Arts in Greece

of worship; the area stands on top of an elevated area and towers over the city of Athens as a dedication to the God Athena. In 5th century BC, the city of Greece had emerged victorious after war. They had been rewarded with a greater sense of being, self-pride, and this opened their eyes to discovering themselves to a greater extent. Greece and its people had grown in confidence, patriotism, religion, and culture, and through architecture, the people wanted to share and show their new take on…

of Aphrodite stand out as being two sculptures that both display a shift in the medium of stone sculpture and in art history as a whole. The “standing” female figure is a smaller piece done in the Cycladic style by a Bastis Master from Greece, belonging to the Keros-Syros culture. It dates between 2600 and 2400 BCE, is made of marble, and can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in gallery 151 under the accession number 68.148. The Status of Aphrodite is a Roman marble copy of a larger…

Olympian religions The Olympic religion of ancient Greece is one of the most iconic ancient religions known. It is a polytheistic religion with many gods and goddesses, though the ones most commonly worshipped are the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hephaestus, Hermes, Demeter, Ares and Hestia. They are called the Olympian gods and goddesses because they reside on mount Olympus. Hades, although considered one of the major gods and…

Dream of Empire The visual representations of ruins by various painters have been reflections of the philosophical environments in which they lived, as well as their own contributions to the understanding of empire and ruins as a whole. These artists used techniques such scale, composition, spatial organization, iconography, and color to convey their ideas rather than words. As a result, the public understanding of ruins has evolved over time, both through literary works and visual ones,…

At the zenith of Sparta’s time, their military capability proved that they were the dominant fighting force in Ancient Greece. According ancientmilitary.com, Sparta had the most iconic army in ancient history, partly due to their foot soldiers being superior to any other soldiers in all of Greece. Spartan warriors were known for their bravery, professionalism, and skill on the battlefield (Spartan Military). At any point in time, Sparta was the only polis able to maintain a large army at all…

Sculpture was brought to Rome from Greece. The aristocracy collected pieces of art. When the supply of Greek sculpture dwindled, the Romans started making their own. The Roman sculptures were more expressive than Greek sculptures that rarely displayed expression or emotion. (Kamm, n.d.). Their sculptures were admired even more for reality over flattery. The Romans used sculpture in a variety of fashions. The portrait sculpture was a way to pay homage to the emperors or gods. They were…

in ancient Greece shaped the lives of its citizens. Seas allowed for easy transportation and a better trading system. On land, the mountains covering Greece divided the country into smaller, independent communities. Because the land had little fertile farmland and fresh water, Greece couldn’t support a large population. The varied climate and moderate temperature in Greece also promoted outdoor life. Mycenaean Civilization Develops: The Mycenaeans were a thriving civilization in Greece. Their…

training camp for two years. Foreign metics and slaves were not expected to get anything but a basic education in Greece, however they were not excluded from it. Athenian women and girls were kept at home for the most part and had no participation in sports or politics.. Girls received little formal education. The education of a girl involved spinning, weaving, and other domestic art. The wives were considered to be property of their husbands. Some of the women were able to participate in the…

but had many different designs to them. A Parthenon is a former temple in ancient Greece which had all sorts of different architecture. It consisted of columns which there were many different ones and those columns being Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. These columns stood below holding up the pediment which is a gapped roof over the temple. These pediments always had some form of art and that for of art being reliefs. Art in during the classics always had a deeper meaning that lead to a story.…

probably heard stories from the Ancient Greeks in our lives, but no until we research and study in depth their culture, one cannot fully understand the magnitude of the legacy of their classical culture. Due to the Ancient Greeks influence in visual arts, sports, politics, philosophy, literature, and architecture, our culture today still follows their legacy established by heroic leaders, pioneering philosophers and unique mathematicians. Because of all these attributes, one can say that the…