By Roshni Malde, Sabriya Griffith, Julia Unterzaucher, and Mackenzie Carter
Ancient Greek Art
Painting
Earliest real paintings came from the Minoans on Crete (1700-1400 B.C.)
Most original Greek sculpture, murals, and paintings have been lost, leaving us almost entirely dependent on copies of Roman art.
Frescos- painting directly onto wet plasterEnjoyed brightly painted items.
General Information
1. Archaic Period- 2 major typesvase painting- black paint on red
clay vases sculpture
2. Classical Period (c. 500-323 B.C.)- high point of Greek painting. New techniques.- panel paintings
3 Eras
3. Hellenistic Period (c. 323-27 B.C.)-commences death of Alexander the Great- major artwork was the Great Tomb of Verfina
~background left white~ landscape- single tree
-mosaic art~Greeks took the pebble technique and
turned it into an art form
3 Eras con’t.
ApellesWas an important Greek painterWorked for Alexander the GreatNone of his works survivedAlexander the Great allowed him to paint him
and no one else to
Artists
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5. http://static.flickr.com/108/286136911_0bbd5c89c4_m.jpg
6. http://www.theoi.com/image/F14.1Haides.jpg
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Pottery
Categories:Stone Age
6000 B.C.Geometric and simple styles and colors
Early Bronze AgePottery wheel
Late Bronze AgeMore elaborate designs
Sub-Mycenean (Dark Age)Revert back to crude, homemade pottery
900 B.C. --Archaic PeriodLess geometric
Greek Pottery
History
Pottery was used to “store, transport, and drink liquids such as wine and water” (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Depict mythological scenesDecorative piecesGrave markers
Greek Pottery
Uses
Dionysos, Ariadne, satyrs and maenads. Side A of an Attic red-figure calyx-krater, c. 400-375 B.C. From Thebes.
Bronze Age—Pottery wheelAthens
Mythological depictionsPots on graves
Greek Pottery
Clay Pottery
Greek Pottery
Other Vessels
Head of a griffin from a cauldron, third quarter of 7th century b.c. from Olympia
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/greek2.htm
•Bronze, silver, ivory, gold, glass, wood
Pot styles:Amphora--storage
Alabastron--perfume
Hydria--water
Lekythos--oil
Greek Pottery
Styles
Painting Styles:Geometric
Black-Figure
Red-Figure
Greek PotteryStyles
Aeneas carrying Anchises. Attic black-figure oinochoe, c. 520-510 BC.
Idas and Marpessa are separated by Zeus. Attic red-figure psykter, c. 480 B.C., by the Pan Painter.
Pictures and captions from http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greekart/ig/Greek-Pottery/
Large late Geometric Attic amphora, c. 725 B.C. - 700 B.C.
Andokides Invention of red-figure
Brygos PainterWorked 490 B.C. - 470 B.C.AthensRed-figure cups, vases
Lysippides PainterWorked 530 to 510 B.C.Black figure
PsiaxWorked c. 525 B.C. – c. 510 B.C. AthensUsed everything; red figure, black figure, etc.First painter to show complex human body paintingsWorked for Andokides
Greek PotteryPotters
Misc. Pictures
Theseus. From Theseus and the Gathering of the Argonauts. Attic red-figure calyx, 460-450 B.C. Bronze hydria, 4th
century B.C.Late Geometric Period Oinochoe With Battle Scene. 750-725 B.C.
“clay potty chair”
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4. Gill, N. S. "Ancient Greek Pottery." About.com. The New York Times Company, 2010. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greekart/ig/Greek-Pottery/>.
5. "Lysippides Painter (Getty Museum)." The Getty. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. <http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=711>.
6. Sowder, Amy. "Ancient Greek Bronze Vessels." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. <http://metmuseum.org/toah/hd/agbv/ hd_agbv.htm>.
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Sculptures
- the classic greek sculptures were characterized as freedom of movement, and expression of freedom.
-artist of this period were exploring the figure of mankind. that is why the greek sculpture are so bold and free.
- only a few of the greek art work has survived, from natural deserters. Many of the greek were made out of stone, gold, bronze and silver. And over the years the a destroyed because they break apart.
-And the whole world has been inspired by the freedom,appearance, and the structure of the greek sculpture.
- There are three periods known as Archaic period (8th to early 5th century BC)Classical period (5th to 4th century BC) , Hellenistic period (late 4th - 1st century BC) all classify the sculptures.
Sculptures
WORKS CITIED
http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/athens_museum_classical.html
http://www.library.thinkquest.org/23492/
http://www.statue.com/greek-statues.html
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Music
The Greeks thought of music as a way of honoring the gods
The music of ancient Greece came from poetry and dancing
The music was entirely monodic, there being no harmony
The earliest music is unknown, but in the Homeric era a national musical culture existed
The Beginning
The Greeks used pipes, lyres, drums, and cymbals
Some pipes were played vertically, like an recorder and some were played sideways, like the flute
Some people could play more than one pipe at a time.
Lyres were small harps and sounded like an guitar
Instruments
Copyright 1998-2010 Dr. Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History, Portland State University. This page last updated Thursday, Oct 21, 2010
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University
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