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Classical Greek A rt and Architecture

Classical Greek A rt and Architecture. The Doric style is rather sturdy and its top (the capital), is plain. This style was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily.

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Classical Greek A rt and Architecture

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  1. Classical Greek Art and Architecture

  2. The Doric style is rather sturdy and its top (the capital), is plain. This style was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily. The Corinthian style is seldom used in the Greek world, but often seen on Roman temples. Its capital is very elaborate and decorated with acanthus leaves. The Ionic style is thinner and more elegant. Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design (a volute). This style was found in eastern Greece and the islands. Doric Corinthian Ionic

  3. Discobolos, Ancient Greek Statue Sculpted by Myron in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. This sculptor shows the freedom of movement and is said to be one of the most famous classic Greek statues from this time period.

  4. Charioteer of Delphi • One of the best known ancient Greek Statues. • Uses the Classic Bronze casts. • Example of the "Severe" style. • vividly represents the passage from the archaic conventions to the Classical ideals.

  5. Kore / Korai • Kore means maiden • Statues depicting female figures; always of a young age. • Created during the Archaic period (600 – 480 BCE) either as votive or commemorative statues.

  6. The Parthenon • Acropolis, Athens, Greece • 448-432 B. C. • architecture (Classical Greek) The Parthenon

  7. Temple of Hephaestus • Athens, Greece • Ancient Greek Doric • Also known as The Theseion

  8. Temple of • Apollo Temple; in the northern portion of the island of Ortygia.

  9. Erechtheum Temple from the middle classical period of Greek art and architecture, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 421 and 405BC.

  10. The Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey (about 300 BC). The design of the temple was known as dipteral, a term that refers to the two sets of columns surrounding the interior section.

  11. The Temple of Athena Nike The Temple of Athena Nike Part of the Acropolis in the city of Athens. The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey (about 300 BC).

  12. Hygieia or Atalanta Head of a goddess, either Hygeia, daughter of Asklepios, or Atalanta

  13. Hypnos The original of bronze is a Roman copy of a Greek original by Scopas, found near Perugia.  At one time it was part of a full figure.

  14. Hermes with the Infant Dionysus This sculpture is the work of Praxiteles of Athens.

  15. Aphrodite Anadyomene Aphrodite Anadyomene or Aphrodite Rising from the Foam or, as better known, The Birth of Venus.

  16. Eros Eros (Cupid), the god of love who "grew young", at least in art. 

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