Learning Objectives
After successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply the concepts and terminology of Ancient Aegean art, generally, and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art more specifically
- Investigate and apply the fundamental questions we ask when looking at art objects from this era
- Discuss, collaborate, and generate understanding as to the meaning of
- Ancient Aegean art, generally, and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art more specifically
- Assess and evaluate the impact of
- Ancient Aegean art, generally, and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art, more specifically, on the continued evolution of Western art
Key Questions to Ask
While you are reviewing the content of this chapter, consider the following questions:
- How does the artwork function in Ancient Aegean culture, generally, and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures, more specifically?
- How did Ancient Aegean, generally, and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art, more specifically, reflect religious beliefs?
- What stylistic and practical changes occured throughout the course of ancient Aegean art?
Key Vocabulary Terms
- incised
- labyrinth
- minotaur
- Linear A
- Linear B
- pithoi
- labyrinth
- fresco
- capital
- horror vacui
- buon fresco
- lost-wax casting
- faience
- chthonic
- curvilinear
- post-and-lintel
- corbel
- ashlar
- megaron
- cyclopean masonry
- citadel
- rhyton
- krater
- figurine
Here are links to art history glossaries that will help you better understand the above key vocabulary terms.