conquered the Greeks they still regarded Greek culture and art as superior to any other. This is one of the eras defining qualities. Ancient architecture in Greece and Rome are also considered classical works of art including: The Pantheon‚ The Parthenon‚ The Arch of Constantine‚ and the Column of Trajan ("Visual art cork”) 1. . http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_classical_art#ixzz1j7wRJn4U 2. Neoclassicism Art was a tremendous movement in European art and architecture during the late 18th
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4 Phases of Greek Art * Geometric 900-600 B.C.E * Archaic 600-480 B.C.E * Classical 980-323 B.C.E * Hellenistic 323-31 * Large funerary Vase * Known as Diphlon Vase or Krator * From the geometric era * Made from busted clay * Ceramics were used for storage * It also showed a lot of culture with images * The Greek buried their dead & practiced cremations Bronze Man & Centaur * Human body mixed with a horse like figure * Centaur from lefkand
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prominent nose. * * Gigantomachy – the symbolic struggle between the cosmic order of Olympians (lead by Zeus) and the nether forces of Chaos led by the giant Alcyoneus. * Centauromachy – battle of Centaurs and the Lapiths (Parthenon metopes) * Caryatid – sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support replacing a column * Acropolis – high city. * Frieze – the middle eminent of an entablature that includes the triglyphs and metropes‚ below the cornice
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The Ancient Greeks did not originate Art‚ it existed way before them. However the Greeks did employ the arts as a thematic approach that depicted practices of their daily lives‚ including their religion beliefs and mythological style too. The golden age of the Ancient Greek as some refers to the “high classical “period that took place and follows the classical period from 450 BCE to 400 BCE that lasted half century. It represents the outstanding cultural achievements and the intellectual growth that
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human scale; no huge overpowering deity was ever portrayed in their art. The Greeks appreciated themselves in their art as much as they appreciated the gods. Even on the most famous temple of all time‚ the Parthenon‚ humans were portrayed. The frieze that adorned the upper face of the Parthenon depicted the human procession in honour of the god Athena. It was not just sculptures and architecture that showed Greek pride in the individual. Greek drama showed a huge appreciation for humans in all
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scraper * Artist: Lysippose * High classical period Athenian Acropolis * Acropolis= High city * Named after Athena * Financed by treasure stolen by Athens * Most elaborate and famous * Built after Persians Parthenon (temple of Athena Parthenos) * Artist: Iktinos and Killikrates * Marble * *Dedicated to Athena parthenos
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Greek Culture VS. Roman Culture Gabraille Driscol American InterContinental University HUMA215-1204D Ms. Cheryl Lemus Abstract Many people are unaware of just how alike the Romans and the Greeks are. They have many of the same cultures because they adapted them from each other. From modern art to the gods and goddesses. Everything that the Greek have the Romans also has. Yes there are a few changes that have been extracted throughout the two but they are similar to each other
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The Greek Civilization lasted from 1900 – 133 BC‚ but the affect it had on the Western world is still here today. As Greeks conquered other empires and build more and more territory for them‚ they spread and received their ideas from other cultures. During these times‚ the Greeks made many long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ government‚ medicine‚ and science. This is why many of the foundations of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient
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GOLDEN RATIO- maths project Index Serial no. chapter 1 | Introduction | 2 | History | 3 | In nature | 4 | In human body | 5 | In architecture | 6 | In art | 7 | In day to day life | 8 | SIGNIFICANCE | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher sonali durgam on the topic golden ratio‚ which also helped me in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many new things. I am really thankful
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often looked into the mirror and boasted about herself. She compared herself to everyone else in Athens and told them that she looks better than they do. One day‚ Medusa and her friends went to a Greek temple‚ the Parthenon. Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ lived there. All around the Parthenon were statues of Greek gods and goddesses that Medusa thought would look even better if she was the statue. Later Medusa said‚ “My this is a beautiful temple. It is a shame it is wasted on Athena for I am much prettier
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