Late Period

(noun)

The time of Ancient Egypt between the Third Intermediate Period until the conquest by Alexander the Great, from 664 BCE until 332 BCE; often regarded as the last gasp of the Egyptian culture.

Examples of Late Period in the following topics:

  • Late Egyptian Art

    • The Late Period of Ancient Egypt (664–332 BCE) marked a maintenance of artistic tradition with subtle changes in the representation of the human form.
    • The Late Period of ancient Egypt refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period from the Twenty-Sixth Saite Dynasty into Persian conquests, and ended with the conquest by Alexander the Great and establishment of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
    • The Late Period is often regarded as the last gasp of a once great culture, during which the power of Egypt steadily diminished.
    • This and other migrations during the Late Period likely contributed to some notable changes in art.
    • One major contribution from the Late Period of ancient Egypt was the Brooklyn Papyrus.

  • Late Classical Period

    • Late Classical sculpture began to examine new subjects and emotions by creating elements of narrative and incorporating the viewer.
    • The Late Classical period covers the last decades of the Classical periods in the fourth century BCE before the conquest of Greece by Philip II of Macedon and the beginning of the Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great.
    • During the Late Classical Period, artist transitioned away from stoic sculptures of the gods and ideal forms, and into more human representation of the gods that began to explore emotion and personality.

  • Joseon Ceramics

    • Generally, the ceramics of this dynasty is divided into the early period (roughly 1300-1500), middle period (1500-1700), and late period (1700-1910).
    • In the early period, wares were evolved alongside Chinese lines in terms of color, shape, and technique.
    • Ceramics from the Joseon period differed from other periods because artists felt that each piece of art deserved its own uniquely cultivated personality.
    • The late period was characterized by the establishment of government-subsidized kilns at Bunwon-ri, Gwangju near Seoul in 1751, as well as the privatization of Bunwon in 1884.
    • White porcelains were preferred and praised more than any other porcelains during the Joseon period.

  • Joseon Painting

    • The art of the Joseon period was influenced by both Confucianism and Buddhism and has left a substantial legacy on Korean art.
    • During this period, the influence of Confucianism superseded that of Buddhism.
    • The mid-to-late Joseon dynasty is considered the golden age of Korean painting.
    • Early Joseon landscape painting by Seo Munbo in the late 15th century
    • This painting from the late Joseon period—considered the golden age of Korean painting—shows some influences of the Western painting techniques introduced to Joseon.

  • The Third Intermediate Period

    • The Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt last from 1070 BC up to the foundation of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty in 664 BC.
    • This is generally considered the start of the Late Period, following the expulsion of the Nubian rulers of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty by the Assyrians under King Assurbanipal .
    • The period was one of decline and political instability, marked by division of the state for much of the period and conquest and rule by foreigners.
    • The temple network become a dominant sphere in this period following the decentralization and weakness of the royal authority.
    • Evaluate the importance of the temple network during the Third Intermediate Period in Egyptian history.

  • Art of Esoteric Buddhism

    • The Heian period witnessed a flowering of Buddhist art and architecture and the introduction of Esoteric Buddhism to Japan.
    • The period is also noted for the rise of the samurai class, which would eventually take power and start the feudal period of Japan.
    • The Late Nara period saw the introduction of Esoteric Buddhism to Japan from China, by Kūkai and Saichō, who founded the Shingon and Tendai schools.
    • Early Heian period sculptures inherited and modified late Nara period sculptural forms while developing new images to depict wrathful Esoteric deities.
    • The central role of ritual in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism led to a flourishing of the religious arts in the Heian period.

  • Late Byzantine Art

    • Late Byzantine Art began following the sack of Constantinople in 1204 and continued until the fall of Byzantium in 1453.
    • The period of Late Byzantium saw the decline of the Byzantine Empire during the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries.
    • Art during this period began to change from the standards and styles seen in the Early and Middle periods of Byzantium rule.
    • Mosaic work was still popular in the Late Byzantine period, but frescoes and the depiction of narrative cycles began to increase in popularity to become the primary decoration in churches.
    • Explain how art during the Late Byzantine period departed from the standards and styles seen in its early and middle periods.

  • Thai Buddhist Sculpture

    • The history of Thai Buddhist sculpture can be divided into three broad phases: the Dwaravati period, the Sukhothai period, and the Ayutthaya period.
    • The history of Buddhist sculpture in Thailand until the 18th century can be divided into three broad phases: the Dwaravati period, the Sukhothai period, and the Ayutthaya period.
    • The period was characterized by juxtaposed rows of Buddha figures.
    • Artists of the late Ayutthaya period usually depicted the Buddha in royal attire, set on ornate bases.
    • Gilded sculptures of the Buddha became popular during the Ayutthaya period.

  • Carolingian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

    • Carolingian architecture is characterized by its attempts to emulate late Roman classicism, Christian, and Byzantine styles.
    • Carolingian architecture is the style of northern European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late eighth and ninth centuries, when the Carolingian dynasty dominated western Europe politically, culturally, and economically.
    • Carolingian architecture is characterized by its conscious attempts to emulate Roman classicism and Late Antiquity architecture.
    • Locate Carolingian architecture as it relates to Pre-Romanesque, Roman classicist, Late Antiquity, early Christian and Byzantine styles.

  • Contemporary Art

    • The discourse surrounding the terms Late Modernism and Postmodern art is fraught with many differing opinions.
    • There are those who argue against any division into modern and postmodern periods.
    • Some don't believe that the period called modernism is over or even near the end, and there certainly is no agreement that all art after modernism is post-modern, nor that postmodern art is universally separated from modernism; many critics see it as merely another phase in modern art or another form of late Modernism.
    • In some descriptions post-modernism as a period in art history is completed, whereas in others it is a continuing movement in Contemporary art.
    • Differentiate between the categories of late modernism and post modernism in art.