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Ancient Greek Art

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Who wrote the quote ''whom the god loves die young?

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The phrase "Whom the gods love die young" is attributed to the Greek playwright Menander.

What was the greatest contribution of homer to greek culture?

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Homer's greatest contribution to Greek culture was his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. These works provided a common foundation of heroic values and storytelling for ancient Greeks, influencing literature, art, and mythology for centuries to come. Homer's poems also helped shape the Greek identity and provided a shared cultural heritage for all Greeks to draw upon.

What are functions of sculpture?

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The function of sculpture is not to decorate but to integrate, not to entertain but to orientate man within the context of his universe.Sculpture inhabits actual space in all its dimensions, and by its own inherent structural logic is able to impress upon our imagination a sense of reality. Whether it be an integral part of an architectural structure or free standing in architectural space or among nature's forms its sets up an inter-relationship between itself and its surroundings. Like life its myriad views assume new aspects under varying conditions; like life it is capable of drawing upon itself new interpretations and transcending them. Since it lives in actual space it interacts with it, measures it and is measured by it. The structure, the density or the translucency of the material, the specific life the work is to live, the rhythms of the time, which engulf the sculptor, join in the interaction and set up relationships that exist between the component. parts of the work and the whole, between the whole and its surroundings.Sculpture is not an ersatz for man, beast, bird or any of these put together arbitrarily. Though it draws from nature structural principles, its functions are as totally different as its materials are. Transcending their physical properties, within the realm of our imagination, sculptured forms assume an aspect of the inter- dependence of all in the making of the ONE.

Sculpture is composed of concrete material interacting with thought, thought which draws its nourishment from experience with form. When concrete material and thought interact with space the resultant forms, in one way or another, recall either nature's forms or formalized aspects of nature's forms. Though sculptured forms live totally different lives from the motifs which they resemble, there is no such thing as non-representational, three dimensional form, and yet sculpture by its very nature is an abstraction. Like architecture it is an organic abstraction in concrete form. When sculpture is wed to the architectural structure or wed to nature's forms and the topography of the site - sculpture wed to any or all of these performs the function of integrating man spiritually to his universe.

What two popular types of pottery did Athenians produce?

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The two popular types of pottery the Athenians produced were Black Pottery and Red Figure Pottery.

How was Greece linked to the outside world?

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Greece was linked to the outside world through the use of ships. Greece is a long peninsula, so ships were necessary for travel.

Why do men depicted in Greek art have such small penises?

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Everything is relative, an artist creates a composition that tells a story. These paintings were not made as pornography.

What is the purpose of Greek art?

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Think it is naturalism.

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Rather beauty and harmony.

What describes classical Greek sculpture?

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Figures show a combination of ideal beauty and naturalistic detail and proportion is the sentence that correctly describes the Classic Greek relief sculpture in the Parthenon frieze.

What was thestylr of ornamental and decorative moulding in ancient greek architecture?

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Ornamental and decorative molding in ancient Greek architecture was different depending on which order of architecture it came from. There are three classic Greek orders that progress from fairly simple to quite ornate: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

Why did the Athenians excel on the arts?

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athens was successful because of its military and its government both were strong

Where did Michealangelo learn his art?

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At the age of 13 Michelangelo was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio, a respected artist of the time. However, Michelangelo wasn't happy with the speed in which he was learning so after a year he left Ghirlandaio's teaching to become a student of Bertoldo di Giovanni.

What were the ideals of classical Greek art?

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Classical Greek sculpture is simple, balanced, and restrained. The expression of a figure is genrally solemn. The aesthetic principle in classical Greek sculpture was one of refinement, balance, and simplicity.

Did Philotes have a child?

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Philotes daughter of Nyx is not known to have any children.

What are characteristics of early greek sculpture?

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Greek statues are so admired because the sculptors who made them tried to make them look perfect. They wanted their statues to show how beautiful people could be. To improve their art, these sculptors carefully studied the human body, especially how it looked when it was moving. Then, using what they had learned, they carved stone and marble statues. As a result, many Greek statues look as though they could come to life at any moment.

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Most of their statues' noses have worn down or crumbled off over all this time as well.

What are the hallmarks of Greek art?

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the three fundamental elements of greek art are the ionic,doric,and corinthian

Most common Archaic sculpture form in Greek art?

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Probably the Discobolus.

Who sat on the front row of a greek theatre?

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the good greek priests

How many female titans were there?

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Titannesses

What is a Parthenon temple?

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the Parthenon is actually only one,located on the acropolis holly cliff.it was a temple dedicated to goddess Athens.there are though quite a few temples in Greece looking similar to the Parthenon

What does the discus thrower statue reveal about greek values?

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It reveals that the Greeks appreciated athletic events and good looks!