ANCIENT & CLASSICAL ART

15000 BC - 450 AD

Samantha Simonson

Known Artist

Myron Praxiteles Niobid Painter A lot others did not have an artist

because they are so old.

Ancient Art

Egyptian frescoes, pottery, metal work, and also work found in tombs are recently popping up all around the world. There are scarce amount of examples of early art, most often favoring drawing over color.

(Most of them do not have a known artist)

Classical Art

Is mostly found in Roman or Greek architecture and art. Classical art is looked upon as using geometry and symmetry rather than individual expression.

(A lot of artists unknown and known artists)

Myron Diskobolos (Discus

Thrower) c.450 B.C. Life-size Ancient Greece

Praxiteles Hermes and

Dionysos C.330-320 BCE 791” Ancient Greece

Artist unknown Venus of Willendorf C.25,000 BCE 4 3/8” Ancient

Artist UnknownHall of Bulls

15000-10000 BCEAncient

Artist Unknown Marcus Aurelius on

Horseback, Capitoline Hill Rome.

C. 165 CE Larger than life size

Niobid Painter

Argonaut Krater, Attic red-gure krater

C.460 BCE 24 ¼” Ancient

Artist unknown; The Pantheon, Rome117-125 CE