1. Greek Art
The Classical Ideal

2. The Painted Ladies

3. The Painted Ladies Possibly sculpted on Crete 640-620 B.C.E.
Very small
Not much emotion
Not particularly Greek
Paint wears off over time

4. View the next slide and write down the following about Greek Art:
Describe what you see.
What adjectives would you use to describe the style of it and why?

5. Kouros

6. Kouros “Kouros” = youth Used by Homer to refer to young soldiers
B.C.E.
Prime of man’s life (18-21)
100+ survive
Stiff posture
Votive offerings in sanctuaries
Funerary monuments

7. Kore Kore = female counterpart of Kouros Serene Not walking forward
Behind the man

8. View the next slide and write down the following about Greek Art:
Compare the sculpture here to the first one you looked at. What is similar?
What is different?

9. Critian (Kritios) Boy

10. Critian (Kritios) Boy 480 B.C.E. More relaxed than Kouros Athletic
Artist understands different body parts
He’s smiling!

11. Here’s another example of a sculptor trying to capture a figure in nature.

12. Zeus with Thunderbolt

13. Zeus with Thunderbolt 460 B.C.E. Caught at moment of pause
Shows potential for power
Athletic
Realistic

14. Discobolus Famous Roman marble copy of a lost Greek bronze original
Completed during the height of the Classical Period between B.C.E.

15. How do you see the Greek Ideals ?
What are common style qualities or adjectives across all the pieces you’ve seen?
How do you see the Greek Ideals ?

16. Elements of Greek Art 4 Key Elements of Greek Art: Order Balance
Symmetry
Proportion
Other Qualities:
Idealized human form
Illustrated Greek Ideals

17. Let’s look at the following examples of Greek architecture…
Describe what you see.
What adjectives would you use to describe the style of it and why?
How do you think these images relate to the Greek Ideals?

18. Parthenon at The Acropolis in Athens
B.C.E.

19. Present-Day View of the Acropolis of Athens

20. Greek architecture featured two types of columns.
How do they differ?

21. APOLLO
Sculptures & Temples Were Originally Painted

22. Look at this Greek Pottery. What do these all have in common?

23. When you read Homer in English you may recognize some of the scenes from The Odyssey.

24. Purposes for Greek Pottery
hold the ashes of the deceased
drink wine
store wine and other things
found in ancient Greek tombs

25. But………..
By mid 5th century (remember the Golden Age of Greece) pottery was on decline as an art form
Curved pot did not enable 3D shapes and perspective
Died out by 320 B.C.E.

26. How does Greek Art “Mirror” Society?
So, let’s wrap up……..
How does Greek Art “Mirror” Society?