Even though were not making a recipe for Art History I thought it was cute..anyways, Greek art interests me the most because of all the statutes of gods and goddesses, its beautiful what people cam make form their creativity and marble... take a look-- :)
This statute is believed to represent Apollo or a athlete.This is one of the earliest statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat. (full 3-D sculpture)
The 3 Goddesses~435 BC
These three statues are said to be welcoming Athena, as she is being born. For this sculpture the models had to wear wet cloth to get the right look.
Kritios Boy
This statue is in Contrapposto position, in which he has one knee bent and weight shifted to one side.
This was a big accomplishment for the Greeks to master this position.
The Dying Gaul-
This is a copy of the original made by the Romans. Here it shows the rope around his neck showing his social standard, this is usually used for if you are fighting.
The Parthenon ~
This is a temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena. Inside was a 40 foot Statue of her covered in Gold. Though after it was finished the city was going into war and needed the gold to fund it so Athena was striped of the Gold. The Parthenon was destroyed on one side due to a cannon hitting it. The pillars you see, alone, are 33 feet tall. There are 700 Million pieces to this Building and yet none of them are the same.
The Porch of the Maidens ~
This is located on a building on the Acropolis, Here they used statues of woman instead of columns. Porch of Maidens attached to the Erechtheum.
This building, the Acropolis, next to the Parthenon, the most
important building of the great age of Greek sculpture. The Maidens
stand four on the front and one on each end supporting with their heads
the top of the portico. This is the best example of using human forms
in place of columns.
