Ancient Greek sculpture

Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David, sculptures of human anatomy, philosophical treatises on the human condition, and among others populate the mind, but how did this output of great work manage to seemingly appear almost simultaneously? Firstly, the Renaissance -a French word literally meaning “rebirth-” was an age of cultural enrichment and achievement where the arts, sciences, and philosophy flourished largely due to the revival and revisitation of ancient Greek and roman texts. Its period is generally

flourishing city-state could be. During the Golden Age, Greek civilization was destroyed by an enemy of the city the Persians. At that time, the people of ancient Greece produced amazing architecture. The Parthenon was one of many amazing things created by ancient Greeks. This building was constructed to be a grand symbol of Athens. This building and the surrounding architecture stood for the representation of Greek culture. Some ancient Greek values, beliefs, and skills that are represented by the

the Humanist movement in Classical Greece during the fifth and fourth century BCE. The Humanist movement during Classical Greece glorified the human body, which can be shown through the many sculptures and paintings created during the era. These sculptures resembled the ideal human body, the body every Greek should strive to achieve. The ideal body type was that of an athlete (PBS, 2017). There are hints of this image of the “ideal body” in Homer’s Iliad. The section of the text that indicates that

There were contrasts and similarities in the middle of Greek and Roman structural engineering in light of the fact that the Romans based on the before Greek information, however concocted from that point. The Romans grew not just better approaches to assemble more effective structures additionally a totally diverse reason for the building to be manufactured. While as yet demonstrating the excellence that was skillfully accomplished by the Greeks and including their own basically and inventiveness,

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

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 and men of that time. Then when looking at the Romanesque and Medieval art pieces, the human body is more stylized and depicted differently. When looking at these types of aspects, it makes me think about today and how people are

The Italian Renaissance was an explosion of art, writing, and thought, that roughly lasted between 1300 to 1600. In this time each citizen, countrymen, or villager had and performed different jobs and careers. Humanism the study of Greek and Roman writings, art, and architecture, initially jump started the Renaissance, and the need for art. Artists now were inspired to use life like art and linear perspective, so art seemed and was more realistic. The start of the Italian Renaissance was 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

In 399 BCE, nineteen years before Plato transcribed Republic, classical Greek philosopher Socrates was formally put on trial and executed on the citation of two “impious” acts: having “failed to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges” and “introducing new deities.” These two recognized accusations, and the punishment that Socrates paid for them through a poisonous hemlock-based liquid, was witnessed by his student, Plato. Plato was inspired to later write Socratic works and dialogues dedicated

In Sophocles’ play, “Antigone” translated by Robert Fitzgerald and Dudley Fitts, Creon believes his laws surpass the laws written by the gods but his real flaw is his belief in masculine superiority and his self-destructive pride. In Greek literature, a tragedy means a sad story in which a hero is defeated because of his flaws and through this the audience will have a better understanding of themselves and the world. King Creon takes the audience thru his journey of ego, stubbornness and suffering