Greek & Roman Art

Greek Art

Focuses more on the IDEAL form Skilled painters Vase painting Invented the nude in art

Vase Paintings Vase paintings told

stories about Gods, heroes and wars.

The earliest vase art was referred to as GEOMETRIC style because of it’s uses of geometric shape.

Black-figure olpe (wine vessel) by the Amasis Painter, depiciting Herakles and Athena, circa 540 BC, Louvre.

Late Geometric pyxis, British Museum.

Interior (tondo) of a red figure kylix, depicting Herakles and Athena, by Phoinix (potter) and Douris (painter), circa 480-470 BC, Antikensammlungen Munich.

Sculpture

Discobolos (The Discus Thrower) by Myron in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

• Ideal form• Focus on athletic and intellectual

strength• No longer stiff or static• Male nudes were more common

c. 220–190 BCParian marbleLouvre, Paris

The Winged Victory of Samothrace

Nike of Samothrace

Architecture Known primarily for temples and

open air theatres Usually built on higher elevations Division of style into three defined

orders, DORIC ORDER, IONIC ORDER, and CORINTHIAN ORDER.

• Oldest• Simplest• Parthenon

Doric Order

Parthenon, Temple to Athena

Ionic Order• Female version of

the Doric• Developed in Ionian

Islands• Temple to Athena

Corinthian• Named after city of Corinth• Used least by the Greeks• Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.

Roman Art Architecture Painting Sculptures Mosaics Gem and Ivory etching Metal work

Rome’s Syle Had a high regard for Greek art,

many times the Romans would copy their work or take original Greek pieces with them as the conquered other areas.

Roman became less idealized & intellectual and more secular & functional

This practical and innovative work produced bridges, sewers, roads & aqueducts.

Sculpture Strong sense of

political presence.

Cuirass Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Louvre

The Colosseum

Columns and arches

50,000 capacity 144 ft tall, 4

stories 76 entrances plus

4 private entrances

Pompeii Luxury resort community buried

under 18 ft of ash from Mt Vesuvius Simple items such as a loaf of bread

were found as well as complete villas. Paintings & mosaics discovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery.shtml

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