Greek and Roman Art

Greek art is similar to Egyptian art, with the architecture, yet instead of pyramids, they created temples with columns. These temples usually did not hold doors, having a triangular top. It is called a pediment and told a story in a low relief sculpture, usually about the Greek gods and goddesses. There were three types of columns: Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian. Ionic is simple with curved capitals (the area atop the column). Doric is even simpler, with straight capitals, while Corinthian is delicately decorated with various designs. Above the capital is the abacus and the entablature before the pediment. The abacus supports the entablature and is considered the highest part of the column. The entablature consists of three parts: the architrave, frieze, and cornice. The architrave is next to the abacus, then the frieze, then cornice, before the pediment. Even though most Greek architecture is in ruins today, it is stupefying to think of what amazing structures stood in the past. Re-drawing the school project was interesting, giving is the chance to see our school in a change of light, yet giving us the freedom to make it anything we wanted. The Greeks also influenced the Romans with architecture, using columns, domes, and arches as well. One fine example would be how both cultures used the Triclinium as a fancy dining room, mostly for the rich. Pompeii portrayes such a room in this painting called Triclinium. Not only did the inner rooms hold similarities, yet the building plans themselves held much similar backgrounds. Using columns, arches, and domes in the same light as the Greeks, one fine example of similar arcitcheture would be The Colosseum that resides in Rome today. It might not be complete as the original, for time ruined some of the structure, yet the general outlines are visibly like that of the Greeks.
Architecture could also be inspired by other objects, such as a vase. The Greek vases, such as Hydria, we used for a number of reasons. The Hydria vase was a water jog with three handles, two for holding, one for pouring. It was build in the fifth century like most of the other vases in that era, and had three different styles: completely black, black and red with designs, or black and red with pictures of animals and humans. Such vases motivated the blueprints for a chair we constructed in class. I did not particularly like this project. Designing the chair would have been great, and making it, yet we only had a day or two to pull everything together. Our chairs were decent, but they could have been much better.
Greek gods and goddesses are featured in much of Greek art, telling the views of their religious beliefs, worshiping, and legions that were past down throughout the ages. Toga's were worn by the Greeks and special foods made. They honored their gods and goddesses, ate their tempting plates, and made monuments, columns, and other architecture movements.