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Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Greek Art : Mycenaean Art / Art grec: Art mycénian
1630-1200 BC / 1630-1200 avant J-C
Schéma d'un plan mégaron: (1) antechambre; (2) grande salle, ou salle principale; (3) colonnes sur la porche et dans la grande salle
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Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Cliquer sur les images pour les aggrandir.
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The fall of Minoan civilization corresponds to the emergence of Mycenaean civilization that imposed its supremacy on the Aegean Sea.
Architecture. In opposition to Minoan civilization which gave pride of place to open spaces and an art marked with a certain joie de vivre, Mycenaean art is characterized by its massive, military aspect. Imposing fortified citadels were raised and bear witness to the priority their builders gave to defense. The stonework is Cyclopean; this type of masonry is built with huge limestone boulders roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with no use of mortar. The boulders are typically unworked, but are sometimes roughly worked with a hammer, and the gaps between boulders are often filled in with smaller hunks of limestone. The smaller palaces are structured around a megaron, that is a large central hall.
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Cyclopean masonry
Appareil cyclopéen.
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La chute de la civilisation minoenne correspond à l'émergence de la civilisation mycénienne qui impose sa suprématie sur la mer Egée.
Architecture. Contrairement à la civilisation minoenne qui privilégiait les espaces ouverts et un art empreint d’un certaine joie de vivre, l'art mycénien se caractérise par son aspect massif et militaire. D'imposantes citadelles fortifiées sont édifiées et témoignent du souci de défense des bâtisseurs. L'appareil est qualifié de cyclopéen. Ce type d’appareil consiste d’énormes pierres calcaires ajustée ensemble avec un minimum de marge entre les pierres avoisinantes et avec aucun ciment. Les palais de plus petite dimension répondent au schéma du mégaron, la grande salle centrale autour de laquelle s'articule l'architecture.
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Solid gold funerary mask, the so-called "Mask of Agamemnon", found in Tomb V on the Mycenae site by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876.Masque funéraire en or massif, dit « masque d'Agamemnon », trouvé dans la tombe V du site de Mycènes par Heinrich Schliemann en 1876.
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Goldsmithing. The period's objects are often rudimentary. The metal masks set on the faces of the deceased are mong the most remarkable works. A great many jewels are also found in the tombs of women.
Orfèvrerie. Les objets de l'époque sont souvent rudimentaires. Les masques de métal posés sur les visages des défunts figurent parmi les oeuvres les plus remarquables. De très nombreux bijoux accompagnaient aussi les sépultures féminines.
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Fresco from the Mycenaean palace at PylosFresque dans le palais mycénien à Pylos
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Painting. It explores new themes such as war and hunting.
Peinture. Elle explore de nouveaux thèmes comme la guerre et la chasse.
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The "Warrior Vase" from Mycenae.Le vase "Guerriers" de Mycène.
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Ceramics. It takes inspiration from Cretan art and employs plant and marine motifs.
Céramique. Elle s'inspire de l'art crétois et use de motifs végétaux et marins.
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Two lionesses mark the palace entrance at the Mycenaie site.
Deux lionnes marquent l'entrée du palais sur le site Mycènes.
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Deborah,
The depth of your cultural knowledge is astounding!
Dennis
Posted by: Dennis | Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Ah, but I research these study notes as I work my way forward from Primitive Greek art - you're just seeing me in the process of trying to ACCUMULATE cultural knowledge!
Posted by: Deborah | Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Nah, Dennis are write - you is erudite.
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, 21 November 2007
You think I really is errudite? Yours in perdition.
Posted by: Deborah | Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Roger - great input - and in such a poetic manner - rhyming "write" and "erudite".
And your choice of "erudite" is so interesting - as a cultured and literary sort you are well aware that it obviously comes from "err" (note that Deborah's spelling is actually closer to the original) plus "you" plus "said (in French)" so it really means "what you said is wrong" . Of course, as you well know, over time this originally latinate phrase was applied so often to academic types that it eventually became assimilated into the King's or Queen's English to refer to a learned person.
Posted by: Mallard | Saturday, 24 November 2007
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