Greek Art and Architecture

History of Ancient Greek Art The ancient Greeks created what has become known as classical art. Many of Americas govermental buildings have been designed with classical Greek structures. Greeks are seen by many as the corner stone to the Western traditions of art and ideas. The Ancient Greeks are known for three main items; their sculptures, their temples and their vase paintings. The art work embodies much of what made the Greek civilization great. The …

…the most unduring themes, attitudes, and forms of western culture. The stories told in Greek art and literature of gods and heroes have been retold ever since and continue to form a common ground for the art, literature, and even popular culture of the western world. Architecture is another Greek legacy that the west has in herited, as Greece established many of the structual elements, decorative motifs, and building types still used in architecture today.