Art in Greece

Introduction; Schema; 1: The Aim of Greek Art. Art and the City; I: The Artist and the Public. Tradition; II: The Useful and the Beautiful 1; III: Art and Religion 1; IV: Art and the Political Constitution 1; V: Art and Historical Events; VI: Art and Social Rank 1; VII: Art and Manners 1; VIII: Art, its Civic Teaching. Social Rôle of the Artist; IX: Transformation in the Social Character of Greek Art; 2: Agents for the Practical Application of Artistic Aims. Groups of Artists and Artistic Personalities; I: Ethnic Groups; II: Ionian Art 1; III: Dorian Art 1; IV: Reconciliation of the Two Tendencies; V: Attic Art; VI: Local Schools; VII: Artistic Individualities 1; 3: Realization. Technical Problems; I: The Various Branches of Art and the Choice of Material; II: Pose; III: Anatomy 1; IV: Drapery; V: The Analytic and Synthetic View. Harmony, Rhythm, “Symmetria,” Proportion, Composition 1; VI: Distance and Atmosphere as they Affect the Appearance of Things. Chiaroscuro, Modelling, Perspective 1; VII: The Ideal and its Evolution; VIII: Some Aspects of the Greek Ideal; IX: Evolution of the Ideal; X: From the Earliest Days to the End of the 6th Century. Elaboration of Technique and Ideal; XI: The 5th Century. Technical Mastery, Idealism; XII: The 4th Century. Beginnings of Realism 1; XIII: The Hellenistic Period. Apogee of Realism 1; XIV: The Decline. Exhaustion of Creative Powers; XV: Conclusion

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

W. Deonna, A. de Ridder