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Ancient Greek Art
Your portal to information about works of ancient visual art, artists and architecture in Greece during the sixth century (c 110 to 700BC). Come on in and ask questions and explore answers.
370 Questions
Who commissioned Giotto's Flight Into Egypt?
Enrico Scovengi commission the flight into egypt . Giotto also painted all the other frescos in the chapel and helped design it as well
Is there any famous women in ancient Greece?
not many that i could think of but there was Adriadne's string that led theseus thriugh the labrinth so he could slay the minotaur
Why is Satan's throne said to be in pergamos?
The Biblical reference is in Revelation 2:12-13 - In Pergamos where Satan's Throne is. Traditionally, it was in Babylon. The actual throne was originally built in the 2nd century BC in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon. The temple was built to honor the Greek God, Zeus. It was moved in the 1800s to Berlin, then to Leningrad during World War II and back again.
How did studying the human body help Greek artists make their statues look real?
It helped them because they could get everything anatomically correct. They would be better able to make the legs right and the arms and the face, and pretty much make the statue look real.
What year was the Winged Victory discovered?
The Winged Victory, often called 'Nike of Samothrace' was discovered in 1863.
How long ago was it since Medusa lived in Greece?
Medusa was a mythical figure and never actually lived.
The period of history before the invention of writing is called?
The period of history before a viable system of writing had developed was called the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, during the period civilization had greatly developed in agriculture and cities. The first and earliest form of writing involved the symbolic Sumerian cuneiform in Mesopotamia around 3500 BC, which occurred after the Neolithic time period of world history.
How can you describe Greek sculpture?
From copying Egyptian sculpture, it developed rapidly to its own distinctive purity of form. Unlike the marble artefacts we now have, the Greeks lived in a riot of colour, and these statues original were painted in gaudy colours which a over a couple of thousand years has fallen off.
Who built the arles amphitheater?
The Arles Amphitheater, much like the amphitheater in Nimes was built by the Roman architect T. Crispius Reburrus sometime around the First Century AD.
What basic approach to knowledge did philosophers and scientists of the golden age share?
To go and buy groceries!
Who was been defeated in the battle of salamis?
Xerxes I of Persia was defeated in the naval battle of Salamis by Athenian admiral Themistocles .
Venus de Milo is the statue of what goddess?
A statue of Venus, which is the Latin name for Greek goddess Aphrodite.
How did the famous playwright Aeschylus die?
According to ancient sources, the aged Aeschylus died when an eagle, carrying a turtle aloft so it could drop it on a rock and crush its shell, saw the elderly Aeschylus' bald head and unloaded the poor creature on him, killing him-and presumably the turtle as well. Such fanciful stories accreted naturally around the great tragedians and point, if not to any literal truth, to the abiding popularity and pre-eminence of classical drama in the ancient world.
What are the four most important influences of Western art history?
As discussed, the four most important influences of Western art history are:
In 1800 BC how did artists distinguish between men and women?
A traditional way to represent men is to paint them in a darker value.
A traditional way to represent women it to paint them in a lighter value.
What are the 3 main types of sculpture?
The three main types of sculpture are assemblage, in the round, and relief. In the round is what we usually think of when we think of sculptures; free standing solid piece surrounded on all four sides by empty space. Assemblage is a sculpture, free standing like in the round, but made of different objects put together. Lastly, a reliefsculpture is a form or picture that projects out from or is mounted on a vertical surface.
