Ancient Greece: The Golden Age Of Greece
The Age of Greece
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. – Plutarch. It would be remiss to discuss any genre of visual art and not give credit to the influence that the ancient Greeks, especially during the Golden Age, have had on the arts. The Greek's Golden Age was a time of peace and cultural prosperity, and it was the time that most of Greece's contributions to Western civilization came. Their influence can be seen in any sculpture or painting especially those that depicts the human form. The most significant advances in art during the Greek Golden Age were in sculpture, architecture and pottery. Golden Age of Athens is the foundation for the different forms of art that is present today.
It was during 480 - …show more content…
They thought of the gods as people, but bigger and more beautiful than any human being. The early Greek statues were stiff and flat, but that changed in the 6th century BC when the sculptors began to study the human body and work out its proportions. The Greeks wore no clothing when they practiced sports, and the sculptor could observe their beautiful, strong bodies. The most famous sculptor is Myron. Myron is famous for the definition in the body of his famous 'Discobolus', or Discus Thrower. The 'Doryphorus', or Spear Bearer, of Polyclitus was called by the ancients the guide or model in sculpting. The Spear Bearer was believed to follow the true proportions of the human body perfectly. The greatest name in Greek sculpture is that of Phidias. The sculptures that decorate the Parthenon were planned and done by him. His great masterpieces were the huge gold and ivory statue of Athena which stood in this temple, and the one of Zeus in the temple at Olympia. These earlier forms influenced many Greek sculptures, such as the 'Aphrodite' of Melos, commonly known as the 'Venus de Milo', which is a beautiful marble statue which is presently in the Louvre, Paris. The name of its sculptor is unknown; experts say that it dates between 200 and 100 …show more content…
During this time Greek art lost its simplicity and perfection of form, but it gained intensity of feeling and became more realistic. An example of this change can be seen in the 'Nike', or 'Winged Victory'. Hellenistic artists copied and altered earlier styles, and also made changes. Even though the changes in the Hellenistic art changed from the Golden Age, such as representations of the grotesques and of more conventional people, such as children and elderly people, the foundation and detail of the art form came from the early
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. – Plutarch. It would be remiss to discuss any genre of visual art and not give credit to the influence that the ancient Greeks, especially during the Golden Age, have had on the arts. The Greek's Golden Age was a time of peace and cultural prosperity, and it was the time that most of Greece's contributions to Western civilization came. Their influence can be seen in any sculpture or painting especially those that depicts the human form. The most significant advances in art during the Greek Golden Age were in sculpture, architecture and pottery. Golden Age of Athens is the foundation for the different forms of art that is present today.
It was during 480 - …show more content…
They thought of the gods as people, but bigger and more beautiful than any human being. The early Greek statues were stiff and flat, but that changed in the 6th century BC when the sculptors began to study the human body and work out its proportions. The Greeks wore no clothing when they practiced sports, and the sculptor could observe their beautiful, strong bodies. The most famous sculptor is Myron. Myron is famous for the definition in the body of his famous 'Discobolus', or Discus Thrower. The 'Doryphorus', or Spear Bearer, of Polyclitus was called by the ancients the guide or model in sculpting. The Spear Bearer was believed to follow the true proportions of the human body perfectly. The greatest name in Greek sculpture is that of Phidias. The sculptures that decorate the Parthenon were planned and done by him. His great masterpieces were the huge gold and ivory statue of Athena which stood in this temple, and the one of Zeus in the temple at Olympia. These earlier forms influenced many Greek sculptures, such as the 'Aphrodite' of Melos, commonly known as the 'Venus de Milo', which is a beautiful marble statue which is presently in the Louvre, Paris. The name of its sculptor is unknown; experts say that it dates between 200 and 100 …show more content…
During this time Greek art lost its simplicity and perfection of form, but it gained intensity of feeling and became more realistic. An example of this change can be seen in the 'Nike', or 'Winged Victory'. Hellenistic artists copied and altered earlier styles, and also made changes. Even though the changes in the Hellenistic art changed from the Golden Age, such as representations of the grotesques and of more conventional people, such as children and elderly people, the foundation and detail of the art form came from the early