Greco roman art

• Art of greeks and roman is called classical arts
• Greek art - ancient greek believed in living perfect life
• Greek vase paintings - vase painting reflect the conflict of the artist between stylized formality and natural appearance
• 3 styles of greek vase painting - black figure, red figure, white figure - background style
• Greek sculpture - greece is blessed by land dominated by stone
• Archaic period - large, rigid , free standing figures
• Classical period - golden age of Greece famous sculptures were phidias, praxiteles, lysippus and myron
• Hellenistic period - aesthetic was less important
• Doric - first in greek orders heavy column without a base
• Ionic - elaborate base and a capital called volute
• Corinthian - plain column and has a heavy detail
• Roman art - style of artistic expression that flourished in rome
• Roman architecture - adopted certain features of greek architecture
• Pantheon - built as a temple became a church
• Colosseum - devised the round arch
• Roman triumphal aches - constructed across the roman empire celebrate a successful military campaign arch of Constantine
• Aqueduct - network channel used to bring water down
• GRECO ROMAN ART - the art of Greeks and Roman is called classical arts, which started around 600
• Greek Art - The ancient Greek believed in living in perfect life
• Greek Sculpture - Greece is blessed by land dominated by stone which are usable for sculpture. Greek sculpture portrayed figures of gods, goddesses, and human being
• The Archaic Period- sculptures created large, rigid, free-standing figures very similar to Egyptian Sculpture.
• The Classical Period - This was the "Golden Age" of Greece.
• Hellenistic Period - Aesthetic beauty was less important to the sculpture of this period.
• Greek Architecture - one of the Greek's greatest contributions was a in architecture.
• Doric - it is the first in the Greek orders. A simple, heavy column without a base. I
• lonic - second of the three styles developed. It is used an elaborate base and a capital (called volute) in the form of scrolls.
• Corinthian - most mate of the three. The column used in Corinthian order is elongated and decorated with acanthus leaves
• Pantheon - built as temple of Roman gods but eventually became a church.
• Colosseum - The Romans also devised the round arch. An arch is a curve arrangement of stones over an open space
• Roman Triumphal Aches - It were constructed across the Roman Empire. These were used by the Romans to celebrate a successful military campaign.
• Aqueduct - is a network of channel used by Romans to bring water down out of the mountains to be used in the city.
• THE MEDIAVAL ART - the word medieval comes from the Latin words medium (middle) and aevum (age).
• Byzantine Art - was the name given to the style of art used in early middle ages
• Hagia Sophia - which stands in Constantinople
• The Church of San Vitale - another representation of Byzantine architecture
• Romanesque - term to describe structures with round, solid, and heavy arches.
• Cathedral of St. Sernin in Toulose, France - splendid and important example of Romanesque structure.
• Illuminated Manuscripts - During the medieval period, it is considered as a high art form.
• Gothic Period - is essentially defined by Gothic architecture Gothic architects discovered how to construct tall, graceful buildings around stone frameworks.