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Running head : ANCIENT GREEK ART

The Ancient Greek Art

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The Ancient Greek Art

The arts were just one of the various creative fields where the Greek exhibited human excellence . What is regarded to be true as far as high sculpture is concerned also applies to humble arts take for example the decorative designs applied on pottery . The logic behind these forms of art is that art was supposed to immortalize something visibly . This may

be achieved by unveiling what is not significant in it (Bowra , 1987

This marble head from the figure of a woman , from ca . 2700 - 2500 BCE form part of the figure of the largest kind of figurative sculpture from the Early Cycladic era which is the Spedos type . What was left of this art work leave traces to conclude that paint was used to render the figure 's facial features . The wide tapered right eye of the figure was probably rendered in azurite pigment . The paint was most likely combined with wax or egg tempera to act as the binding agent . The marble surface was protected from the elements , the erosion on the face for one , by using the said pigment in thick consistency (Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2007

This small ceramic oil flask called the terracotta lekythos , from ca 550 BCE , depicts scenes from the everyday ancient Greek life . This art work , approximately 6 7 /8 ' in height which is attributed to the Amasis painter , has wedding as its subject matter . The couple and his best man , the parochos occupies the cart in front . Two donkeys draw the cart they were riding at . Four male guests ride the second cart drawn by two mules following thereafter . Both teams have a man and two women walking beside them in procession . The man is seen on the right while the two women are on the left . Two torches , indicative of a wedding procession are carried by a woman . As traditions dictate , wedding are held at night . The bride is seen holding a wreath . She executes a gesture characteristic of a Greek marriage as she pulls her veil forward . Her bearded groom who occupies the seat beside her appears to be older than her . Older bridegrooms are customary in ancient Greece . The procession almost neared the groom 's house . The doorway adorned by two Doric columns is brightly painted as seen beneath the handle of the flask . It is where the newlyweds while spend the rest of their lives together They are welcomed by the groom 's mother , seen holding a torch . The shoulder of the flask depicts a dance scene . Musicians playing the lyre and aulos are also illustrated . Both works are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2007

Since they where born to a society with the most discriminating of tastes for the art , the Greek artist somehow are compelled to cater...