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Ancient Greek art has proven to be one of the most inspiring and influential kinds of art around the world. Even in high school history, it has always been a fact that the Romans tried very hard to be like the Greeks. Greek mythology is one of the most well known mythologies/literatures out there. The Greeks thus decided very early on that the human form was the most important subject for artistic endeavor. Seeing their gods as having human form, there was no distinction between the sacred and the secular in art - the human body was both secular and sacred. Common people, women, children, animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture, which was commissioned by wealthy families for the adornment of their homes and
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Research 3

Ancient Greek art has proven to be one of the most inspiring and influential kinds of art around the world. Even in high school history, it has always been a fact that the Romans tried very hard to be like the Greeks. Greek mythology is one of the most well known mythologies/literatures out there. The Greeks thus decided very early on that the human form was the most important subject for artistic endeavor. Seeing their gods as having human form, there was no distinction between the sacred and the secular in art - the human body was both secular and sacred. Common people, women, children, animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture, which was commissioned by wealthy families for the adornment of their homes and
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Clemente, Aria Daniella H.

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Prof. IDr. Marilou T. Tan ul! 1, 2013

An'ient "g!(t )as an an'ient 'i*ili+ation. It )as lo'ate, at %ort-eastern Afri'a along t-e %ile &i*er. "g!(tian 'i*ili+ation starte, aroun, 31.0 /C a''or,ing to 'on*entional "g!(tian '-ronolog!. T-e! )ere unite, un,er t-e (oliti'al rule of t-e first (-arao-, 0'or(ion I. An'ient "g!(tian art refers to t-e 'anoni'al 2n, an, 3r, D!nast! art ,e*elo(e, in "g!(t from 3000 /C an, use, until t-e 3r, 'entur!. Most elements of "g!(tian art remaine, remar1a2l! sta2le o*er t-at 3,000 !ear (erio, )it- relati*el! little outsi,e influen'e. T-e 3ualit! of o2ser*ation an, e4e'ution starte, at a -ig- le*el an, remaine, near t-at le*el t-roug-out t-e (erio,. Portraiture in An'ient "g!(t, a2o*e all of ro!alt!, )as -ig-l! ,e*elo(e,, an, re(resente, a 'om(li'ate, mi4ture of realisti' ,e(i'tion of in,i*i,uals an, st!li+ation.

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