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What was Classical Greek art for? Refer to either, or both, Archaic and Classical sculpture, or Archaic and Classical painted pottery.
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HS2102 Nick Hopton Seminar Group 6 0332311 What was Classical Greek art for? Refer to either, or both, Archaic and Classical sculpture, or Archaic and Classical painted pottery. It is extremely difficult to define Classical Greek art as to befitting a set of rules. Perhaps the best way to understand it and its function is to look at the environment in which it was created, and compare it to art from a different period, such as the Archaic art of a few centuries before. Classical Greek art is widely held to have been the form from around 450 - 300 B.C. Given that much Greek art was in the form of pottery and statuettes then it is not surprising that much has survived to this day. Once fired in a blast furnace, these pots may be broken, but the pieces are nearly indestructible. Archaic art is from an earlier period, around 800-500 B.C. Much...
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