The meaning of Greek images (in vessel painting and/or sculpture) could be
All of the above (relationships between gods and people; political allegories; and illustrations of moral values
The correct chronological order of the period styles defining the development of Greek art is:
Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic
Polykleitos was
a sculptor & writer who defined the High Classical Greek canon for representing the human figure
The subjects shown in Greek vessel painting consisted mostly of
Greek mythology about the Gods
The Greeks were very systematic in many of the arts; in architecture this encompassed the naming of all the parts of the building. The major parts of BOTH the DORIAN & IONIC Greek architectural orders include:
All of the above: (a) capital, (b) pediment, and (c) column
Minoan art and architecture are characterized by
(b) lots of light, (c) use of bright colors and patterns, (d)organic (curving) lines and forms
Iktinos and Kallicrates were important
architects
In Greek art, nude figures signified
(b) heroism and (b) the ideal human form
The Greek "kouros" was
(b) a figure of a nude male youth and (c) used as a grave marker
Minoan artists often took as their subject
life in and near the sea
The belief that powerful animals could offer magical protection as guardian figures is reflected in Aegean art by
Mycenaean lion gate
The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs was a popular story in Greek art that was interpreted in several different ways depending on the circumstances in which it appeared, including:
(a) superiority of rationality over irrationality and (b) superiority of the Greeks over their enemies
The Greek Classical “canon” included rules for artists to depict
all of the above (human body proportions; degree of human emotion; and contrapposto)
The Mycenaen civilization contributed to architecture with
(a) corbelled arches and (b) conical domes
A leading figure whose agenda strongly influenced High Classical Greek Athenian art and architecture was named
Pericles