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Greek art

• Considered the classic art• Three types of artforms dominated this

time period: Sculpture, temples/architecture and painted vessels

• Sculptures idealized Greek values of strength and youth

• Temples/Architecture celebrated the gods • Painted vases depicted athletic

competitions and battles

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Sculpture

• 3 time periods in Greek sculpture

• Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic

• Greeks had a large supply of marble for sculptures

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Archaic

• 600 to 480 BC

• “Stiff and ridged” appearance

• Influenced by Egyptian sculpture

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Classical

• Sculptures were more “realistic”

• Portrayed the human body with draped cloth and robes

• Sculptures had a sense of movement

• Idealistic concept of human figure…almost formulaic in approach to creating the “ideal human figure”

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Hellenistic

• Approx. 300 BC

• Sculptures sought to portray strength, youth and courage

• Greek gods were portrayed in the same manner as the humans…same size, not larger

• Greek stories of the gods possessed human characteristics,

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Vase Paintings

• Paintings done in black on red or red on black….

• Process of scratching into surface of paint to reveal under color

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Temples & Architecture

• 3 major forms of architecture: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian

• Identified via columns• Doric: ring under square platform,

square/rectangular structure of building• Ionic: two scrolls on either side,

square/rectangular structure of building square/rectangular structure of building

• Corinthian: elaborate detailing on upper column, round structure of building

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Resources

• http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_art.htm

• http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4ADSA_enUS375US377&q=greek+vase+painting&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ved=0CCcQsAQwAA&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=aViOTN-QDYH_8Abt16GlCg&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=4&tbnid=7f0wwUtNnRcKZM:

• http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/parthenon-and-the-acropolis-landmark-1.jpg

http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_art.htm
http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_art.htm
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critique• Describe the art: shapes? Lines? Any negative space?

Subject? Color? Material?• Analyze: How did the artist use the info above?• Interpret: what is the artwork about and what function

does it serve?• Judgement: how successful is it?


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