Ancient Greek Art

Ancient Greek art, especially architecture and sculpture, have had considerable impact on cultures all over the world, including the Roman Empire, central Asian, Indian, and Japanese cultures, and Western art following the Renaissance in Europe. Ancient Greek art is usually divided stylistically into four periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. Although there is no sharp division between periods (the different types of art developed at different speeds in various parts of the Greek world), the four periods mentioned above are normally dated as follows: the Geometric period dates from about 1000 BC; the Archaic period (as represented by the black-figure style of vase painting) started developing during the 7th century BC; the Classical period dates from the start of the Persian Wars (480 BC to 448 BC); the Hellenistic period starts with the reign of Alexander the Great (336 BC to 323 BC).

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