia PDF
Geometric Art - Wikipedia PDF
Funerary context
Funerary vases not only depicted funerary
scenes, but they also had practical purposes,
either holding the ashes or being used as grave
markers.[3] Relatives of the deceased conducted
burial rituals that included three parts: the
prothesis (laying out of the body), the ekphora
(funeral procession), and the interment of the
body or cremated remains of the body.
To the Greeks, an omission of a proper burial
was an insult to proper dignity.[3] The
mythological context of a proper burial relates to
the Greeks' belief in a continued existence in the
underworld that will disallow the dead to
maintain peace in the absence of a proper burial
ritual.
Narrative art
The notion of narrative during this time period
exists between the artist and the audience. The
artist communicates with the viewer, but the
viewer’s interpretation can sometime be an
inaccurate interpretation. Furthermore, multiple
interpretations of a singular artwork can be
created by the viewer. A combination of
historical, mythological, and societal context is
needed to interpret the stories told within Greek
Geometric art. The artwork during the geometric
period can be seen as "supplementary sources
and illustrative materials for Greek mythology
and Greek literature."[11] The scenes that are
depicted within Greek Geometric art contain
various interpretations through analysis of the
depicted scenes. Art historians must decide if
the stylistic choices that were made during this
time period were for a specific reason or simply
coincidental.
Motifs
The Hirschfeld Krater, mid-8th century BC, from the late
Geometric period, depicting ekphora, the act of carrying a
body to its grave. National Archaeological Museum, Athens
See also
References
External video
Geometric Greek Krater , Smarthistory.
Further reading
Boardman, John. 2001. The History of Greek
Vases: Potters, Painters, Pictures. New York:
Thames & Hudson.
Cook, Robert Manuel, and Pierre Dupont.
1998. East Greek Pottery. London: Routledge.
Farnsworth, Marie. 1964. "Greek Pottery: A
Mineralogical Study." American Journal of
Archaeology 68 (3): 221–28.
Gjerstad, Einar, and Yves Calvet. 1977. Greek
Geometric and Archaic Pottery Found In
Cyprus. Stockholm: Svenska institutet i Athen.
Luke, Joanna. 2003. Ports of Trade, Al Mina
and Geometric Greek Pottery In the Levant.
Oxford: Archaeopress.