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• Art


  Integral part in European history
• Ancient civilizations


  • Greeks
  • Romans
• Classical World


  Greek and Roman cultures aimed to embody the highest possible standard of quality in all aspects of their societies
• Ancient Greece


  • Framework for the democratic form of government in modern times
  • Valued poetry, political ideals, drama, philosophy
  • Art involved painting, sculpture, architecture
  • Man was the center of society and how they trained their minds could be the foundation of how they lived their lives
  • Greeks were passionate about natural phenomenon and believed nature should be in perfect order
• Geometric Period


  Time when Greece was recovering from the Dark Ages, geometric shapes and patterns took spotlight in most artworks
• Archaic Period


  Period that placed importance on human figure, result of Greece's trading activities
• Classical Period


  Peak of Greek sculpture and architecture
• Hellenistic Period


  Time when Greeks found themselves rebuilding temples and focusing on creating artworks that showcased emotions and depicted reality
• Laocoon


  • Trojan priest and his sons being strangled by serpents, as a result of Laocoon feeling the wooden horse offered by Greeks was a trick
• Origins of theater and drama

  Traced back to Greek civilization, followers of Dionysus (god of fertility) started Greek theater with dances and choral songs depicting Greek mythologies, eventually organized into theatrical contests
• Roman Republic established, Western Europe's mightiest empire

  500 BCE
• Hellenistic Period


  Roman civilization came from this age, fusion of Greek and Roman cultures seen in Roman artworks
• Roman artworks


  • Look stern, harsh, and strong, invoke principles of realism
• Master builders


  • Emperor Vespasian (planned and constructed Amphitheater)
  • Plautus and Terence (writers of comedy patterned after Greek works, highlighting features of human being)
• Ancient Rome


  • Colosseum
• Perseus and Medusa


  • Romans, like Greeks, valued their gods as evident in sculptures and artworks
• Middle Ages


  Period between Roman empire and Renaissance, characterized by ignorance and darkness
• Church


  • Central figure and authority, products copied from Christian scripture, scriptures done by hand, great cathedrals built
• Romanesque


  1050-1200, inspired by old Roman empire
• Gothic


  1200-1500, northern flavor from Goths, vulgar and barbarian
• Art of Emerging Europe


  Integral part in European history
• Ancient civilizations


  • Greeks
  • Romans
• Classical World


  Both Greek and Roman cultures aimed to embody the highest possible standard of quality in all aspects of their societies
• Ancient Greece


  • Framework for the democratic form of government in modern times
  • Valued poetry, political ideals, drama, philosophy
  • Art involved painting, sculpture, architecture
  • Man was the center of society and how they trained their minds could be the foundation of how they lived their lives
  • Greeks were notably passionate about natural phenomenon and believed that nature should be in perfect order
• Geometric Period


  Time when Greece was starting to recover from their Dark Ages, geometric shapes and patterns took spotlight in most artworks
• Archaic Period


  Period that placed importance on human figure, primarily due to Greece's trading activities with other civilizations
• Classical Period


  Peak of Greek sculpture and architecture
• Hellenistic Period


  Time when the Greeks found themselves rebuilding their temples and focusing on creating artworks, art was primarily focused on showcasing emotions and depicting reality
• Laocoon


  • A Trojan priest and his sons being strangled by serpents, their position was a result of Laocoon's belief that the wooden horse offered by the Greeks as a gift to Athena was a trick
• Origins of theater and drama

  Traced back to the Greek civilization, the followers of Dionysus (god of fertility) started the Greek theater, they devised a more structured form of drama involving dances and choral songs depicting Greek mythologies, the Greeks eventually organized theatrical contests
• The Roman Republic was established, Western Europe's mightiest empire

  500 BCE
• Hellenistic Period


  Roman civilization came from this age, fusion of Greek and Roman cultures can be seen in most Roman artworks
• Roman artworks


  • Look stern, harsh, and strong, invoke the principles of realism
• Master builders


  • Emperor Vespasian, planned and constructed the Amphitheater
  • Plautus and Terence, writers of comedy who patterned their works to those of Greek works, highlighting the features of human being
• Ancient Rome


  • Colosseum
• Perseus and Medusa


  • Just like the Greeks, the Romans valued their gods and this was evident with their sculptures and artworks
• Middle Ages


  Period between Roman empire and the Renaissance, characterized by ignorance and darkness
• Church


  • Central figure and authority of the period, products are copied from Christian scripture, scriptures were done by hand, great cathedrals were also built
• Romanesque


  1050-1200, inspired by the old Roman empire
• Naturalism


  A true-to-life style which involves the representation or depiction of nature (including people) with the least possible distortion or interpretation