SVJ+The+purpose+of+art+in+Ancient+Greeks?

=What is the purpose of Art at ancient Greece= = = The only reason and purpose of Art in ancient Greece, is to tell story of the Greeks to later generations. The people have explored the world of ancient Greeks art. They have discovered and discussed several forms of artwork, including the vase painting.In their discussion they have learned in addition of being beautiful, Ancient Greeks art is also functional. The key purpose of art is to tell stories to the later generation.

Greek art began in the prehistoric Cycladic and Minoan civilizations. There are three scholarly distinctions of later ancient Greek art that correspond roughly with historical periods of the same names. These are the Archaic, the Classical and the Hellenistic. The Archaic period is usually dated from ca. 1000 bc. The Persian Wars of 480 BC to 448 BC are usually taken as the dividing line between the Archaic and the Classical periods, and before the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC is regarded as separating the Classical from the Hellenistic period. Of course, different forms of art developed at different speeds in different parts of the Greek world, and varied to a degree from artist to artist. There was no sharp transition from one artistic period to another.

Probably art even more than literature reflected the true character of Hellenic civilization. The Greek was essentially a materialist who conceived his world in physical terms. Plato and the followers of the mystic religions were, of course, exceptions, but very few other Greeks had much interest in a universe of spiritual realities. It would be natural therefore to find that the material emblems of architecture and sculpture should exemplify best the ideals which the Greek held before him.

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