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A 6 page paper which examines how reality is reflected in art as it relates to the past. The paper discusses Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Medieval art in this respect. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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and learn something about it through art. And art is often a medium that reflects what is currently happening within any given culture or society. Much of what is known
about ancient cultures comes through the art they left behind, especially considering many ancient cultures had no written language. The following paper examines various periods in history through art and
discusses whether or not the viewer (and the creator) sees reality or not. Art and Reflecting Reality Greek: Greek art is
perhaps the most widely recognized and also perhaps the most influential of all ancient art forms. It has influenced art and architecture in the United States and has long been
seen as important. However, there were also elements of this particular periods art that was anything but realistic. "THE human figure occupies a central place in Greek art and particularly
in Greek sculpture. In the earliest works a diversity of beasts and monsters are depicted, but the range soon narrows to a few domestic animals such as dogs and horses-a
trend reflecting the anthropocentrism of Greek thought, history and character" (Dontas, 1990). In this one sees that the there is a clear
presentation of the unrealistic but then it became more realistic in its portrayal of real animals, rather than mythical. And, the most important element remembered from Greek art is the
figure of man. "The Greeks believed profoundly in the value of man" and as such their art was predominantly focused on the strong and virile man (Dontas, 1990). They idealized
man, and the physical form of man, creating sculptures that likely reflected the ideal, not the reality. The figures were more often than not very stoic and strong, with no
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