Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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for statues of gods and athletes cast in bronze. Along with Phidias‚ he created the Classical Greek style‚ an essential element was the use of a relaxed and balanced pose. Furthermore‚ Polykleitos created a new approach to sculpture based on a “Canon of Proportion” that he devised‚ designing Doryphoros a male nude larger then life-size sculpture as an example to illustrate his aesthetic theories. However‚ no one knows what unit of measure he used‚ since neither his treatise nor his statue survived
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Kouros and Haniwa (warrior figure) Kouros is a Greek statue from 600 BCE standing at 6 1/2 inches tall and made out of marble. This statue is observed to be nude and emulated an Egyptian stance. It also was used in funerary purposes and can be seen by the emotionless expression and lifeless body. The Kouros differed in the way it was buried‚ it stood outside of the tomb as a grave marker and replaced huge vases during the Geometric Era. Not to mention‚ it was also used for
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Art History 110 E & F Greek Sculpture‚ Idealism‚ & Realism Essay Assignment What were the different phases of ancient Greek Art? There were many phases from the 16th century‚ until the Greeks were defeat at the hand of the Romans in 31 BC. Mycenaean Art occurred from roughly 1550 to 1200 BC on the Greek mainland. Although the Mycenaean and Greek cultures were two separate entities‚ they occupied the same lands‚ successively. The Mycenaean learned a few things from the Greeks
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Jennifer Keefe Professor Mark Moak Art History 1 December 2011 The Life and Times of the Four David Artists Through out the years there were many great artists who created many great works of art‚ but only four Italian artists really stick out for creating the same piece all with different points of views. These artists were Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini‚ all of who created a David sculpture. Each one very unique and different. These four artists all
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honor George Washington‚ first president of the United States. The monument was completed and dedicated in 1885. It is a white marble structure 555 feet‚ 5-1/8 inches tall. The Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial‚ located in Washington‚ D.C.‚ was built to honor Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States. Inside the monument is a 19 foot white marble statue of Abraham Lincoln. On the walls are etched the words of his Gettysburg Address calling for unity of the country‚ "that government
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when sulfurous‚ sulfuric‚ and nitric acids in polluted air react with the calcite in marble and limestone. Exposed areas of building and statues develop rough surfaces. Some of the material that makes them up are removed or corroded‚ thus‚ details and carvings are lost. Even sheltered areas of stone buildings and monuments are affected by acid precipitation. However‚ sheltered areas on limestone and marble buildings and monuments show blackened crusts that have peeled off in some places‚ revealing
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Vagrant musicians’ is a mosaic that depicts everyday people playing instruments. The Romans saw Greek statues as the most aesthetically pleasing item and they would soon copy the work. In doing so‚ they were preserving copies of Greek/Roman statues that might’ve crumbled with time. The ‘Colossal Bronze Hand of Constantine I’ has to be a prime example of the Romans own work. It was made out of marble then covered in bronze and only the head‚ hand and a few limbs survived‚ plus it’s about 2 meters high
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is the great sculptor of the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo ’s masterpiece‚ created in 1501-1504‚ academy of fine arts collection in Florence now. The statue is considered to be the western art history one of the male human statues to boast about. As 2.5 meters high‚ even the base is 5.5 meters high‚ with the whole piece of marble. Michelangelo live from 03/1475 to 02/1564‚ he was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled
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are different. For Kouros‚ it spoke to the god Apollo and displayed the signs of the curious soul‚ the acquire feeling of flexibility‚ and the interest of the Greek craftsmen. Moreover‚ it is demonstrative of this social mentality that the Kouros statues delineate not divinities or political pioneers‚ but rather insignificant mortal individuals who were deserving of remembrance or of endless support of their divine beings. However‚ Augustus of Primaporta reflects glory‚ power of Augustus‚ a political
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