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Greek Art 600 - 150 BC. Greek Art. Art was centered around humans Tried to create the perfect person Gave human bodies to their gods Tried to achieve a balance between intellectual and physical discipline Excelled in math, science, architecture, philosophy, poetry. Greek Art Periods.
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Greek Art • Art was centered around humans • Tried to create the perfect person • Gave human bodies to their gods • Tried to achieve a balance between intellectual and physical discipline • Excelled in math, science, architecture, philosophy, poetry
Greek Art Periods • 600 - 480 BC - Archaic Period • Similar to Egyptian style • 480 - 323 BC - Classic Period • Change in posture, facial expressions, draped clothing • 323 - 150 BC - Hellenistic Period • Shows more emotion
Archaic Period • Started out similar to Egyptian style • Contrapposto- standing with a leg in front
Kritios Boy480 BC - end of Archaic Period • Example of Greek statue where the arms and legs are separate and its not built into a block - free standing • Right leg is in front, right hip drops down, one knee is lower than the other - more natural pose
Classic Period • Changes in posture, facial features are more realistic, added draped cloth • Charioteer of Delphi Three Goddesses
Hellenistic Period • Art showed more emotion • Dying Gaul - life size sculpture of a wounded man • Shows agony and pain in the facial expression and pose
Hellenistic PeriodOld Market Woman • Art isn’t about beauty but reality. This sculpture shows pain and fatigue
Tomorrow • Video over Pompeii and questions. • Aegean and Greek art questions. - Bring both sets of notes to have the answers.