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ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST ROME AND GREEK ARTWORKS
Similarities between Greek and Roman Artwork
Greek and Roman arts discuss plenty of similarities to the point that it is hard to separate
the 2 forms of art. This particular is true because Roman art borrows greatly from the Greek art.
Many works of art that have been believed to be Both roman are actually replicas associated with
Greek artworks. Romans had been fully influenced by Greeks and they copied every factor of
Greek art from sculpture to architecture. It will be for this reason reason that Both roman art is
not very regarded as the Greek’s. While the Greeks searched for to explore spiritualism and
surreal idealism, the Romans have been more inclined towards realistic look. Roman art system
has been therefore the precursor to the particular decline of intellectualism within art inside the
ancient traditional western culture.
Distinctions between Greek and Roman Art
While Roman art shares the lot of similarities with Greek art, there are differences that
separate the two artworks. One regarding major difference involving the a couple of cultures is
their approach towards art. The Ancient greek language were more philosophical in addition to
idealistic, while the Romans were more realistic and somehow extravagant in their approach to
sculpture. Greeks revealed great intellectualism in their particular art. Beginning from the
protogeometric period, it really is evident that will intellectual thought had obtained root in
Greece. Musicians displayed their knowledge associated with mathematical principles during
this time period by decorating vases with geometric shapes and symmetrical styles.
The first distinction between the two architectural styles was the materials used inside
their construction. The particular Greek favored marble plus limestone, mainly because these
were readily accessible in Greece. The Romans on the other hands perfected the use of concrete
in their buildings. Although they occasionally applied marble and limestone, typically the main
structure was made from concrete, while marble and limestone were utilized for decorative
purposes. Concrete proved to be typically the best building material, since Roman structures are
still inside existence, while Greek buildings have been wiped out.
Another difference was the reason for the particular buildings. Greeks made buildings to
honor their gods. As a result, their buildings had less impressive interiors, but beautiful obtain it.
Romans loved pleasure, respect and wealth. They as a result constructed lavish buildings to be
able to echo their pleasurable uses. When it came to construction design, Greeks perfected the
‘post in addition to lintel’ design. The Aventure added the arch and the dome to their own
buildings, which were absent in Greek designs.
Republic of the Philippines
ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
Provincial Institute of Fisheries
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
Mannerism art became an offshoot of works from the Renaissance
Think of it this way. As the Renaissance developed, first bringing in the illusionistic
technique of one-point perspective and emulating the accomplishments of the ancients
(creating the style we call “classicism”), artists absorbed new techniques and values through
new ways of training. More artists got more good at drawing the figure accurately and
setting it in a believable space.
As these skills became standardized, younger emergent artists looked for ways to set
themselves apart, to look different, to become popular. They did so by achieving
extraordinary visual effects, by distorting figures and space to create expression and drama,
and finding new means in a search for originality.
The High Renaissance is associated with Rome from about 1500 to about 1520. Think
Michelangelo (painting and sculpture) and Raphael as well as architects like Bramante.
Around 1520 not only was there a new generation of artists coming up but there were
significant events. Leonardo, having lived in Milan, headed off the France and then died
there in 1519. Raphael lived fast and died young, age 37 in 1520. Martin Luther had
published his thesis challenging the Catholic Church and setting off the Protestant
Reformation in 1517. Pope Clement VII and Emperor Charles V went to war over who should
prevail at least in the secular realm, and in 1527 Charles triumphed and his Protestant
mercenary troops sacked Rome, sending clergy, aristocrats, and artists fleeing to their
regional homes.
This meant that there was less of an official style, less of a centralized system of
patronage. One result was the refinements, distortions and general weirdness we associate
with Mannerism. Some art historians see Mannerism simply as a late development of
Renaissance art. I see it a little differently, more as a challenge to the status quo and the first
salvo of truly modern thinking in artists.
Republic of the Philippines
ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
Provincial Institute of Fisheries
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
Neoclassical served as a response or reaction to the baroque period.
the 16th century was a time of religious, social, political, and scientific turmoil, so the art
reflected these conflicts. Baroque is the style that developed during this period; the name
originates from a Portugese word meaning "irregular" or "rough," even "grotesque." It is
characterized by over-ornamentation. In sculpture, Bernini is recognized as the undisputed
genius of the Baroque age. He created dramatic spatial manipulation, by using classical columns
in a theatrical way in producing a swirling tension. Bernini designed the piazza in Rome. Within
the Basilica of Rome, black marble in Baroque design forms a canopy over the buried St. Peter.
Another sculptor, Borromini, twisted shapes and exaggerated forms greatly. In short,
Baroque was an overdone style characterized by unrestrainted decoration and "energy”.
In the 1700s the Neoclassical style was the antithesis of the Baroque. It was an attempt to
recreate the spirit and forms of the art of ancient Rome and Greece. The palace of Versailles in
France is an example of this return to the classical columns, balance, and taste. There is a paring
down of ornamentation. The Pantheon is Paris is another example as it is modeled upon that of a
Roman temple although the dome is modeled after St. Paul's cathedral in London. Neoclassical
architecture and art has classical elements and is very proportioned and irregular.
In the U.S. Jefferson's Monticello (1769) is a good example of Neoclassicism with its plain and
very clear style.
