Greek Art
Archaic Art
The Archaic sculptures are silent witnesses to the extraordinary
development western society was about to undertake. The Kouros and Kore statues stand
before a cultural revolution, all muscles tense, like a spring about
to burst with energy into an extraordinary wave of classical thought.
They stand with smiles frozen with meaning as if they knew what
was about to occur [
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Hellenistic Art
The subtle implications of greatness and humility of the high
Classical era (see the Charioteer of Delphi) are
replaced with bold expressions of energy and power during the moments
of tension as evident in the Boy
Jockey. [
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The Classical Period
At
the National Museum of Athens: The ancient Greek Artist invented
his own self and became the creator of god and man alike in
a universe of perfect formal proportions, idealized aesthetic
values and a newly found sense of freedom. This was a freedom
from barbarism and tyranny [
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Minoan Art
Minoan Art was developed in the island of Crete, the cyclades, and the mainland about a thousand years before the celebrated Classical period of Greece. Visit our sister site, ancient-greece.org to learn more about the art and culture of Minoan Crete, the first advanced civilization of Europe.
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