The Etruscans created statues depicting many scenes like husband and wife, important people, warriors, and monsters like the Chimera. Etruscan statues were created with terracotta or bronze. Their statutes are exquisite and very beautiful but are still unique taking aspects of Greek art while keeping their own unique styles. Etruscan warriors wielded swords, axes and spears made of iron and steel. They also carried large circular bronze shields and their soldiers wore armor and helmets.
The human form has been depicted artistically in various ways throughout history. The Greeks' obsession with the form human body dates as far back as 3,000 B.C. The marble figurines in the Cycladic Museum were created over 5,000 years ago. The actual meaning of these figurines remains unknown as written material about them has yet to be found. The sculptures focused on the form of female human beings.
Sculpture specifically focused on both human potential and achievements, plus the human experience. Firstly, the Greeks often sculpted humans instead of animals or monsters, which is human-centered enough. When they did sculpt gods or goddesses, these deities were anthropomorphic, having human characteristics. Classical sculpture used nudity to depict the ideal human form; subjects were often young male athletes or soldiers, epitomizing human potential and achievement. Hellenistic sculpture was more realistic and emotional, where the subjects were everyday people; this style focused on the struggles included in the human experience.
Another example of Etruscan funerary art is Cinerary Urn. This piece displays the common convention of creating a model of the departed reclining atop the lid. Once again mythology was incorporated, and the front displays a battle between Greeks and
Ancient Egyptian statues exude an image of grandeur because of the common conventions used by sculptors throughout time. A great deal of statues depicting gods and pharaohs are marked by their immense height. The stature of the seated statue of Ramses II is similar to nearly all other statues of sitting pharaohs. The subject of the statues is almost always looking out across the horizon, seated with a tall, straight back, and the palms of their hands rest on their knees (Sorouzian 2010: 855).
Mythology is a collection of myths especially belonging to a particular culture. Some very popular mythology comes from the Greeks and the Romans. Greek and Roman mythology has affected Greek society because it showed the Greeks how things came to be and how things work. It also influenced our society because a lot of words and sayings that we say, are Greek words. Mythology influenced Greeks by telling them how things happened.
The first Roman art can be dated back to 509 B.C.E., with the legendary founding of the Roman Republic, and lasted until 330 C.E. Roman art also encompasses a broad spectrum of media including marble, painting, mosaic, gems, silver and bronze work, and terracotta (Ambler, n.d). By using the various materials; Romans were able build many significant and astonishing sculpture than the Greek. Sculptures became more monumental with massive, larger than life statues of emperors, gods and heroes such as the huge statue of Marcus Aurelius(Cartwright, 2013)(Cartwright, Roman Sculpture, 2013). The second feature of Romans is architecture. The Romans building were design in a prodigious structure and technique to keep it last forever.
The Changing Figure from Ancient Egypt to Greece There are many subtle characteristics of human anatomy. When the knowledge is expand, the artist can create realistic and detailed work of the human body. The Old Kingdom was a great influence on the way Greece went about sculpting in the Archaic period. The Old Kingdom went on between 2575-2134 BCE and the Archaic period lasted from 600-480 BCE. The concept of anatomy and technical achievements has dramatically changed the look of sculpture from the Old Kingdom to the Archaic period.
Ancient Greece, the earlier of the civilizations, was one of the first societies to create human-like three-dimensional statues. These artworks, made primarily of bronze and marble, were to represent humanity as it finest, using idealistic proportions, appearances, and powerful poses. Greek gods were commonly the inspiration behind art, as architectural structures such as the Parthenon were devoted entirely to their divinity. In addition, pottery was a large part of the culture with designs depicting myths covering much of their ceramic art.
The Greeks created many statues, mainly of gods and humans such as the gold and ivory statue of Athena in the Parthenon . Which also shows their egoistic view. They also made figurines, pottery and sculptures as gifts to the gods and goddesses. The techniques, art forms and types of art was very unique to Greece. Greek art was very utilitarian; there was not a lot of paintings or
Student’s name Instructor’s name Course Date Ancient Greek Student’s name Instructor’s name Course Date Ancient Greek The art of Ancient Greek has always been recognizable for its distinctive features such as attention to details and precise depiction of a human body.
Much of the art seen in museums were produced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Both of these eras had prominent, overarching themes and techniques. In the Middle Ages, the main themes in art were religion (without iconography), Christian symbolism, the importance of recognition of sin, and the growing wealth and power of monasteries. They showed this through the use of primary colors in their paintings, symmetrical designs, gold backgrounds, and abstract art. Perspective was not developed at the time, and this was glaringly obvious in the art produced.
Like in other myths we have studied, the Greek creation story indicates it originated from chaos, a yawning void. Additionally, floods are also a similarity, as they were mentioned in previous myths, like in the Chinese and Middle Eastern myths. I also think that in many of the myths, there are also indications of gods making sacrifices for humanity, such as Prometheus giving humans fire and having to pay the consequence of being tortured for thousands of years by having his liver pecked at and regrown constantly. The biggest difference is that many of these myths discussed in this section had more human involvement than in previous sections. There seemed to be more focus about how the gods interacted and treated the humans.
The Greek sculptures reach the new height of beauty, not only because the mastery of the technique, but also the fascination of human body. Greek art uses the outer appearance to reflect the inner power, it is the representative pattern of western art. The myth inspires the creation of sculpture. The fantasy of nature and society and the admire of god’s shape and personality makes the sculpture more multiple and abundant.
Uncontrolled emotionalism and shameful truth were now common characteristics to most of them. Still throughout the hellenistic, many sculptures were distinguished by their calmness, grace, and compassion for human suffering. The Ancient Greek sculptures were commonly made from stone or wood and very few of them are still existing to this day. Many were made to reflect the image of a freestanding human form even when the statue was of a god, and for this reason many of the sculptures were naked, the Greeks saw nudity as something beautiful. Other of the sculptures showed athletic figures, to essentially portray what the Greeks perceived as an ideal human and what it should look
