Greek Art The Greeks sought harmony, grace, balance and beauty. Reasons for art: - to honor their gods - to honor the importance of man (idealized figures) - to show their ideals of beauty and harmony

Greek Art The Greeks are credited with many of the things we still hold valuable today: maps, Olympics, geometry, Democracy and the Hippocratic oath. They were philosophers, scientists and master builders.

Greek Architecture Greek column designs are used often in Government buildings…the 3 types are:

Greek Art Sadly no original Greek art remains fully intact due to natural disasters and wars. We only have fragments and Roman copies.

Greek paints Colors = red, yellow, blue, green, purple, brown, white and black. Ancient Greece and Rome succeeded in increasing the range of artificial hues from mineral sources and biological dyes. Red – realgar, gum resins from trees, and vermillion (expensive) from cinnabar Purple – indigo and madder from plant sources, Tyrian purple from a shell fish Blue – azurite, Egyptian blue from frit, Ultramarine blue from Lapis Lazuli Green – verdigris (copper green) and Celadonite Yellow – Orpiment, Massicot, and Naples Yellow from Lead Antimoniate Brown – sienna and umber (burnt clays), iron, manganese White – gypsum, chalk, lead white Black – carbon black from charcoal, ivory black from burning bones