Gkdiscus

Art in Greece

By Fernando novaes
  • Period: 900 BCE to 700 BCE

    Geometric Period

    Painting on vases was most common, always with representations and repetitions of shapes
  • Foundation of the Olympic Games. The name of the winners was drawn by Julius Africanus and was preserved by Eusebius
    776 BCE

    Foundation of the Olympic Games. The name of the winners was drawn by Julius Africanus and was preserved by Eusebius

  • Homer composes his two epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Greek people also started to colonize places such as southern Italy and Sicily, these places became city-states and some Greek-style temple was built there.
    750 BCE

    Homer composes his two epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Greek people also started to colonize places such as southern Italy and Sicily, these places became city-states and some Greek-style temple was built there.

  • Period: 700 BCE to 480 BCE

    Archaic Period

    Sculptures of men (Kouroi) and women (Korai)
  • One of the largest Greek theater is constructed in Syracuse
    650 BCE

    One of the largest Greek theater is constructed in Syracuse

  • The poetess Sappho reverence Aphrodite and the Muses
    610 BCE

    The poetess Sappho reverence Aphrodite and the Muses

  • A new technique is developed in Athens, the red-figure pottery that is diametrically opposite to the black-figure technique
    525 BCE

    A new technique is developed in Athens, the red-figure pottery that is diametrically opposite to the black-figure technique

  • Period: 510 BCE to 320 BCE

    Classical Period

    Perfection in human sculpture is one of the main characteristics, this perfection was due to some ratios that the greek people found, about anatomy and humans expressions they always tried to reach perfection.
  • The Parthenon is built and designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates, both architects, it is build of marble and incorporates the Doric and Ionic orders.
    432 BCE

    The Parthenon is built and designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates, both architects, it is build of marble and incorporates the Doric and Ionic orders.

    the triangular space above the columns, called pediment, is a memorable characteristic of all greek temples, in the Parthenon it is about Athena birth and a war against Poseidon.
  • The temple of Athena Nike is completed
    410 BCE

    The temple of Athena Nike is completed

  • Another Greek theater is founded in Sicily by Dionysius of Syracuse
    403 BCE

    Another Greek theater is founded in Sicily by Dionysius of Syracuse

  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic period

    Greek influence over the places that Alexander the Great conquered. During this period artists improved and perfected naturalism, they also always want to reach a realist perfection, showing face expression, for example. They incorporate three characteristics to their work: expressive movement, realistic anatomy, and ornate details.
  • Venus de Milo, marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love
    100 BCE

    Venus de Milo, marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love

  • Laocoon and His Sons, it is a Roman marble copy of a greek bronze statue
    42 BCE

    Laocoon and His Sons, it is a Roman marble copy of a greek bronze statue

  • The Library of Pantainos is constructed
    102

    The Library of Pantainos is constructed

  • Hadrian, a Rome emperor completes the Temple of Olympian Zeus
    117

    Hadrian, a Rome emperor completes the Temple of Olympian Zeus