Art and Architecture

1. Art and Architecture The Spread of Greek and Indian Artistic Styles through Trade

2. Greek Art & Architecture • Symmetrical • Geometric • Columns • Simple and beautiful • Spread across the Mediterranean in a process known as “Hellenization” (from the Greek term for themselves, “Hellenes”)

3. Sculpture • natural and human-like • Often balancing on one leg (contraposto stance)

4. 480 BCE

5. Poseidon460 BCE

6. Discobolus450 BCE

7. Apollo Belvedere350 BCE

8. Roman Empire Period sculptures; around 200 CE

9. Buddha statue showing Hellenistic styling, created in modern Pakistan, 200s BCE

10. Architecture • Use of marble • Strong symmetry and use of geometric shapes • Often pillars supporting triangular roofs

11. Parthenon – Greek Golden Age between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

12. Pantheon, Roman, Pax Romana Period

13. Petra, Modern Jordan, showing Hellenistic influence after conquest by Rome

14. Indian Art • Lavish decoration • Ornate – LOTS of stuff going on • Depictions of flowers & plants • Use of stupas • Spread Throughout Southeast Asia, along with Hinduism and Buddhism via trade routes

15. Akshardam Hindu Temple, India

16. Hindu Temple in Malaysia, Southeast Asia

18. Sculpture • Many arms – shows the power of the Hindu deities • Buddha and bodhisattva statues for Buddhists

21. Lantao Buddhist Monastery, Hong Kong, China