November+12,+2015

=**Exhibition Snapshot "Dionysos Unmasked: Ancient Sculpture and Early Prints":**=

 November 12, 2015    4:30pm – 6:30pm   Ryan Education Center, Studio C $20 / 2 CPDUs

 Exhibition Snapshot is a brand new program format that takes place in the museum’s galleries and features guest artists, curators, and educators discussing special exhibitions.

Anchoring the exhibition are Greek and Roman sculptures depicting Dionysos and his wild followers along with vessels used in ritual drinking parties and festivals honoring the god of wine and theater. Their printed counterparts are masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance to the French Rococo. Artists drew inspiration from ancient sculpture and used printing and drawing to depict the god and his raucous retinue in new ways that appealed to their own contemporary audiences. Bringing together this rich selection of works, separated by as many as 1,500 years, this exhibition offers new, enticing insights into the art of Classical antiquity and its later revivals.

This workshop features a guided tour of the exhibition and ideas for incorporating this content into different areas of the curriculum.



Pair of Busts of Silenus
Date: 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Culture: Greek Medium: Bronze, Silver, and copper Dimensions: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1: 17.8 x 14.6 x 8.6 cm (7 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.); 2: 18.7 x 16.2 x 8.9 cm (7 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.) Location: Art Institute of Chicago <span style="color: #686868; display: block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">

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**Educator Resources**
> Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar Period: 1607-1677 Date: 1647 Culture: Czech Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper Dimensions: 142 x 212mm Location: Art Institute of Chicago Period: Early Hellenistic Date: early 3rd century B.C. Culture: Greek Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
 * ~ **Categories** ||~ **Resources** ||~ Summary ||
 * < Themes within Exhibit ||< **Vessels:**
 * 1) [|Audio Lecture: Making 'A Case for Wine' at the Art Institute]
 * 2) [[file:Recasting the Past- Amphora (Storage Jar).pdf]]
 * 3) [[file:Chapt. 2 Demonstration of Method.pdf]] ||< # Audio lecture highlighting wine vessels in the AIC's collection and their use as part of ritual.
 * 4) Background on an amphora featured in the exhibition.
 * 5) Description of a vessel depicting Dionysos. ||
 * <  ||< **Followers:**
 * 1) [|Mystery Cults in the Gree][|k and Roman World]
 * 2) [|Poets in Italian Mythological Prints]
 * 3) [[file:Pan.pdf]]
 * 4) [[file:Silenus.pdf]] ||< # Link to information on cults in the ancient Greek and Roman world that were more personal and individualistic centered forms of worship of the gods.
 * 5) Information on Pan and Silenus' link to poetry in mythology.
 * 6) Brief summary on the origins of Pan.
 * 7) Brief summary on the origins of Silenus. ||
 * <  ||< **Ritual:**
 * 1) [|Related Story: Dionysos in the Hellenistic World]
 * 2) [[file:Dawn of the Gods.pdf]]
 * 3) [[file:Dionysos, Money, and Drama.pdf]]
 * 4) [[file:Everyday Greece.pdf]] ||< # Information on the myth of Dionysos and his representation in ancient times.
 * 5) Background on the origin of worshiping practices related to Dionysos
 * 6) Article on how Dionysos-centered rituals shaped drama in ancient Greece.
 * 7) Brief overview of life and rituals in ancient Greece. ||
 * < Mythology ||< # [[file:Greece Mythology.pdf]]
 * 1) [[file:Introduction Myths.pdf]]
 * 2) [[file:World Folk Tales- Introduction.pdf]] ||< # Brief description of Greek mythology's role in ancient Greece.
 * 3) Excerpt on the origins of mythology in a universal sense.
 * 1) Introduction to an activity booklet that is centered around understanding mythology. ||
 * < Ancient Greece ||< # [|MetTimeline: Ancient Greece, 1–500 A.D.]
 * 1) [|Teacher Manual: Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World]
 * 2) [[file:Greek Art.pdf]]
 * 3) [[file:The Theater of the Sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus in Late Fifth-Century Athens.pdf]]
 * 4) [[file:A Late Antique Tapestry.pdf]] ||< # Timeline that outlines art historical events in ancient Greece.
 * 5) Manual featuring teaching strategies for breaking down ancient art.
 * 6) Teacher's guide as how to engage students of any age with ancient Greek art.
 * 7) This article reflects how the mythology of Dionysos became an interracial part of theater architecture and decoration.
 * 8) This article briefly discusses a tapestry found of Dionysos and what ti may have been used for and what might be it's meaning. ||
 * < Renaissance ||< [|MetTimline:Central Europe (including Germany), 1400–1600] ||< # Time line outlining art historical events in the Renaissance. ||
 * < Activites ||< # [|Museum Guide: Ancient Art and Ideas Through the Ages: A Self Guided or Elementary Students]
 * 1) [|Classroom or Home Activity: Everyday Containers Then and Now]
 * 2) [[file:Greek Rhyton in the Shape of a Donkey Head.pdf]]
 * 3) [[file:Dionysos_celebrity_actvty.doc]]
 * 4) [[file:Greek Vessels Typology_3 objects sketch.docx]]
 * 5) [[file:Greek Vessel Typology_detailed drawing.docx]]
 * 6) [[file:Greek vessel typology_activity.doc]] ||<   ||
 * Young Bacchus Riding a Leopard Led By a Satyr Blowing a Horn**, 1647
 * Marble statuette of Dionysos**

Date: about 460 B.C. Culture: Greek Medium: Terracotta, red-figure technique Dimensions: H. 20 cm (7 1/8 in.); diam. 9.3 cm (3 5/8 in.) Location: Art Institute of Chicago <span style="display: block; font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial; vertical-align: baseline;">
 * Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in the Shape of a Donkey Head**

[[image:learningthroughmuseums/Pan and Dionysos.jpg width="800" height="725"]]
Date: <span style="font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial;">4th–5th century A.D. Culture: <span style="font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial;">Eastern Mediterranean Medium: <span style="font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial;">Wool tapestry Dimensions: <span style="font-family: SuisseLight,UrbanoLight,arial;">36 x 38 cm (14 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.) Location: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
 * Tapestry fragment with Pan and Dionysos **