The Archaic period, best known for its vase painting and sculpture, witnessed a more narrative style of art. Humans and animals were depicted with more realism than the earlier era and conveyed a more fully-realized story or explained event. Figures of …

2021/1/14 · Minoan painting was the first important period of painting in Greece. It is associated with the architecture of the palaces and is characterized by cheerful colors, naturalism and delicacy in the rendering of forms. Mycenaean painting is related to Minoan and imitates it to some extent. Its chief examples are also frescoes of palaces.

A brief history of Greece is compiled here, as well as articles regarding the history of major Eras, places, and monuments of Ancient Greece. With a Timeline of major events and periods. Maps Excllusive maps, and plans of monuments and archaeological sites from the historical eras and geograhical locations of Classical antiquity. Greek Art

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Partly because Athens was always in the avant-guard of Greek achievement, but mostly because the art and architecture on the barren rock represent the logical conclusion of almost a thousand years of cultural development. The History of the Acropolis is dividied here in the following topics: Prehistory and Bronze Age Athenian Legends Archaic