Art & Architecture 艺术与建筑 Panhellenic Games 泛希腊运动会 Alphabet & Literature 字母与文学 Persian Wars 波斯战争 Definition 定义 The Greek Archaic Period (c. 800- 479 BCE) started from what can only be termed uncertainty, and ended with the Persians being ejected from Greecefor good after ...
For some, Archaic just means old. For others, it is simply a transition period on the way to the 'real' ancient Greeks. However, many of the most...
Greek styles are broken into four distinct periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. As Ancient Greece evolved in time out of the Mycenean period through the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic historical periods, so too did the art styles. The changes in the history and culture...
Art, Ancientis a revolutionary introduction to the images and sculptures of Ancient Greece from the Geometric period to the early Hellenistic. By carefully examining the context in which sculptures and paintings were produced, a...
Archaic period, in history and archaeology, the earliest phases of a culture; the term is most frequently used by art historians to denote the period of artistic development in Greece from about 650 to 480 bc, the date of the Persian sack of Athens. Duri
The Dorians moved from northwestern Greece to the Peloponnesus toward the end of the first period. The creation of the heroic Greek epic—the poems of Homer, which have come down to us in a much later recorded form (sixth century B.C.)—came in this period. During the classical period,...
THE ARCHAIC PERIOD The Archaic Period in Greece refers to the years between 750 and 480 B.C., more particularly from 620 to 480 B.C. The age is defined through the development of art at this time, specifically through the style of pottery and sculpture, showing the specific characteristics...
Archaic Smile A mysterious smile, flat and unnatural, believed to suggest health and well-being, or that the subject is alive. Classical Period Sculpture 500-400 BC General Characteristics: Still formal and balanced, but more realistic in presentation. Reflects the principal of foreshortening. (Elem...
At this period, the coloring was the exact opposite of what was before; black ceramic vases with red decorative elements, once again drawing their theme from mythology. Another important part of Ancient Greek Art was sculpture. They were made of two types of material, stone such as marble or...
Artistic developments of the period combined the influences of the symbolism and imagery of eastern Mediterranean art with the explorations of humanity embodied in the narratives of Greek poetry, while drawings and sculptures referred so intimately to the human form as to lead both ancient and modern...