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LESSON 2
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 Paintings from Classical Greek Era
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Paintings during the classical era were most
commonly found Classical
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vases panel tomb
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compositions.
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It depicts natural figures with dynamic
 Paintings from Classical Greek Era
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Most of the subjects were battle scenes, mythological
figures, and everyday scenes. It reveals a grasp of linear
perspective and naturalist representation.
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Most common methods of Greek painting:
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1. Fresco- method of painting water-
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based pigments on a freshly applied
plaster usually on a wall surfaces.
Colors
. are made
Artwith grind powder
pigments in pure water, dry and set
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with a plaster to become a permanent
part of the wall. This method is ideal
for murals, durable, and has a matte
style.
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2. Encaustic– developed to use by Greek ship
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builders, who used the hot wax to fill the
cracks of the ship. Soon, pigments (colors)
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Greek Vase painting:
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Vase painting/ Kerch Style also referred to as
Kerch Vases is red-figured pottery named after the
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place where it was found.
Shapes commonly found are:
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1.Pelike –wine container
Greek Vase painting:
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1.Pelike –wine container
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Greek Vase painting:
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2.Lekanis –a low bowl with
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two horizontal handles
low broad foot
and a

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Greek Vase painting:
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3. Lebes Gamikos – with high
handles and lid Classical
use to raise
bridal bath
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Greek Vase painting:
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4.Krater– bowl use in mixing
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wine and water.

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Panel Painting:
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Panel Painting:
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-are paintings on flat panels of
wood. It canClassical
be either a small, single piece or
several panels joined together.
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Most of the panel paintings no longer exist
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organic composition.
Panel Painting:
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The earliest known panel painting is the:

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Panel Painting:
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Pitsa Panel- Pitsa Tablet
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Are group of painted wooden
tablets
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Tomb or Wall Painting:
Western Was painting was very
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period. It uses the method
frescos either tempera (water-
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has a sharp, flatly outlined

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style of painting and because
it uses water-based materials,
very few samples survived
Greek Sculpture:
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 Early Greek sculptures were tense and stiff,
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their bodies were hidden within enfolding
robes.
. After
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three centuries of experiments, Greek
sculptures had finally evolved and showed all
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the points of human anatomy and proportion
Greek Sculpture: The Discobolus or “discus
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thrower” is one of the most
iconic artworks of classical
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antiquity.
-Shows an attitude of maximum
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energy, about to explode an action
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Originally sculpted in bronze.
the statue has gained fame largely
Myron through its many bronze and marble
copies made by the Romans.
 Greek Architecture
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Temples consisted of a central shrine or room in an aisle
surrounded by rows of columns. These buildings were
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designed in one of three architectural style or orders:

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 Greek Architecture
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Classical Ionic style
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 Greek Architecture
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ClassicalCorinthian
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 Greek Architecture
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The Parthenon 447-432 BC, Athens

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The Greatest Classical temple,
ingeniously engineered to correct
an optical illusion.
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 Greek Architecture
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The purpose of the Parthenon

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has changed over its 2,500-year
history, beginning as a temple
dedicated to the goddess
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Athena Parthenos (“Athena the

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however, question the building's
religious function, partly
because no altar from the 5th
century BCE has been found.