Ancient Greek Art - Summary
RUNNING HEAD: ANCIENT GREEK ART AND MYTH
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Ancient Greek Art and myth
Greek art has set a benchmark for Western civilization that has endured to this day.
The ancient Greek models are regarded as classics and canons sculptural and architectural styles have been recreated again and again throughout the history of the West. Art and architecture developed in Greece and its colonies between 1100 BC and the first century BC although it had its origin in the Aegean civilization, its subsequent development has become one of the most influential artistic periods of culture. Greek art is characterized by naturalistic representation of the human figure, not only in the formal aspect, but also the expressive intent of the movement and emotions. The human body, both in the representations of gods in human beings, thus became the fundamental motive of Greek art, associated myths, literature and everyday life (Whitley, 2001).
The Ancient Greek Art (Archaic Period)
Sculpture
The Greeks began to carve in stone inspired by the monumental pieces from Egypt and Mesopotamia. The sculptures in the round shared the characteristic strength and front position of Eastern models. The male and female sculptures, from about the year 575 BC, their faces reflected in the so-called archaic smile, which perhaps was used by the Greeks as a device providing the figures a distinctive human trait (Whitley, 2001). In Greek sculptures displayed accented the main features of the body and express increasingly precise knowledge of human anatomy. In some works, unlike older ones, you can see a more detailed study of the muscular and anatomical structure. The female figures, dressed and upright, offering a wide variety of expressions, their clothes are carved and painted with the delicacy and thoroughness characteristics of sculpture from this period. The reliefs, which were developed after the
Ancient Greek Art and myth [Name of the Writer]
[Name of the Institution]
Ancient Greek Art and myth
Greek art has set a benchmark for Western civilization that has endured to this day.
The ancient Greek models are regarded as classics and canons sculptural and architectural styles have been recreated again and again throughout the history of the West. Art and architecture developed in Greece and its colonies between 1100 BC and the first century BC although it had its origin in the Aegean civilization, its subsequent development has become one of the most influential artistic periods of culture. Greek art is characterized by naturalistic representation of the human figure, not only in the formal aspect, but also the expressive intent of the movement and emotions. The human body, both in the representations of gods in human beings, thus became the fundamental motive of Greek art, associated myths, literature and everyday life (Whitley, 2001).
The Ancient Greek Art (Archaic Period)
Sculpture
The Greeks began to carve in stone inspired by the monumental pieces from Egypt and Mesopotamia. The sculptures in the round shared the characteristic strength and front position of Eastern models. The male and female sculptures, from about the year 575 BC, their faces reflected in the so-called archaic smile, which perhaps was used by the Greeks as a device providing the figures a distinctive human trait (Whitley, 2001). In Greek sculptures displayed accented the main features of the body and express increasingly precise knowledge of human anatomy. In some works, unlike older ones, you can see a more detailed study of the muscular and anatomical structure. The female figures, dressed and upright, offering a wide variety of expressions, their clothes are carved and painted with the delicacy and thoroughness characteristics of sculpture from this period. The reliefs, which were developed after the
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