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.

Mona Lisa Oil on Canvas, Louvre

Virgin of the Rocks Oil on Canvas, Louvre

Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Rome, Fresco

Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Rome, Fresco

Basilica di San Pietro: I - Michelangelo: Pietà

David, 1501-1504

Raphael(1483 – 1520)Madonna with the Goldfinch

1505-1506, Oil on Canvas

Philosophy

1509 – 1511, Fresco

Baldassare Castiglione 1514 Oil on Wood, Louvre