Transcript Greek Art 600 - 150 BC - Birdville High School

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
• 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 Boy
480 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 Period
Old 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.