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Greek Arts and Architecture
Architecture, Sculpture, Painting,
and Painted Pottery
Parthenon
Greek orders
Doric Orders
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Simplest form
No base
Plain but powerful
Capital is a circle
topped by a square
•  Column has 20 sides
Doric Example
The Parthenon
Ionic Order
•  Column is longer
•  Makes it look thinner/
slender
•  The column is fluted
•  Bases are large and
look like stacked rings
•  Capitals are scrolls
Ionic Example
Temple of Athena Nike in Athens
Corinthian Order
•  Most decorative of all
the orders
•  Capitals have flowers
or leaves
•  Column is fluted
•  Not used much by
Greeks, more by
Romans
Corinthian Order
Ancient Sculpture
•  Made of marble
•  Female (Kore) Male
(Kouros)
•  Always nude (males
only)
•  Small smile
•  Stiff not lifelike
Kore(female)
Kouros (Male)
Classical Sculpture
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More naturalistic
Athletic
Thoughtful expression
Bent knee
Late Classical
•  Use of Proportion
•  1st example of fully
nude females
Hellenistic
•  Use of Expressionism
•  Balance
•  Contrast of light and
dark
Painted Pottery
•  Can be used as a
timeline
•  Balanced designs
•  Art yet functional
•  Decoration was very
symbolic
•  Colors would include
black, white, maroon
•  Amazing details
Painted Pottery Examples
Greek Paintings
•  Wall decorations
•  Fresco method
•  Fresco-apply wet
plaster to the wall,
paint over the wet
plaster
•  Much of the paintings
that remain are found
on the pottery