The Legacy of the Greek Arts

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The Legacy of the Greek Arts
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Architecture
The art and science of building
Greeks well known for using three styles of
columns in their buildings
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Architecture
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Architecture
The design of many buildings today has been
influenced by the classical style of the Greeks.
Why would many U.S. government buildings have
been built using Greek architecture?
Supreme Court Building in Wash. D.C.
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Theater
Grew out of festivals dedicated to Dionysus and
developed into stories that were acted out
Types of plays first developed by the Greeks were
Comedy and Tradgedy
Plays were performed at festivals and became
competitions
Only male actors but women could watch
Actors wore masks to show gender, age mood
Theater was carved into a hillside
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Tragedy and Comedy
Tragedy plays about suffering
In Greek tragedies the main character struggles
against fate
Comedy plays with a happy ending that pokes fun
at certain types of people
Greek comcedies mocked ideas and people. Most
Greek comedies mocked people, education of the
youth, and woman.
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Theater
Greek theater in Miletus
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Star Lake in Pittsburgh
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Statues

• During the Classical period, Greek sculptors
  focused their energies on naturalizing effects on
  the human figure
• Greeks used calcite limestone to make their
  statues
• White marble statues are the most commonly
  associated states to Greek art.

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