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THE EUROPEAN IDENTITY
THROUGH ART
CLASSIC ART
Hellenic World – V BC
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Greece – XXI Century
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Athens – Urban Space Plant
Acropolis
Agora
Architecture
Construction of temples, theaters, stadiums... Marble was
the raw material and columns were the main construction
element of Greek temples.
The constructions presented:
- Harmony;
- Proportion;
- Balance;
- Order.
Architectonic orders:
- Doric order;
- Ionic order;
- Corinthian order.
Sculpture
The main theme is human figure.
There is the preoccupation in representing the ideal of
human beauty and the movement idea is made with great
realism.
Fídias was the main sculptor in Athens. Others were
Policleto, Myron and Praxiteles.
Painting
The knowledge we have of Greek paintings comes from
vases of ceramic and tomb walls.
Themes:
• Mythological scenes;
• Daily life.
Roman Empire
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• Beginning of the imperial
regime on 27 bC to 476
AD;
• Rome conquered Greece
by arms, but Greece
conquered the Roman
Empire with its culture.
• Classic art was spread by
the Romans in the
territories around the
Mediterranean sea.
Originality of the Roman Art
Elements and characteristics:
• Roman arch
• Dome
• Barrel vault
• Realism and grandeur