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The Nature of Greek Art

The Nature of Greek Art . The Greek view of themselves through architecture, sculpture and pottery. Four characteristics that defined their style. One :. glorified humans as the most important creatures in the universe

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The Nature of Greek Art

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  1. The Nature of Greek Art The Greek view of themselves through architecture, sculpture and pottery

  2. Four characteristics that defined their style One: • glorified humans as the most important creatures in the universe • while the gods were often portrayed, they existed in the art for the benefit of humans • by glorifying the gods, they were glorifying themselves • subjects were idealized • represented the traits admired by the Greeks: strength, intelligence, pride, grace, and courage

  3. Two: art symbolized the peoples’ pride in their city-states they were honoring their gods, eg., Athena for giving them life & good fortune by building the Parthenon as a shrine for Athena they were showing their love for their city and their hope & wishes for continuing good fortune

  4. Three: all Greek art expressed Greek ideals of harmony, balance, order, and moderation ideals emphasized by the Greeks in their day-to-day lives

  5. Four: Greeks also believed in combining beauty with usefulness form & function believed that the useful, the beautiful, the good were all closely bound together wanted their art and even their furniture & their utensils to be both serviceable and beautiful

  6. Greek Architectural Orders Doric Ionic Corinthian

  7. Greek Temple Floor Plan

  8. Model of Athenian Acropolis

  9. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

  10. Amphoras Black-Figured Vase Red-Figured Vase

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