What was the purpose of the ancient greek art?
I believe, as in any other culture, ART is form of expression. The Ancient Greek word ‘tekhni’, which is commonly translated as “art,” more accurately means “skill” or “craftsmanship” (the English word “technique” derives from it). Greek painters and sculptors were craftsmen who learned their trade as apprentices, often being apprenticed to their fathers, and who were then hired by wealthy patrons. Although some became well-known and much admired, they were not in the same social position as poets or dramatists. It was not until the Hellenistic period (after about 320 BC) that “the artist” as a social category began to be recognised. Ancient Greek art was mainly comprised of vases, sculpture and architecture, lasted around 1,600 years and covered a number of of different periods. exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. In the West, the art of the Roman Empire was larg
