Greek and Roman Art The ancient Greeks created sculptural works with a beauty that has never been surpassed. The Romans, who came to dominate the Greeks, had great admiration for Greek sculptures. The Romans transported thousands of their sculptures to Rome to decorate their villas and public places. The Romans copied those Greek sculpture masterpieces and in a similar style the Romans also created great sculptures of their own.
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Greek and Roman Art
The ancient Greeks created sculptural works with a beauty that has never been surpassed.
The Romans, who came to dominate the Greeks, had great admiration for Greek sculptures.
The Romans transported thousands of their sculptures to Rome to decorate their villas and public places.
The Romans copied those Greek sculpture masterpieces and in a similar style the Romans also created great sculptures of their own.
ColoseumRome
Middle Ages
Loss of the arts.
Christ in Majesty with ApostlesSt. Genis 1019 - 1020
Renaissance
“Rebirth”The renewal of the Greek and
Roman Traditions
The “Turtles”
1450 155015001400 1600
Donatello 1386 - 1466
DaVinci 1452 - 1519
Michelangelo 1475 - 1564
Raphael 1483 - 1520
Donatello 1386-1466 Early Renaissance
David
1408-1409
Saint George 1417
Leonardo DaVinci (1452 – 1519)
DaVinci, Drawing of a Woman’s Torso
The MICROCOSMLike the pentagram, the human body consists of a central torso with five appendages. Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated this very well in his drawing of a human form inside a circle, thus demonstrating the beautiful symmetry of the body.