Ancient Greek comedy

Ganymede Jewelry was found in Macedonia near the area of Thessaloniki before 1913 and the jewelry pieces date back to being formed 330-300 B.C. They date back to the Hellenistic Greek period. Hellenistic period starts from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt. This time period Greek cultural power was at the top in Europe, Africa and Asia. It experienced an influx of arts, literature, architecture, math, science and etc. The jewelry was made by Leochares in

"The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures of Nikeratos, a young actor who travels the countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while performing in various plays. In one play, Kadmos by Sophokles the Younger, Nikeratos is required to wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume. The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the mask and comes to believe that it possesses special powers. He begins to make reverent gestures toward

Classical Greek Architecture The reuse of older art works in contemporary times is not an uncommon occurrence, and many examples can be seen throughout the day as one goes from place to place. Even when one is browsing through the World Wide Web can many uses of older art and architecture be seen, as with the example shown. This image was found on the internet at the American Express homepage (http://www.americanexpress.com/student/), which functions as a resource for college students to find

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to a greek orthodox baptism. I am agnostic so outside of weddings I do not attend religious ceremonies and have never attended a baptism before. I am not very comfortable in church settings but this is was an important event because it was a close friends event and I knew is was very important to her. The event was on sunday so on saturday evening I called the mother of the baby to ask what the dress code was, if I should bring anything outside the gift

misogynistic evidence from ancient Greek literature. Consumption Meanwhile, assiduous ‘ethnography (Harrison et al., 2014, p.14)’ provides evidence of the consumption habits of Ancient Greeks. High end pottery, designed to promote the owners status, included the addition of precious metals. Society’s elite paradigm of leisure included boisterous ‘drinking games (Hughes et al., 2014, p.92)’. This Stamnos functioned as a vessel for mixing wine enjoyed by heavy drinking Greeks who seldom enjoyed their

Artists do not create sculptures. They simply see an object and begin to mold or carve it, thus allowing that object to freely stand alone. Almost anything can be sculpted, but what makes a good monument is its ability to tell a story or cause contemplation without words. Two pieces at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City depict unique scenarios using lines, movement, balance, and value. “Capricorn” by Max Ernst and “Pokal” by Balthasar Griessmann use organization of the elements of form

When looking at history and the art produced throughout history, it is interesting to learn how it all started and how it changed throughout the centuries. Starting with Prehistoric art leading to the periods of Early Medieval and the Romanesque. Then when looking deeper at the art pieces created throughout the centuries, something that stood out to me was how people were depicted and idealized. Starting with the prehistoric art period, where there is only a few miniature sculptures that depict women

One of the most popular conflicts from classical Greek literature is the one found between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles’ play Antigone. After a lethal conflict that left both of Antigone’s brothers dead, Creon ordered that Polyneices (one of Antigone’s brothers who fought against Creon’s state) be denied a proper and honorable burial. Antigone opposed Creon’s order; her own religious faith to the Greek Gods demanded that she defy the decree and bury Polynices anyways. This tension between the

The evolution of Greek art has expanded over hundreds of years and has contributed to many artistic developments, especially in sculpture. The depiction of the human figure has drastically changed over time from an undeveloped form to a more detailed rendering. This transformation can be seen from Early Bronze Age figurine models to Ancient Hellenistic sculptures. Examples of early figurines are small with disproportionate and unusual bodies while much later sculptures are large scale showing the

knowledge (the book), modesty (the white dress), and being closer to nature (the sprig and trees in the background), dying and being replaced by the culture of excess and extravagance. The orange by her side could also be representative of the offering greek women would bring to stelai (stone or wooden slab erected as a monument, very often for funerary or commemorative purposes.), which the bench could be serving