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	Art in Ancient Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ancient Greek art has survived most successfully in the forms of sculpture and architecture, as well as in such minor arts as coin design, pottery and gem engraving.
		Greek sculpture, often in the form of Roman copies, was immensely influential during the Italian Renaissance, and remained the “classic” model for European sculpture until the advent of modernism in the late 19th century.
		Greek cities in Italy such as Syracuse began to put the heads of real people on coins in the 4th century BC, and the Hellenistic kings of Egypt and Syria were soon putting their own heads on their coins.
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	Ancient Greek Art & Architecture
		Greek life was dominated by religion and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful.They also had a political purpose as they were often built to celebrate civic power and pride, or offer thanksgiving to the patron deity of a city for success in war.
		The Greeks made little use of the order; the chief example is the circular structure at Athens known as the choragic monument of Lysicrates (335 B.C.).
		Archimedia II - Architecture in Ancient Greece This project is a sequel to Archimedia I. Its main purpose is to help students understand some of the principles of Greek architecture.
	www.ancientgreece.com /art/art.htm (832 words)

	The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece.
		The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece.
		The two most important concepts which the ancient Greeks followed were found inscribed on the great shrine of Delphi, which read "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself".
		Ancient Greece was one of the largest contributors to present-day civilization.
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	The Role of Women in Ancient Greek Art
		Answer: According to Greek law the wife was the property of the husband and it was his responsibility to administer punishment to her.
		It is likely that the ancient Greek females did have sex with one another simply because their culture was full of sexual energy and they did not seem to care who this energy was directed at.
		Greek art was definitely more reflective of the ancient Greek women than renaissance art was of renaissance women, but Greek art cannot be assumed to be an accurate representation of Greek women.
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	Art History at Loggia \| Exploring Ancient Greek Art
		Greek artists achieved a level of sophistication that is arguably unmatched by any other contemporary civilization in the West.
		Indeed, it is easy to see why ancient Greek art has been a paradigm for artists throughout the ages - with its emphasis on order, harmony, and balance, as well as a focus on celebrating and idealizing the human figure, Greek art captured a moment of beauty for all eternity.
		The ancient Romans were influenced heavily by Greek art, and in time Renaissance painters, architects, and sculptors rediscovered the glories of Greece (and Rome).
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	ARTKids - ARTAges Greek Art in Summary
		Decorated vases of the Greeks and wall paintings from Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the remains.
		Greek sculpture rose to its highest achievement in the 5th century BC, when the spirit of Greece itself was at its height.
		The spirit of Greek sculpture was to live again in Rome, in the Renaissance.
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	Research Papers Online
		Greek art pays evident homage to Egyptian inspiration and the Greek styles of art that developed were in many ways reminiscent of Egyptian models.
		And, just as the Greeks had been influential in conquering Egypt, so too was Egypt influential in terms of having a dramatic impact upon Greek artwork (Ancient Greek Art, 2004).
		The Greeks were known for idealizing humans, and therefore their artwork often depicted images of strong men and women w...
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	Greek Art - History for Kids!
		Greek art is mainly in four forms: architecture, sculpture, painting, and painted pottery.
		We have very little Greek painting from the Classical period; most of what we have is from the Bronze Age.
		Greek Art and Archaeology (3rd Edition), by John G. Pedley (2002) This is NOT a children's book, but it has a lot of good information and is pretty readable.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/greeks/art/greekart.htm (278 words)

	ancient Greek civilization -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Greek art no doubt owed much indirectly to the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization (now known in its later stages to have been Greek), which disintegrated at the end of the 2nd millennium BC, partly under the impact of a series of invasions from the Balkans.
		Greek mythology followed the pattern of other mythologies: the forces of nature were given personalities and were worshiped.
		Ancient Greek culture had a profound influence on Western civilization for centuries after the Greek empire fell to Rome.
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	Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection - Ancient Art - Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Greeks developed a style that incorporated an idealized yet realistic approach to the representation of the figure.
		Greek artists moved toward an expression based on observation of living beings and refinement of anatomical elements.
		Representations of all these beings are found in Greek art: in temples or in public spaces, on everyday objects of bronze, ceramic, and precious materials.
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	Art History at Loggia \| Art Speak in Ancient Greek and Roman Art
		In art, this refers to a temple to all the gods.
		Vase paintings in the red figure style are basically the reverse of fl figure - first, an outline of the figure is made in fl, then the background is filled in with fl also, leaving the figures red.
		Whether you are interested in ancient art or modernism - or anything in between - the glossary in Gardner's is a great introduction to Art Speak!
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	elo gallery
		A votive bust of the Goddess, she holds a phiale (offering bowl) in one hand, a dove in the other.
		The fl-glazed pitcher with pinched trefoil rim and single strap handle, decorated in the front with the reserved head of a lady, added details in white and yellow.
		The fl-glazed pitcher with two handles and wide rim, decorated front and back with the finely rendered heads of two ladies, added details such as earrings and an alabastron in white.
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	Ancient Greek Art - AskTheBrain.com
		Demeter had taught the art of sowing crops to the very ancient Greeks and revealed the mystery to the three princes and king of Eleusis including Triptolemus.
		A survey of Western tradition in art from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Medieval period.
		Healing is an ancient art, practiced by most civilisations and given much prominence by the early Greeks.
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	Ancient Greek Art & Architecture
		There were many changes in Greek art because Alexander had unified so many different cultures that there were incredible influences on the artisans on the Greek mainland.
		Even though the Greeks had come a long way in portraying emotion, they still were styalized and poetic in their art; the emotions displayed are not 100% true to life.
		It's hard to believe that Greek art was transformed from simple, archaic human forms into perfect replications of the human body in only 300 years, an evolutionary feat unsurpassed in the world.
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	Greek Art
		The vision the classical Greek idea was that society functions best if all citizens are equal and free to shape their lives and share in running their state: in a word, democracy.
		This is an essential difference between the Greeks and all previous societies, which stressed that good behavior must be enforced upon men by the threat of retribution from outside, superhuman forces.
		By banishing the flesh, the art of the East became mystical and supernatural; fantastic figures with multiple hands, arms, and breasts, whirling in ecstasy, were symbols of spiritual truth.
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	Ancient Greek Art
		Ancient Greek Art Lesson about Greek sculpture, vase painting, architecture, and the impact of...
		Greek Landscapes: Ancient Greek Art The Archaic sculptures are silent witnesses to...
		Antiquities and ancient art are not only about priceless Greek vases and marble...
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	TVM Entry Floor: Ancient Greek Art
		Unlike Egyptian art, Greek art is seldom marked with a king's name or associated with an historical event, so direct dating is impossible.
		Existing examples of Greek art may have been in art collections for a thousand or two thousand years.
		This means that the dates and context for these pieces have to be determined indirectly from the style of the art -- a notoriously inaccurate way of dating things and one which makes the art useless for understanding the development of Greek art because it's true place in history is really unknown.
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	Ancient Greek Art: Children with Animals
		Like today children of ancient Greeks liked to play with animals, even if sometimes the animals look not very happy the way how they are treated.
		Compare with this image of a Greek boy taken 2300 years later by the photographer Dimitris Tloupas (1920 – 2003).
		The young girl is represented clad in a chiton and himation, holding a rabbit in her right hand.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Arts/ChildGoose.htm (588 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts features \| Racing demons
		These horses were attributed to the ancient Greeksculptor Phidias, who probably was responsible for the design of the marble frieze taken from the Acropolis in Athens by the British diplomat Lord Elgin after paying off the Turkish rulers of Greece.
		People in the ancient world regarded the taming of horses as a living part of their history, a battle newly won.
		There's a raw innocence to ancient horses, a sublime magnificence that Donatello and Verrocchio, in the 15th century, tried to recapture in their equestrian monuments.
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	Ancient Greek Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Examines the art of ancient Greece, including mosaics, pottery, sculpture, architechture, and paintings.
		There are some inconsistencies; e.g., the word "encaustic" is defined in the texts rather than in the glossaries, and a few dates in the narratives that don't appear in the concluding time lines.
		In Roman Art, a tool called a "groma" is referred to and yet there is no picture or description of one.
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	Ancient Greek Art
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	library resources for ancient greek art, architecture and archaeology
		Arts and humanities citation index 1987– present (included in Web of Science database).
		The Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities from the British Museum, present home of the architectural sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens.
		Diotima: materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world from The Stoa.
	www.libraries.psu.edu /artshumanities/greek/art.htm (400 words)

	* * * GLOSSARY * * * (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Archaic—term used to identify the characteristics of early Greek sculpture (from approximately 700 B.C. to 550 B.C.) including column-like figures, stiff frontal poses with arms close to the body, and a stylized smile known as the “Archaic” smile.
		Classical—term used to identify Greek art from approximately 550 B.C. to 300 B.C. Sculptural characteristics include a more life-like body, more natural form with movement, calmness, idealized beauty, and the appearance of the contrapposto pose.
		Hellenistic—term used to identify the final phase of Greek art, from approximately 300 B.C. to 150 B.C. Sculptural characteristics include realism, greater dramatic action and movement, and the portrayal of emotions and psychological states.
	www.utexas.edu /cofa/bma/glossary.html (260 words)

	Art History at Loggia \| Exploring Classical Greek Art
		The Classical Period in ancient Greece is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and brilliant eras of artistic achievement in the West.
		In this brief but fruitful span of years, the ancient Greeks in general, and the Athenians in particular, brought the fine arts of sculpture, vase painting, and architecture to a point of near perfection.
		And it is in Athens that we still see powerful reminders of the genius of ancient Greek artists.
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	Ancient Greek Art : Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	Michael C. Carlos Museum: Permanent Collection: Greek and Roman Art
		The fifth century marble grave relief of an athlete and the Roman sarcophagus exemplify monuments to the deceased, while the symposion cup, made in Athens around 480 BC depicts a lively drinking party.
		Idealizing beauty, another element of classical art at its best, is sensitively captured in the statue of the muse of dance, Terpsichore.
		Greek, Attic, attributed to the Dinos Painter, ca.
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	ancient greek art \| Craft Workshops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Our goal is to further the appreciation of ancient Greek art and make the fine reproduction work of Greek master artisans accessible to all.
		Ancient Greek Art Lesson for the World History Classroom with follow-up questions and links.
		The Role of Women in Ancient Greek Art, A Discussion by Frederick...
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	Ancient Greek Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Greek art is characterized by the representation of living beings.
		Its primary subject matter is the human figure, which may represent either gods or mortals; monsters, animals, and plants are secondary.
		The chief themes of Greek art are taken from myth, literature, and daily life.
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	Learning a NewLanguage - Ancient Greek Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Erechtheum - temple from the middle classical period of Greek art and architecture, built on the Acropolis of Athens...
		Ancient Greek art covers many areas surrounding the modern Greek islands and mainland...
		The Ancient Greek World The Ancient Greek World This online exhibit explores the world of ancient Greece through its land and time, daily life, economy, and religion and death.
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	Greek Art reproductions replicas vases
		Our beautiful pottery, frescoes, statues, wall art, and mosaics are all hand made in small, family workshops in Greece and imported to our Sarasota, Florida location.
		The artists we work with are dedicated to ancient art traditions, and each piece is painted and fired by a single artist over a period of days.
		In addition, each piece of pottery is Greek terracotta hand thrown on a wheel or completely shaped by hand.
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	Ancient Greek Wars
		Trojan War - legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia, dated by later Greek authors to the 12th or 13th century BC.
		The Age of Fable - The Trojan War - chapters 27 and 28 from Bulfinch's Mythology.
		Alexander the Macedonian early life, on the Macedonian throne, the crash of the greek resistance, the battles in Persia, India, Egypt, marriage and his death.
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