The Greek awakening. Art from the 5th century BC
Description
Beginning about 500 BC, Greek artists and architects began working at an unprecedented level of sophistication, paralleling the rise of Athens as a Mediterranean power. This program illustrates the awakening of that classical Greek vision, from which emerged the most influential sculptures and buildings of Western culture. With detailed visual analysis of the Parthenon, its frieze in the British Museum, the theater at Epidavros, and other exemplary works, The Greek Awakening offers a wide-ranging tour of the nation's most enduring monuments and an understanding of their relationship to classical Greek identity.
Runtime
24 min
Series
Subjects
- Archaeology (199)
- Art, Classical (40)
- Civilization, Ancient (344)
- Ancient, art (28)
- Arts, Medieval (24)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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