Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

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Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

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Greek Art and Architecture

• Used mostly rectangles and straight lines
• Built temples to glorify gods
• Made of cut stone blocks

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Acropolis, in Athens

the upper fortified portion of ancient Athens
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Parthenon, 447 438 BCE.

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Look at the Parthenon. Notice how much balance
there is in Greek architecture. Everything is
balanced equally
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Doric Columns

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Ionic Columns

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Corinthian Columns

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Theater of Dionysus, 350 BCE.

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Greek masks used in theatrical performances

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Greek Art

• Idealized gods and goddesses
• Displayed characteristics of Greek life
• Art displayed the belief and pride of their
  culture

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Greek Statuary

Nike, Winged Goddess of Victory
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Calf-Bearer, 570 B.C.
Leonidas of Sparta
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Attic Black Figure Amphora, ca. 530-525 BCE

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Roman Art and Architecture

• Built civic buildings (baths, forum) to honor the
  Empire
• Used concrete with ornamental facing
• Designed buildings using circles and curved lines
  (domes, arches)

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Roman Forum, 203 BCE

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Roman Forum Today- 2010
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Tituss Arch, Rome 81 CE

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Pont Du Gard, Roman Aqueduct, 19 BCE
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Colosseum, 80 CE

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Colosseum Today 2010

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Interior of the Colosseum
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Pantheon, 118-128 CE

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Interior of the Pantheon

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Temple of Portunus, 200-100 BCE

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Roman Art

• Used realistic images with perspective
• Displayed characteristics of Roman life

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Frieze from Austustus Altar of Peace, 10 B.C. to
10 A.D.
He wanted to promote the Pax Romana
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, 190 A.D.
He wanted to promote his military success
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Similar to Greek statues figure is
moving/ physical activity, is athletic, and body
is idealized

Discus Thrower
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Realism

Statue of a Roman General, 75-50 B.C.
Roman Patrician, 75 B.C.
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Roman Mosaics Tiles put
together to make a design

Mosaic Tiles
Head of Medusa, 100-300 A.D.
Roman Street Musicians, 1st Century B.C.
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Based on the Roman friezes, statues, and mosaics,
what values did Romans revere (respect)?Military
RealismAthleticismMythology
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Neoclassical Art Architecture

• Mid 1700s to Early 1800s
• Copied the Greco-Roman style
• Their art was linked to contemporary political
  events
• America and France were establishing republics
• Connected their history to the history of Greece
  and Rome

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Thomas Jeffersons Monticello, 1768-1782

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Apollo Crowning Himself by Antonio Canova,
1781-1782
Marble, attention to beauty athleticism
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Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis
David, 1787
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Napoleons Coronation by Jacques-Louis David,
1806-1807

Napoleon wanted to recreate the great empires of
the past
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., 1914-1922
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Cy-Fair High School, 1940

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• 9. How were Greece and Rome connected to the
  history of America and France?

They were both republics that valued the peoples
control of the government