Why was art important to the Greeks?

Answer 1

The Renaissance was shaped by humanism- the study of the classical antiquity/world - ancient Greek and Rome. ---- The Greco-Roman contribution to art lies in the fact that the art of the Renaissance was a rebirth of the art knowledge fron that time period that was lost during the Middle or Dark Ages. Renaissance art displays human figures with emotion and paints using perspective which was not used in the simple and symbolic art of the Middle Ages. Renaissance art advancement and that of every other branch of study improved because scholars, by the idea of Humanism, studied lost and refound ancient manuscripts. ---- So paradoxically, Renaissance art improved by regressing previous times before the chaos that insued after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (which led to the Dark/ Middle Ages).

Answer 2

1. It completely defined the "ideal" and perfect human form that we consider admirable and attractive today.

2. It greatly influenced the art of other cultures, especially Rome, which copied almost directly many Greek masterpieces.

3. It allowed us to represent the human form in far more accurate and realistic ways, hence it allowed for all art, regardless of style, to achieve a greater visual effect.

Hope that helps. Just finished a ten page essay on the legacy of Ancient Greek art.

Answer 3

The first mathematical system of painting perspective

Answer 4

The invention of the principles of perspective

Answer 5

Because art is pretty.