Ancient Greek Art

The Ancient Greeks became known for their perfection in art. _______________

During the
classical era they developed their own _________
style that historians would later _______
call
the Severe Style.

Periods of Greek Art

Archaic Period: The Greeks from the Archaic Period made ____________

sculptures of
______
men called Kouroi and __________
women called Korai. These _________
statues had similar
features and stood stiffly with their __________
arms at their ____________.
sides

Classical Period: During the Classical Period, Greek _____________

artists began to
sculpt people in more ______________
relaxed postures and even in ____________
action scenes.
The most famous ________________
works from this era _______________
include the
___________
statue of Zeus at Olympia and the ______________
statue of Athena at Parthenos.

The statue of Athena at Parthenos

Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen

Hellenistic Period: After Alexander the Great ______________

conquered much of Asia, the
sculpture and ________________
artwork of the Greeks became influenced by the
_________________and
cultures people they had ________________.
conquered This period is called
the __________________
Hellenistic Period. This period saw new subjects ________________
including
women, children, and common people _________________
appear in Greek art. Famous
_______________
works from this era include the Venus de Milo, the Dying Gaul, and the
Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Photo by Adrian Pingstone

Greek Sculpture

Greek ______________________
sculpture was meant to show _______________.
perfection They
wanted to create lifelike images of near perfect humans. ________________
Unlike the
Romans, the Greeks never showed human ____________________
imperfections in their art.

Greek Columns

Greek Architecture was intertwined with their art. A big part of their _____________
architecture
was their columns. The Greek ______________
columns have been used in western
architecture for the past 2500 years.

In Greek Architecture there were three main ________________

types of columns that
were used: The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. See below for examples.
 Doric Column Ionic Column Corinthian Column
Source: Encyclopedie vol. 18

Greek Painting

Written record shows that the Greeks ______________

enjoyed painting and that it was one
of their most important types of art. __________________,
However very few of their
paintings have __________________
survived as they were painted on wood panels or walls
which have since been _________________________.
destroyed

Pottery

One place where Greek painting did ______________

survive was on ___________
pottery and
ceramics. We can tell from the intricate detail and quality of work that the Greeks
were very ______________
talented painters.

Vase by Unknown A shoulder Lekythos by Unknown

Legacy

Greek art and architecture had a significant _____________

influence over western art for
thousands of years to come. Much of Roman art and _____________
architecture was borrowed
from the Greeks. Later, the artists of the _________________ were
Renaissance inspired by the
work of Greek artists.

Interesting Facts about Ancient Greek Art

 Many of the original Greek _________________

sculptures were painted in bright colors
and often __________________
included elements other than stone such as metal and
ivory.
 The painting of ________________
pottery was considered a high art form. The artists
often ___________________
signed their work.
 The most famous of the Greek _______________
sculptors was Phidias. He was the
artistic _____________________
director of the Parthenon.
 The Greeks used the lost-wax ____________________
process to make bronze statues.
This made it ___________________
easy to make multiple copies of a statue.