Greek art and architecture was characterized by human scale, harmony, and ideal beauty. Some key features included the use of stone or marble, optical corrections to counteract illusions, and adherence to the golden ratio and classical architectural orders of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles. Sculpture depicted the ideal human form and proportions while pottery was also an important art form. Major architects included Ictinus and Callicrates who designed the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens.

1. GREEK
ART

2. ARCHITECTURE
GREEK ART

3. HUMAN SCALE
(ANTHROPOCENTRISM)
HARMONY
PROPORTIONS
IDEAL BEAUTY
STONE OR MARBLE
COUNTERACT
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

4. GOLDEN RATIO

5. CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL ORDERS

6. DORIC
IONIC
CORINTHIAN

9. DORIC ORDER

10. IONIC ORDER

11. CORINTHIAN ORDER

12. • The house of the god.
• Ceremonies and sacrificies in an altar outside.
• Parts:
– Cella: main room for the statue of the god.
– Pronaos: entrance.
– Opisthodomos: treasury
• Surrounded by colums: perystile
• Decoration: pediment and frieze.

13. Author:
ICTINUS & CALICRATES
Location:
ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS

24. El rectángulo armónico posee la proporción
Áurea
B
A
B
= 1,6180339 (Phi)
GOLDEN RATIO
R = 1, 6
Radio del pilar
R
D
C
D
C =

25. GOLDEN RATIO

26. GOLDEN RATIO

27. OPTICAL CORRECTIONS

28. OPTICAL CORRECTIONS

29. - ENTASIS: the shaft is wider in the centre to
counteract the optical effect that shows it
curved.
There are no straight lines
OPTICAL CORRECTIONS

30. OPTICAL CORRECTIONS

31. OPTICAL CORRECTIONS

32. Location:
ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS

33. Location:
ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS

34. • Built on hillsides.
• Seats on an slope and semi-circle.
• Parts:
– Theatron: seats.
– Orchestra: circular, for music.
– Skene: stage.

36. SCULPTURE
GREEK ART

37. • IDEAL BEAUTY
• PROPORTIONS OF
HUMAN BODY = GREEK CANON
• ATHLETES AND GODS
• MATERIAL: STONE AND
BRONZE
• PERIODS: ARCHAIC,
CLASSICAL, HELLENISTIC

40. Author:
MYRON

41. Author:
PHIDIAS

42. Author:
POLYKLEITOS

43. Author:
PRAXITELES

45. POTTERY
GREEK ART