The classical orders

[@daisyQ-lo8fh]

The video has been sharing for over 11years. The joy and knowledge are still shining. Thank you for that!

[@janetheobscure3426]

The way this is discussed helps keep me focused. It's not boring at all! Thank you for making learning fun!

[@quinncampbell1182]

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[@noahway13]

@@quinncampbell1182 Did something get deleted? Anyway, I loved the back and forth presentation and the easy to follow descriptions

[@BorselinoThadchack]

man, even after 10 years you guys are JUST AMAZING. WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!

[@acbenepe]

I was on the verge of flunking a highschool english class when my teacher said he would let me pass if I did a watercolor of the classical orders to hang in the classroom. Their now permanently etched in my brain. I passed the semester and the painting hung there for years.

[@ethanmcardle3215]

They’re* 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TexasBoyDrew]

Good job man

[@self1sch]

@@ethanmcardle3215 lol

[@Honken]

If only all education held this level of excellency. Amazing content and execution, bravo!

[@mdavis11217]

if only all students were excellent! sadly we get sleepers and students who cant even watch these videos, too! but definitely, blame the educators.

[@FRESHboosters]

The Corinthian design is by far my favorite, and the most elaborate (IMO) form of classical architecture! Great video. Thank you

[@theRPGmaster]

Same here, the best art reflects nature.

[@carloenavarro]

Thank you for making us understand these things in a more clear and fun way.

[@NIKONGUY1960]

I took a brutal Art History class to learn this. This is so much more pleasant.

[@foxlunettaart8812]

I find it very interesting how much of the very same knowledge is available online as in a reputable college. Thanks no doubt, to people like these wonderful graduates. A little ironic, but hey.

[@nutzeeer]

you can learn literally everything on youtube for free. Only thing missing is the slip of paper saying you learned it. Just thinking, with knowledge being so readily available do we even need a proof of learn anymore?

[@NotLegato]

@@nutzeeer universities force you to learn much more than you'd bother with if you had no obligations. they also give you a reasonable path from 0 understanding to an expert's knowledge, which the average person wouldn't be able to easily divine. i doubt your knowledge will- regardless of how many youtube videos you watch- ever equal that of a graduate student in the topic.

[@nutzeeer]

@@NotLegato if you know what knowledge means you can judge yourself. of course having help at starting from 0 is good, but there is no reason to not have such courses on youtube. take biochemistry for example. AK Lectures explains this well. Not as deeply as university does, but enough to give a very good understanding of things.

[@robrtarnold]

My art history teacher was amazing...she worked on a lot of famous sites. And the Louvre.

[@初与张工作室]

Hey, S&B, I am in China, and I've been watching your videos recently day and night, thank you for openning up a wonderful world for me!

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[@alizulfiqar2559]

I am truly impressed. Two you remind me my college days when we used to have so precise and focused discussions on art and architecture. Great job, and please keep doing.

[@charliehorse143]

I am a homeschool mom teaching my kids Art History and I LOVE, LOVE your videos. You have pic of what you are talking about and in this video, drawing on it. Thank you so much, we love these videos. My kids are 8 & 10 BTW, that's how amazing your videos are!!

[@smarthistory-art-history]

Thank you for the kind word! So glad to hear the videos are helpful.

[@pastelpanta2966]

How are your kids now? 😆 I'm around the same age as them. I'm 14 hahaha

[@blue_evolution_studio_official]

Thank you very much, the explanation is amusing and great

[@Vurti0]

I LOVE the calm and relaxed tone of your voices! It makes me pay attention and relax at the same time. And i now feel excited to know that i will notice and appreciate architecture in the future. Thanks!

[@KenDanieli]

HATE their voices.

[@simplebudd]

I could never thank you enough for this presentation. This could be presented solely by itself in art history class. I use it as a wrap after my lecture which moves at a slower pace with illustrations. THANK YOU !

[@romilozano918]

A very good detailed analysis of the Doric. Nonetheless it is regrettable that the presentation of ionic and Corinthian was a bit rushed towards the end of the video. So much should be said about the base and the fluting, the frieze . Also a video regarding the Tuscan the Composite and the much later developed Colossal order would be more than appreciated; Great work.

[@giovanniloquellano739]

It was not rushed because the foundation was explained clearly at doric. So the creator just presented the differences of doric to ionic and corinthian. But still, the video is very commendable.

[@LaurenDIYLaurenDIY]

Yeah

[@legalvampire8136]

Never heard of the Collosal Order. Off to Google what it was. Was there not a less used Greek style of columns called the Aetolian?

[@lemonlemon7272]

Ikr

[@dogblessamerica]

I think colossal (or "giant") order just refers to columns or pilasters that span two or more storeys. Those columns can be Doric, Ionic, Corinthian etc

[@dragonmartijn]

5:24 The Parthenon is a mixed style building: there are also Ionic colums at the inside (at the actual Parthenon).

[@michaelbaumgart2391]

Ihren kunstwissenschaftlichen Stil finde ich genial, durch Gespräche und Diskussionen Erkenntnis zu gewinnen. Unglaublich bereichernd und hilfreich beim Lernen zu sehen. Herzlichsten Dank und Gruß. 🙏

[@smarthistory-art-history]

Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Worte, sie werden sehr geschätzt.

[@roidanielsen6033]

dont know how i ended up here, but this class really drew me in, and im not really insterested in architecture beyond "wow that looks cool" or "that building is ugly"

[@mujjuzijonathanemmanuel9897]

well explained thank you Dr. Steven and Beth.

[@jimmerzsuh708]

this is the most informative art history video clip I've ever seen

[@nippop2710]

i am an architecture student, and your videos really helps me a lot , thank you. :D

[@1cnevarez]

I'm glad a video was done of this. I always found it very interesting in my art history class. Since I was a kid these columns they always got my attention. Such history☺

[@Acid_Viking]

It's impressive that the ancients were able to develop fairly good architecture, even without aluminum siding.

[@Gianfranco_69]

I love this couples voices... so soothing,NEVER CHANGE.... ive visited paestum,Agropoli.. its simply stunning,your view is not corrupted by modernity...so many films used the Hera temple...ive been on a full moon summer night and the Magic is palpable

[@kka337]

Thank you so much for making this video. I am currently taking art history online and I was finding it very hard to understand the classical orders and this video has helped me a lot with understanding the vocabulary and and the orders in general.

[@playgroundjustice3587]

Tapered columns allow more light into the structure.

[@anikets4188]

That's not the real reason they gave tapered columns, but it was an optical correction that made columns look straight from far distance

[@playgroundjustice3587]

@@Hi-xu9xn , no.

[@franzm4945]

@@anikets4188 this is what I also learned in architectural school. It was all about proportion.

[@anikets4188]

@@franzm4945 yup! There were 4-5 more optical corrections done to maintain a good view and proportion......

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@anikets4188 Wouldn't they have to be tapered the other way for that to be true?

[@Joebunkyss1]

a bricklayer will see bad brickwork everywhere....occasionally....he will delight in good. AND THIS VID IS GOOD.

[@EleanorCharlotte8855]

It's the nature of the order. What can you do ??...

[@yonisali3879]

I think any person that is Great at their profession Feels a sense of pride when they see a other professional who has their T's crossed and their i's dotted. And wants to take their glove off and slap anyone across the face who dwells in imbecile town when it comes to their bread and butter.

[@thomasarnold2700]

Agreed, It's like a poke in the eye.

[@RyansLegend16]

Classical architecture and art is incredible, I hope it sees a revival again here in America.

[@baptistbob1038]

Amen

[@diogeneslantern18]

Return to traditional western aesthetics

[@Pollicina_db]

:|

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE. SO MUCH FUN!!!!

[@CorgiCorner]

Stumbled here on accident. Stayed for intriguing information and the ability to flex on people with random knowledge. Thank you

[@Plan73]

And now i see modern architects using the columns like a straight smooth tube, and it looks so DULL.

[@rcm926]

The most engaging video on this topic I've seen so far

[@ms.d4701]

Thanks for the art history review! I saw a Corinthian column set in front of a building near me and it reminded me to brush up! :)

[@gaudemoran6815]

I just learned so much more then in school!😮

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Seriously. I love their videos.

[@zeroxay606]

yes we too !!

[@blockobutter]

Than*

[@yawasap5110]

U didn't learn anything read my comment to the people responsible for this video

[@luxushauseragency]

Nice video. Nice narrative duet.

[@deloresjohnson9347]

Great information and explanations of the Architectural feaures

[@randomdude13W]

dawg what the heck is that pfp

[@ashleyend]

i've watched so many of your videos I feel like we're old friends, thank you!!

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Big Thank You for the explications! Stéph.

[@MrNooneseesme]

A very clear and well illustrated presentation. Informative and educational. So much of these styles can be seen today by me, at least in England. the styles also feature on antique and sometimes fine modern furniture

[@L-mo]

Until I saw this, my knowledge of Greek orders involved souvlaki, gyros and moussaka

[@aaronteodoro9061]

Compared to School discussion about this topic, this video makes me listen attentively.

[@c_turtle]

Once again, your style is so didactic and easy to understand! A must for students of art history!

[@dusyakomelova9164]

Thank you! Your dialog is amazing way to present information :-)

[@andrewbhurvitz6298]

Excellent presentation. Simple and understandable. I wish all the people who decorate their houses with these orders (but do it without knowing how) would watch this.

[@bjmgraphics617]

Reminds me of my art history class. Very informative with great detail. This video can be helpful for 3D artist or Minecraft builders.

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Minecraft, right, this country is in great shape.

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[@yacineaouimeur]

that was sooooo helpful, i needed this too much for my project, thank you doctors.

[@KimYung_GemmeryJayne_Luong]

this is really helpful for my Greek assignment, just need it inn time!

[@knottfarm]

this helped me understand. thank u :)

[@bubbapinks5175]

I wish we had more variety in our architecture. I know it's probably not financially viable for a business to want to look like an ancient greek temple but it would be a great local landmark and would be nice to see. There is a masonic temple in Guthrie, Oklahoma that has the Doric columns with a base. It's one of the most unique looking buildings in our entire state.

[@parkergarlough9574]

I agree! Honestly even the unique roof of a classic Pizza Hut is refreshing even despite the corporate associations, just because it provides a bit of variety. We need more stylized choices - even if it's just a different color paint.

[@gabriellen.2886]

Excellent refresher lesson! Thank you!

[@MarcoJulio-k5n]

Marvelous content and exposition. You're great thanks a lot!

[@spljicna]

Thank you for all your videos i watched them all with joy.

[@rebeccax592]

Your video on Ravenna helped me on my research for Galla Placidia. Thank you. This is also wonderful.

[@wuddadid]

Would they not have narrowed the columns towards the top so as to let in more sunlight???

[@justacommentercommenting]

maybe, I thought it was to make the building look bigger as when you look up you would see bigger gaps

[@Blackrew]

Very informative and easy to watch/understand

[@archeewaters]

modern architecture uses columns a lot! especially on facades of homes.

[@freemancarl]

@ 3:32 If you go back in time the architectural wisdom back then is all about megalithic stone structures. It existed far more ancient than the Mayan civilization & the great pyramids of Egypt. I got a huge respect for the great people who constructed them because until now they haven't figured out the masonry behind those ruins.

[@jaydee6414]

Great video. Just one thing though, the top right picture in the last set classified as Corinthian (with the little wire fence around it), shouldn't that be classed as Composite? (the Corinthian leafage plus the Ionic scroll combined at the top corners).

[@grantbmilburn]

In my home town we had any number of neoclassical buildings, generally built before 1920 and used by banks. Of course the banks have long since moved to functional boxes, while the classical buildings are now used by boutiques and fast-food restaurants.

[@batbite_]

Really a nice rundown. Probably the best video I've seen of you guys' to date! Keep it up! :)

[@julianneale6128]

Fantastically well mad video, thank you so much!

[@beatusSLO]

This is great, thank you. I learned about all this in school, but this refreshed it nicely, since I forgot some ... :)

[@noobus1423]

Fantastic video! Very well presented and explained

[@BrettonFerguson]

You won't realize how large Doric Shafts were until you see one in person.

[@daniluchison]

When my wife gets emotional after looking at the credit card bill I play videos of the narrators. She calms down immediately.

[@aisha_zaini7555]

I have a test tomorrow on this topic and this video really helped thank you so much for making this!

[@randomdude13W]

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[@AntPDC]

Did the Ionic Order come after the Doric though? Sometimes the Doric order is considered the earliest order, but there is no evidence to support this. Rather, the Doric and Ionic orders seem to have appeared at around the same time. Originally built from wood, the Ionic originated in eastern Greece and the Doric in the west and mainland".

[@MicaRayan]

Nice architectural class! Oh my, really reminds me back then, flashbacks. I wish it is this exciting when learning in Architecture school! I did an efbee group focus on 'Contemporary Abode'. If you want to say something...please 🙏🙏don't hesitate to join or contribute😁 I know there are many masters here

[@andrewkift6746]

During research many years ago, (I no longer have the source material) an explanation I came across for the styling of the fluting and the leaf like structure on the Corinthian columns was the tradition of carrying forward a style symbolically and incorporating it into the architecture even though the technology had moved on, much like the triglyphs representing "beam". The idea was that in very early Egyptian architecture prior to stone building, they would bind several olive palm trees together tightly, to make a single, pillar like structure, the appearance would be, symbolically anyway, like a fluted column with the leaves at the top. What are your thoughts?

[@smarthistory-art-history]

That is a common and well supported theory.

[@meenaljain8806]

I have my exam tomorrow and this is so helpful. Thank you so much for this video!!

[@ronowen5747]

@7:30 the column drums can most definitely still be mass produced each drum would have a fitment jig to check for quality control/fitment, most columns were probably plastered over to appear as 1 solid piece 🤷‍♂️

[@vanessanavari9091]

You guys saved me of my exam of history of art

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This is super interesting! I'm using this as animation reference for backgrounds.

[@yenduldulao8000]

very detailed and nice explanation but some facts are wrong e.g entablature's top part is the cornice and frieze is actually in the middle .

[@gerardo49078]

Who's your favorite artist?

[@i10v3di1f5]

i truly love your videos my art history prof had us watch specific ones but i ended up watching them all for fun!! your guys’ dynamic is energetic and fun and i love how fast you go cause i got ADHD lmfao y’all are great❤️

[@cristianmarquez3086]

how was it made?,what tools , what preparation, what was the process??

[@M4th3u54ndr4d3]

@@mmohon93 we already know. The original columns and entablatures were made of wood. But after, greek and roman stuctures were made of rocks, and vulcanic concrete

[@hosoiarchives4858]

Does anyone know where the naming conventions come from?

[@smarthistory-art-history]

The Dorians and Ionians were two of peoples (tribes) of Greece. Corinth is a modern city built beside an ancient one that the Romans destroyed.

[@jleviathan9766]

This was very helpful and well explained, thank you!

[@iixownxbeastxii8253]

The only issue that I'm having in my dissertation is the construction methods required to create these absolutely beautiful columns.

[@MrCuddlyable3]

I would like to see a similar study of the shape of balusters.

[@Ganpignanus]

Fascinating and well explained.

[@luisgalleguillos4868]

But how were the temples built ? What materials? STONE or Concrete ? Ho did the lintels were moved up to the top ? How heavy were they ?

[@ARH-ART]

Thank you very much for the good information! so helpful!

[@torrentthom4734]

The "drum" feature of the column prob makes it more flexible. It may have cost a lot of work/resources at the time of manufacturing, but it is still around despite the fall of Greek empire so ... kudos builders!

[@winkprince1875]

There is a full-size 1:1 replica of the Parthenon in Nashville, TN including the statue of Athena inside.

[@Bluemax54]

Was the fluting carved into the columns after erecting?

[@davidm9454]

Great video! Does anybody know what the function of the scamillus is? (Unfortunately it wasn’t mentioned in the video, but it is the intention under the hypotrachelion)

[@johnnydimes8257]

Great job! You two….. amazing

[@gregoryvschmidt]

Entasis is also important because a tapered column with straight sides ( no obvious swelling as with entasis) actually looks concave

[@masuphamakhube3553]

WH? , because it beautiful! That's why! 7:07 I wish I would have been involved in this sort of work. The University didn't accept a dumby like me. Keep up the good work, I love this

[@TimSlee1]

These orders are completely ignored today. How far we have regressed.

[@adude8424]

Modernism = Barbarianism but with technological advancement

[@SpaghettiToaster]

What are you talking about? They were hugely influential in American architecture; have you seen the white house?

[@shortfusedfox2593]

@@SpaghettiToaster The White house is 221 years old. Hardly counts as "today".

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@shortfusedfox2593 Palladian and other neoclassical buildings are still built today.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@dylanhinkel3548 Well I don't disagree that many modern buildings are ugly, but I don't think that neoclassical buildings are the only beautiful ones, nor that the classical styles are "completely ignored today", as the OP suggests. In absolute numbers, I'm sure more beautiful buildings are being constructed today than at any point in the Roman empire, so you can hardly justify asking "how far we have regressed". Also, let's not forget that the structures this video is concerned with are temples and other prestigious buildings, not the homes of common people.

[@elamiri858]

So helpful, thank you very much!

[@Fredricjakobsen]

Menn vorr er delene resterende av delene siden det er laget av stein ja vorr da er resten?

[@Luke-yq9kg]

2:00 Correction: At the 7th century BC* ?

[@adude8424]

Here in malaysia in quite common to find a corinthian-type pillar in village area

[@kalayaskitchen]

same in Thailand too, quite sweet really I dont know why... But the moulds for the corinithian capitals are usually all worn out. !

[@livelifegalaxy]

Super cool videos you have here. Much thanks from Singapore

[@taniadunkerlyra8553]

Simply perfect!!!

[@ts3784]

can any one tell me how old marble or stone columns were made? especially the one piece pillars which are so straight and smooth. i ca not find any materials on this

[@smarthistory-art-history]

It depends on where the columns were made and of what. In Athens, marble was used and since it is a soft stone, it is fairly easy to carve. The monolithic columns you seem to be asking about, such as those from Egypt were often of far harder stone such as granite and are near miracles requiring enormous, almost unimaginable, effort since available metal tools were softer than the stone.

[@ts3784]

@@smarthistory-art-history thanx for the reply. i wish someone will make a video on columns which for me somehow appear more difficult to produce than a sculpture

[@selfmaker1]

It is so informative and useful. Thank you :D

[@javiermorales6927]

Bonito documental 👍👍👍