Transition period of black figure to red in 6th century BC
Polyxena sarcophagus – Sarcophagi buried under tumuli – if they are in a sarcophagus not Persian – Zoroastrianism, vulture eating
Local elites in the country of the Troad
Greek crafting, Greek myth, similar Greek crafting
Sarcophagus built for display before death
Imbuing himself with a sense of Greekness – Greek sophistication
Culturally aware – adapting Greek to Anatolian sensibilities
600 onwards – Archaic
Classical period – Persian wars, 480 – 323, death of alexander the great
Early Classical – Severe style until 450, contrapposto heavier, more movement
Late Classical – 350
Hellenistic 323 – 31
Roman
Lost wax technique
Hollow = stronger, cheaper
Same central mold, differences in wax around them – same studio
Same sculpture, different details
Heroic nudity – not in day to day roles, semi divine, like costume of heroic nudity
Trade – south Italy and Greek
Athenians wrong when he says they are Tryannicides, actually about jealous lovers
Kill Hipparchus in 514, brother of Tyrant
510 Hippias, Spartan coup
508 Spartans want Hippias in power
Cleisthenes reforms, rise of democracy
Emphasise role of Harmodius and Aristogeiton
Deliberate archaic faces – reference time
Roman artistic liberty?
Erastos and eromenos – lover and beloved
Kleophrades vase – early red figure like black figure - more rigidity, less fluidity, stiffness, profile
Red figure, more detail