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Surname 1name Ama Detseinstructordate 10292017ancient Greece Ar Surname 1name Ama Detseinstructordate 10292017ancient Greece Ar Surname 1 Name : Ama Detse Instructor: Date 10/29/2017 Ancient Greece Architecture One of the common Greek work of art is the marble relief that initially had two fronting lions attacking a bull. The work of art once decorated a small temple pediment and a civic building in primeval Greece. A linking fragment that had the forepart of a lion and the middle part of a bull was discovered in Athens in 1862 near the Olympian. This is presently the national archaeological museum in Athens. The portrait which is one of the most popular pieces of art in archaic media enabled artists to infuse symmetrical compositions with violent movements.
The work of art selected is the marble column derived from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis (Metropolitan Museum of Art 12). It is a stone sculpture that was designed during the Hellenistic period that described the Greek culture in ca.399 B.C. the stone is a medium dimensional sculpture with a height of 362cm or 1421/8 inches. The sculpture portrays a fluted iconic column centered in the room and stands over 58 ft. high in its initial position at the Temple of Artemis. It has a subtle foliate carving on the capital that is unique among the extant capitals from the temple as well as the torus with a foliated base. It also has a vegetal scale-like pattern that is also extraordinarily elegant (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12).
To some extent, this capital is smaller compared to others that are at the same location and this shows that it does not belong to the external colonnade. Two same pair of columns that are marked res as shown in the nearby plan stood in the west and east porches. The column as revealed in the museum has most of the shaft misplaced. Its likely origin was from one or more of the pairs (Jones, 15). Otherwise, it is assumed that it is from the inner room, the cella or from the internal back porch.
There are restored sections of fluted shaft. Also, the profiled base under the torus is a replica of the original. The Hellenic people produced ancient Greek architecture which is commonly identified from magnificent temples. The culture prospered throughout the Greek mainland, Aegean islands and some parts of Asia and Italy. Although most temples are in ruins, some have substantively remained intact.
The second creation of the Hellenic people is the open theatre which dates back to 350 BC (Roth 08). There are also other architectural forms that still exist including the public square, processional gateway, town council building, stadium and monumental tomb. Ancient Greek architecture is breathtaking with classic features of structure and decorations. The old architecture is quite mesmerizing as the structures enable one to have an image of Hellenic people’s way of life and knowledge. When you view the structures, one gets to understand the knowledge and skills passed down from that generation till then.
The scene also represents several conflicts that existed between civilized nature and life which was a theme that later symbolized struggles between the centaurs and the Greeks. The moment portrayed in this architectural fragment is specifically savage and it was immediately displayed by the carving of depth. The artists of this work rendered the victim’s dewlap and the lion’s mane as well as the delicate head with well-organized and clear details. The initial composition appears to have two lions attacking their prey and it seems it was a decoration used in a triangular gable or pediment of a small building. It is said to have represented the conflict between nature and civilized life and this is a symbol that depicted the Greek and centaurs’ struggles.
The ancient Greek sculpture of lions originated during the Hellenistic period which was the era between 323 and 330BC. This miraculous sculpture was found during the Italian Renaissance in the Titus ruins palace in Rome in 1506. This work of art uses different styles. It is used in determining where and when an art is developed by analyzing the individual uniqueness or some group of artists within a specific place and time. It can be divided into various parts that comprise of the regional style, period style, abstract style as well as the representational style (Roth 17).
The period style refers to a specific period in time when an art was created. Also, the regional style is used to identify the region where the piece of artwork was created. The representational style is used to show the appearance of art in a way that makes it appear lifelike and this includes naturalism, realism, idealization as well as illusionism. The abstract style is used to express art in a manner that impersonates natural appearances and this includes expressionism as well as nonrepresentational arts. The media is the platform that is used by artists to develop artwork.
The material is either comprised of two dimensional or dimensional mediums. The two dimensional mediums are artworks such as the one displayed and others such as photography, drawings, paintings as well as the etchings. Similarly, three dimensional mediums are artworks that include sculptures, containers, jewelry as well as architecture. The ancient Greek artistes struggled for excellence and precision for workmanship which formed the Greek art Hallmark. This is because they invented formulas as in the early 6th century B.C and this significantly influenced the past architecture of the last two millennia.
The two main arts are classical Greek architecture which is either Ionic or Doric. During the sixth century, innovation and creativity took several firms. For instance, the earliest known scientist in Greece known as Thales of Miletos demonstrated the nature cycles and predicted successfully the solar eclipse as well as the solstices. Also Pythagoras is famous for the theory that is commonly used in geometry as he was an influential and bright mathematician. Works cited Jones, Mark Wilson.
Origins of classical architecture: temples, orders and gifts to the gods in ancient Greece. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Pres, 2014. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. p. 74, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012. Retrieved from, Roth, Leland M., Amanda C. Roth Clark. American Architecture: A History. London, UK: Hachette UK, 2016.