Geometric+Period

= __Geometric Period __ =

The Geometric Period of Greece began around 900 BCE and lasted until 700 BCE. The Geometric period was further divided up into three periods: the Early Geometric period, 900-850 BCE, the Middle Geometric period, 850-760 BCE, and the Late Geometric period, 760-700 BCE. The art that is created in the Geometric period is unique when compared to the arts that were created in the latter portion of Greek history. Art during the Geometric period was as the name suggests, geometric. Bodies and body parts were very simple in their shape and look. Though most of the artworks created during the Geometric period are vases or pottery; there are some sculptures that have survived the two thousand plus years since they were created. When the Geometric period ended, 700 BCE, the Orientalizing Period began.

__Man and Centaur __
The //Man and Centaur//, or sometimes referred to as //Hercules and Nessos//, was estimated to have been created between the years 750 and 730 BCE. The //Man and Centaur// is a small solid bronze cast that stands 4' 1/2" high off the ground. This sculpture features the man, possibly Hercules, confronting a centaur. The artist depicted the fictional animal, the centaur, as a man in the front and a horse in the back. Both the centaur and the man are wearing hats and have facial hair. The hind legs differ from the legs in the front of the centaur. The front legs are more resembling of a human than the hind legs, who have the shape of a horse's legs; as if a centaur was just a regular human being with the back end of a horse attached to its back. This sculpture was created by using the lost-wax method.

=== __Bronze Horse __ ===

The //Statuette of a Horse//is thought to have been created in 8th century BCE. It is made of a solid cast bronze, like the //Man and Centaur//. Like the centaur in the //Man and Centaur//, the //Statuette of a Horse// is also crafted is the same way. The thin sleek legs and body are very similar to the centaur in the //Man and Centaur//. The horse in the picture is clearly indicated as a male. The overall thinness of this artwork complies with the standard of bodies and objects being reduced in size and the shapes of the objects being geometric. Miniature sculptures of animals, like this sculpture, were found in sanctuaries around Greece. This statuette is only 11.5cm off the ground.

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- The Sanctuary of Apollo, the first form of Greek Architecture, is thought to be created in the Geometric Period - Greeks began to trade with their neighbors to the East - Greeks used negative space in sculptures to create a more pleasing look - The Dipylon Vase is a great example of the geometric style that the Greeks used during the Geometric period  ======