Greek Myth and its Influence on Art and Culture
Luigi Loizzo
Analyzing certain pieces will clarify how these embodied myths both define the art and culture of the time as well as influence the evolution of artistic technique and character through periods of the modern era.
Farnese Hercules
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Greek hero instead of a god. What does this mean?
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Made for the Romans
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High Classical Period
Nike of Samothrace
- Hellenistic Period
- Greeks thought of divine beings as the origin of their success and fortune
- Statues like these were symbolically destroyed by Greece's enemies
These myth-inspired pieces clearly defined the artistic style and cultural norms of the time. However, did these myths have any permanence in regards to art that followed it?
Antiquity
Sarcophagus featuring Dionysus
Renaissance
Feast of the gods--Bellini and Titian
American
Seated George Washington--Horatio Greenough
