ANCIENT GREEK

SCULPTURE
PREPARED BY:

KRISTINE APORBO
 OBJECTIVES:
*STUDENTS CAN DEFINE WHAT IS
ANCIENT GREEK SCULPTURE.

*TO KNOW THE BASIC INFORMATION

ABOUT SCULPTURE AND THIR USES

*DISCUSS ALL ABOUT ANCIENT GREEK

SCULP TURE
WHAT COMES TO YOUR
MIND WHEN YOU HEAR
THE WORD ANCIENT
GREEK SCULPTURE ?
 The sculpture of ancient Greece from 800 to 300 BCE early
inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art , and over
centuries evolved into uniquely Greek vision of the art form .Greek
artists would reach a peak of artistic excellence which captured the
human form in a way never before seen in which was much copied.
Greek sculptors were particularly concerned with proportion , poise
and the idealized perfection of the human body , and their figures in
stone and bronze have become some of the most recognizable pieces
of art ever produced by any civilization.
INFLUENCES AND EVOLUTION

From the 8th century BCE,ARCHAIC Greece saw a rise in the production
of small solid figures in clay ,ivory ,and bronze. No doubt , wood too was a
commonly used medium but its susceptibility to erosion has meant few
example have survive . Bronze figures , human heads and heads and ,in
particular, griffins were used as attachments to bronze vessels such as
cauldrons .In style , the human figures resembol in contemporary
Geometric POTT ERY designs having elongated limbs and a triangular
torso. Animal figures were also produced in large numbers, especially the
horse and many have been found across Greece at sanctuary sites such as
OLYMPIA and DELPHI.
THE SIX GREEK SCULPTURES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

1.The Moschophoros, c 570 BCE which means “the calf-

bearer” was found in fragments naked with a smiling face.
2.The Artemision Bronze thought to be either Poseidon or
Zeus. It was found by fishermen off the coast of in 1928. The
figure is more than 2m in height. There are still debates over the
subject off this sculpture because its missing thunderbolt that it
is Zeus, while its missing trident also rules out the possibility
that it is Poseidon.
3. The Hermes of Praxiteles represents Hermes while
carrying another popular character in GREEK mythology
, the infant Dionysus. The statue was made from Parian
marble and is believed by historians to have been built by
the ancient Greeks during 330 BC. It is known today as
one of the most original masterpieces of the great Greek
sculptor Praxiteles. The face and the torso of Hermes are
striking for their highly polished.
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