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A 3 page paper which analyzes pieces of ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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that can be examined. There is pottery, sculpture, jewelry and relief sculptures as well. Each category of art can present the viewer with something of interest, and also provide the
viewer with a sense of the people who created the art. The following paper examines a sculpture from Classical Greece (Hermes of Praxiteles), Hellenistic Greece (Winged Victory of Samothrace), Etruscan
civilization (Sarcophagus of the Spouses), Roman Republic (statue of a draped seated man) and Roman Empire (Portrait bust of a bearded man). Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art
Classical Greece: The Hermes of Praxiteles is from 343 BC and is made from marble. It measures 2.1 meters in height. "The sculpture, the
diamond of Olympia, represents Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, holding the small Dionysos, who tries to take something from his hand" (Papakyriakou/Anagnostou, 2010). In this the viewer understands that
this statue is part of the religion, and the culture, that was Classical Greece. It stood to remind people of the gods and goddesses and to remind them of their
culture for people did not have books and any stories were conveyed through oral and artistic traditions. As such it is influenced by the ideals of the people, the religion
of the people. Being that storytelling was the way to pass along religion, this influenced the sculptures of the people and in turn the sculptures stood to remind the people
and influence their devotion to their gods and goddesses. Hellenistic Greece: The Winged Victory of Samothrace is from 190 BC and
is made from marble. It measures 3.28 meters high. "The winged goddess of Victory standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the
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