Classical Art:

Greek and Roman arts

Art 9: Lesson 2
Ancient Greece Art
Greek culture exist and develop from about 1200 BCE to
about 323 BCE.
Considered the birthplace of Western Tradition.
For them, ART is an expression of feelings and ideas.
Parthenon (built in 447 BCE to 432 BCE) was designed by
the architects Ictinus and Callicrates. The sty of this
structure is called classical.

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth200/
politics/parthenon.html
Parthenon
Used to housed a massive gold statue of Athena by
Phidias
It is dedicated to goddess Athena

https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2015/02/04
/the-protector-of-cities-some-prayers-and-
hymns-to-athena/

https://www.pinterest.ph/p
in/46936021104821278/
Greek Figures and Architecture
common structural features of Ancient Greek
architecture: crepidoma, columns, entablature,
pediment.
The crepidoma is the multilevel platform on which
the superstructure of the building is placed.

https://www.slideshare.net/deepigakameswaran/
4-01-greek-temples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepidoma
Greek Columns
The column was an architectural invention which
allowed for the support of ceilings without the use of
solid walls. The three major classical
orders are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. 

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/350436414724986433/
Greek Entablature
The entablature is an architectural section located
above the columns on a building's exterior.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/ionic-
entablature-definition-architecture.html
 Pediment
Pediment, in architecture, triangular gable forming
the end of the roof slope over a portico.

https://www.slideshare.net/ArchiEdu
cPH/history-greek-sacred-
architecture-10
https://www.ancienthistorylists.com/wp-
content/uploads/2017/09/Temple-of-Artemis-
Corfu.jpg
Ancient Rome
Roman Empire conquered majority of the land in
Europe about 2oo BCE.

Skilled Greeks Artists and Architects worked on many

Roman projects. That is why their works have
resemblance on both Greeks and Roman Arts.

Due to having large cities and population, they need a

large amount o water. So they built aqueducts to sustain
the need of water through out the cities of Rome.
Aqueduct
An aqueduct built by Romans to supply and help
transport water to its cities.
Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines,
fountains, and private households; it also supported
mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens.

https://www.britannica.com/technology/a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct
queduct-engineering
Arch Diagram of Aqueducts

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201411/aqueducts-roman-engineering/
Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre
(stadium) built during the Roman Empire.
Citizens in Rome loves to watch gladiatorial battles.

https://www.britannica.com/topic https://mymodernmet.com/colosseu
/Colosseum m-facts/
Roman Pantheon
Pantheon mean “temple of every god” was made by
Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Emperor Augustus
(27 BCE- 14BCE).
During 17th century, it has been used as church.

https://romeonsegway.com/10-facts- https://brewminate.com/constructio
about-the-pantheon/ n-and-behavior-of-the-pantheon/
Parts of Pantheon
Rotunda – circular ground plan
covered by a dome
Portico – entrance of the
building with hall way
Vestibule – a small foyer into
a large space
https://www.pinterest
.ph/pin/522136769074
56185/
https://www.history.c
om/topics/ancient-
greece/pantheon
https://www.alamy.co
m/stock-photo-the-
pantheon-rome-italy-
vestibule-
79563569.html
Roman Busts
Ancient Romans created remarkably realistic portrait
sculpture or Busts

A busts is a work of art usually focused on the face of a

person.

Bust of Bust of
Euripides Agrippina

https://www.purplemotes.net https://www.art-prints-on-
/2016/04/03/euripides- demand.com/a/roman-1/bust-
women/ of-agrippina-the-eld.html