EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
City of Dasmariñas,Cavite

LESSON 8
 Greek Art History

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Objectives
1. Learn the different Greek art periods and influences.
2. Appreciate the Greek art contribution to the world with respect to
aesthetic sensibility in sculpture.
3. Demonstrate skills on critical judgment about Greek art.
VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE
 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History: Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other
ancient cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the
human body, in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of
innovation.
Greek art. Greek art began in the Cycladic
and Minoan civilization, and gave birth to
Western classical art in the subsequent
Geometric, Archaic and Classical periods
(with further developments during the
Hellenistic Period).

Greek art is mainly five forms: Architecture,

Sculpture, Painting, Pottery and Jewelry
Making.
VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE
 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

1. The Mycenaean Art Period (1550-1200 BC) Occurred

from roughly 1550-1200 BC on the Greek mainland. Although
the Mycenaean and Greek cultures were two separate
entities, they occupied the same lands successively. The latter
learned a few thing from the former, including how to build
gates and tombs. Besides architectural explorations including
Cyclopean masonry and "beehive" tombs, the Mycenaean’s
The Golden Mask of Agamemnon, the King of
were awesome goldsmiths and potters. They raised pottery Mycenae is an artifact discovered in Mycenae in
from merely functional to beautifully decorative, and segued 1876 by the German archaeologist Heinrich
right out of the Bronze Age into their own insatiable appetite Schliemann. This mask is made of gold and is a
funeral mask found over the face of a dead body
for gold. One suspects that that the Mycenaean’s were so in a burial place at Mycenae.
wealthy they weren't satisfied with a humble alloy.
VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE
 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

The Sub Mycenaean Art Period (1100 - 1025 BC) Around

1200 and the Homeric fall of Troy, the Mycenaean culture
dwindled and died, followed by an artistic phase known both
as Sub-Mycenaean and/or the "Dark Ages". This phase, lasting
from c. 1100-1025 BC, saw a bit of continuity with the
previous artistic doings, but no innovation.
The "Proto-Geometric“ is a style of Ancient
2. The Proto-Geometric Art Period (1025 - 900 BC) In this Greek pottery led by Athens produced between
phase pottery is beginning to be decorated with simple roughly 1050 and 900 BC, the period of the
shapes, black bands, and wavy lines. Additionally, technique in Greek Dark Ages and the beginning of the
Archaic period.
the shaping of pots was being refined as well.

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

3. The Geometric Art Period (900 - 700 BC) Geometric

name is utterly descriptive of the art created during this
phase. Pottery decoration moved beyond simple shapes to
also include animals and humans. Everything, however, was
rendered with the use of simple geometric shapes.

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

4. The Archaic Art Period (700 - 480 BC) This period began
with an Orientalizing Phase. In this, elements from other
civilizations began to creep into Greek art. The elements were
those of the Near East. The Archaic phase is best known for the
beginnings of realistic depictions of humans and monumental
stone sculptures. It was during the Archaic period that the
limestone kouros (male) and kore (female) statues were created,
always depicting young, nude, smiling persons. Note: The Archaic
and subsequent Classical and Hellenistic periods each contained Archaic Greek statues depicting youths or
separate Early, High, and Late phases just like the Italian referred to as young man and young woman
and Koral is a plural form. The statue is
Renaissance would further on down the road. usually made of marble or limestone, and
tend to be life size.
VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE
 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

5. The Classical Art Period (480 - 323 BC) The

Classical Art was created during a "golden age",
from the time Athens rose to prominence to
Greek expansion and right up until the death of
Alexander the Great. It was during this period
that human statues became so heroically
proportioned. Of course, they were reflective of
Greek Humanistic belief in the nobility of man
and, perhaps, a desire to look a bit like gods. The Athena Parthenos was made of carved ivory for flesh parts
They were also the result of the invention of and 1140 kilos of gold for the rest. Athena stands 42 feet tall, with
her is a giant companion snake. She was Greek goddess of War
metal chisels finally capable of working marble. and wisdom,

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Main Periods of Greek Art
There were many phases from the 16th century BC until the Greeks suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans at the
Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The phases are roughly as follows:

6. The Hellenistic Art Period (323 - 31 BC)

Hellenistic Art is quite like Mannerism, went a wee
bit over the top. By the time Alexander had died and
things got chaotic in Greece as his empire broke
apart, Greek sculptors had mastered carving marble.
They were so technically perfect that they began to
sculpt impossibly heroic humans. People simply do
not look as flawlessly symmetrical or beautiful in real
life as those sculptures portray, which may explain Hellenistic is characterized by three lifelike aesthetics
why the sculptures remain so popular after all these sculptures skillfully incorporated into their work namely: 1.
expressive movement, 2. realistic anatomy, and 3. ornate
years. details.

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE

 EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED

City of Dasmariñas,Cavite QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Lesson 8

Greek Art History

Six Notable Ancient Greek Sculptures.
1. The Moschophoros (c. 570 BCE)
Moscophoros, which means “the calf-bearer” was found in fragments in the
Perserschutt in the Acropolis of Athens. The statue is estimated to have
originally measured 1.65 metres (5.4 ft) in height. According to an
inscription on its base, the statue was a votive offering to the goddess
Athena by a certain Rhonbos (although the name is not entirely legible)
and it is thought to represent Rhonbos himself, bringing sacrifice.
Moscophoros is a typical Archaic sculpture – static, naked with a smiling
face.
The Artemision Bronze (c. 460 BCE) 2.
The Artemision Bronze thought to be either Poseidon or Zeus. It was found by
fishermen off the coast of Cape Artemisium in 1928. The figure is more than 2 m in
height. There are still debates over the subject of this sculpture because its missing
thunderbolt rules out the possibility that it is Zeus, while its missing trident also rules
out the possibility that it is Poseidon. It has always been associated with ancient
sculptors Myron and Onatas. It is certainly the work of a great sculptor of the early
Classical period, notable for the exquisite rendering of motion and anatomy.

VIRTUE EXCELLENCE SERVICE