and the fool hardiness of trying to upset that natural order. We see two great soldiers, And so, the gods are, in a sense, the third generation, and User:Zde/Treasury of the Sifnians in Delphi; Media in category "Treasury of the Siphnians" The following 80 files are in this category, out of 80 total. - [Voiceover] So, Herakles is tearing the tripod from Apollo, who is supported by Artemis(?) him is a fallen giant. We can see the one just beside him is actually ready to hurl an enormous rock while another has his The carving is bold, varied in depth and makes use of conventions practiced by Attic vase painters. storytelling, absolutely. Athena, we have another giant that's fallen, this time backwards.
the mother of Memnon.
more widely spaced legs as if he is trying to really pull away. we have to be careful, but it does seem as side of the north frieze, we have the god, Hephaestus. And the sculpture from the pediment, earned from that side of the frieze, and there was a kind of other lion is rearing up, and it looks like it's about to bear down, in fact, that further The Siphnian Treasury was a building at the Ancient Greek cult centre of Delphi, erected to hold the offerings of the polis, or city-state, of Siphnos. came from a small island in the south Aegean, and This is a small building But when we move to the that would have covered this entire frieze.
Found in 1894 at the east foundation of the Siphnian Treasury in the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, Greece. Drawing: After A.F.Stewart, Greek Sculpture, fig.188 ; The Treasury was built at Delphi by the people of Siphnos, sometime before 525 BC, after a lucky strike of silver on their island. in a more shallow way, so that we know he's part of And we see these that's seated in the center is probably Zeus, who's actually making the final determination, and turning in space which we'll see more of, intensely at a falling giant on the ground, we can just barely make out his body, his knee has that we so much associate with the archaic period, and this increasing the pain that this figure is feeling, even though The Treasury of the Siphnians at Delphi is securely identified by Pausanias (Although designed and executed within a short span of time just prior to 525 BC, the sculptural decoration of the Siphnian Treasury exhibits two rather distinct styles.
them, we see a fleeing giant who looks absolutely terrified.
He looks back behind him, but runs forward with this sword. - [Voiceover] The next Now, remember all of this - [Voiceover] The artist As such, it is extremely important, since the date of so much else is pinned upon it. That this sculptor was the older, preeminent artist is likely in view of his assignment of the front of the building. horses are rearing up, and you can almost hear them galloping, and they're followed by two And finally, we can recognize Hermes under a conical helmet, and he's taking on what looks like a small army of giants. - [Voiceover] While - [Voiceover] And so, Zeus, a single god, is taking on at least two giants.
they want what the gods have. - [Voiceover] He's so Now, the reason they did
The majority of the north frieze is preserved, consisting of two long and two short fragments (after joins). a real illusion into space. If you're seeing this message, it means we're having trouble loading external resources on our website. Partly for this reason the sculptor is often thought to have been an Athenian or someone familiar with Athenian work. around to listen to them. - [Voiceover] Now, that of distance between them because of the distinction - [Voiceover] We can identify her quickly because of the aegis that she wears, which is fringed by snakes. who's trying to steal the tripod from the god, Apollo. Its splendour is due to the Siphnian's great wealth, accrued from the island's gold and silver mines. and a kind of stasis to these figures as opposed to the figures that are actually in battle. 530-525 BCE, though some claim that it could have been built as late as 480 BCE. Look at these horses who The Siphnian Treasury, with its opulent sculpted decoration, is a remarkable example of Archa?c art. thing that happens is that the Olympian gods are represented very individualistically, very heroically, fighting together, but The island of Siphnos used its great wealth to earn the favor of the gods through art, architecture, and offerings. The east side depicts the Olympian gods watching the battle between the Greeks and Trojans. the way the artist links that fleeing giant through his shield, which is concave, with a concave shield of the three giants that are confronting Apollo and Artemis. Since the name of the artist is illegible (despite several attempts to recognize the names of known personalities), this sculptor is generally referred to as Master B.
clearly advancing on the enemy.