Ancient Greek Art: Ancient Greece
Lee. Clara Da Seul
Art History Research Paper
November 28, 2016
Dr. Ali Mousavi
Ancient Greece Over a period of time, Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia, their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period, you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses by building them temples, sanctuaries, and sculptures. There are 12 Greek gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. The Greeks believed the gods and goddesses came from Earth (Gaia) and Heaven (Uranus). They also believed the deities controlled over …show more content…
The Greeks sculpted a Kouro, a male, and Kore, a female. The figures demonstrated the Greeks’ social expectations of the sexes in their culture. The marble Kouros, from Attica, Greece, ca. 600 BCE, copies the actions of Egyptian statues. He is nude and has his hair braided. He is facing forward stepping with his left foot is in front of his right foot. Peplos Kore, from Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE is an example of a female counterpart to a Kouro. She is standing fully clothed and is usually depicted with jewelry. These two figures of Greek sculpture show what an ideal form would be for men and women. Kouroi would have a muscular, athletic body, while Korai would be youthful, concealed, and fully clothed. They both have an Archaic smile, which was an expression used by the sculptor to portray the figures are …show more content…
The Hellenistic architecture is very sophisticated, therefore required a wide diversity of architecture. Both the Hellenistic architecture and sculpture focuses on a theatrical element and ambition to break tradition. The Temple of Apollo, Didyma, Turkey, was a temple to characterize the ambitious building plan of the Hellenistic period. The Hellenistic temple replaced the Archaic temple, but it was never completed. The Altar of Zeus, Pergamon, Turkey, ca. 175 BCE. is the most Hellenistic architecture built. It is a monumental Ionic building with an altar and its detail of the gigantomachy freize and sculptures of defeated Gauls. This represents the Hellenistic art with the dramatic figures and intense scene full of tension. In this battle, there is Athena, Gaia, Alkyoneos, and Nike. The frieze is known for its high relief and deep drilling of the lines to create dramatic shadows. The style is describes Hellenistic Baroque for its details and liveliness of the characters. Inside the Altar of Zeus are the dying Gauls. The statue of the Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife shows the Gaul’s intense facial expression and a lifeless woman’s body. The man’s posture and the intensity of the suicidal act show the baroque style. The other dying Gaul is a defeated trumpeter. It seems he has collapsed since he is looking downward at his blood pouring from the wound of his
Art History Research Paper
November 28, 2016
Dr. Ali Mousavi
Ancient Greece Over a period of time, Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia, their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period, you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses by building them temples, sanctuaries, and sculptures. There are 12 Greek gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. The Greeks believed the gods and goddesses came from Earth (Gaia) and Heaven (Uranus). They also believed the deities controlled over …show more content…
The Greeks sculpted a Kouro, a male, and Kore, a female. The figures demonstrated the Greeks’ social expectations of the sexes in their culture. The marble Kouros, from Attica, Greece, ca. 600 BCE, copies the actions of Egyptian statues. He is nude and has his hair braided. He is facing forward stepping with his left foot is in front of his right foot. Peplos Kore, from Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE is an example of a female counterpart to a Kouro. She is standing fully clothed and is usually depicted with jewelry. These two figures of Greek sculpture show what an ideal form would be for men and women. Kouroi would have a muscular, athletic body, while Korai would be youthful, concealed, and fully clothed. They both have an Archaic smile, which was an expression used by the sculptor to portray the figures are …show more content…
The Hellenistic architecture is very sophisticated, therefore required a wide diversity of architecture. Both the Hellenistic architecture and sculpture focuses on a theatrical element and ambition to break tradition. The Temple of Apollo, Didyma, Turkey, was a temple to characterize the ambitious building plan of the Hellenistic period. The Hellenistic temple replaced the Archaic temple, but it was never completed. The Altar of Zeus, Pergamon, Turkey, ca. 175 BCE. is the most Hellenistic architecture built. It is a monumental Ionic building with an altar and its detail of the gigantomachy freize and sculptures of defeated Gauls. This represents the Hellenistic art with the dramatic figures and intense scene full of tension. In this battle, there is Athena, Gaia, Alkyoneos, and Nike. The frieze is known for its high relief and deep drilling of the lines to create dramatic shadows. The style is describes Hellenistic Baroque for its details and liveliness of the characters. Inside the Altar of Zeus are the dying Gauls. The statue of the Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife shows the Gaul’s intense facial expression and a lifeless woman’s body. The man’s posture and the intensity of the suicidal act show the baroque style. The other dying Gaul is a defeated trumpeter. It seems he has collapsed since he is looking downward at his blood pouring from the wound of his