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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3. "The history of mosaic art." Mosaics, tiles and mosaic making at The Mosaics Resource. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2010. <http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/history/index.shtml>.

4. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YKO2gL-hVDc/TMeqXmA

5. http://static.flickr.com/108/286136911_0bbd5c89c4_m.jpg

6. http://www.theoi.com/image/F14.1Haides.jpg

7. http://www.worldart.com.au/images/ancient-greek-painting1.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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2. Carr, Karen, Dr. "Greek Pottery." Kidipede. Portland State University, 4 Nov. 2010. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. <http://historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/art/pottery/greekpots.htm>.

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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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