Art and Architecture

The Spread of Greek and Indian Artistic Styles through Trade

Greek Art & Architecture

• Symmetrical• Geometric• Columns• Simple and beautiful • Spread across the Mediterranean in a process

known as “Hellenization” (from the Greek term for themselves, “Hellenes”)

Sculpture

• natural and human-like• Often balancing on one leg (contraposto

stance)

480 BCE

Poseidon460 BCE

Discobolus450 BCE

Apollo Belvedere350 BCE

Roman Empire Period sculptures; around 200 CE

Buddha statue showing Hellenistic styling, created in modern Pakistan, 200s BCE

Architecture

• Use of marble• Strong symmetry and use of geometric shapes• Often pillars supporting triangular roofs

Parthenon – Greek Golden Age between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

Pantheon, Roman, Pax Romana Period

Petra, Modern Jordan, showing Hellenistic influence after conquest by Rome

Indian Art

• Lavish decoration• Ornate – LOTS of stuff going on• Depictions of flowers & plants• Use of stupas• Spread Throughout Southeast Asia, along with

Hinduism and Buddhism via trade routes

Akshardam Hindu Temple, India

Hindu Temple in Malaysia,

Southeast Asia

Sculpture

• Many arms – shows the power of the Hindu deities

• Buddha and bodhisattva statues for Buddhists

Lantao Buddhist Monastery, Hong Kong, China