Art has really changed all the way from the time it was discovered. However, it is very hard to notice the differences. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 98). This has been the case with Greek, roman and Egypt. All the arts from these countries had very good pieces of art work. There is one unique thing with art in that despite their differences in making, they all look beautiful in there own makings.
The arts in these countries included architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Others included Metal-work, coin-die and gem engraving, ivory carvings, figurine glass and pottery. It is not quite obvious to point out the differences among the Greek, Romans and Egyptian artwork (Penny, F. & Nicola, F. 290). The reason being that each country copied from one another the type of art they perform. They share similar paintings, sculpture and architecture. Nonetheless some slight differences can be noticed in these types of art. The Greeks and the Romans are known to direct their attention towards subject matters as well as their own styles while Egyptian arts talked a bout their history.
While looking at the subject matter of the artwork, they all painted images in detail of the everyday life but Greeks devoted their art towards celebrating athletes in action. On the contrary, the Romans painted mostly landscapes and Egypt concentrated on pyramids. (Penny, F. & Nicola, F 25).
While comparing the styles of the art shown by these countries, the Greeks artwork was mostly to develop their gods or rather idols. The Greeks sculptures did not depict the faces of any known individuals but they showed their gods generally. The Romans too had sculptures which show their heroes and the difference is that with them the faces of the sculptures depicted known empires. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 198) .This was different story with the Egyptians who mostly made sculpture of pyramids.
Looking at the detailed architecture of the artwork of these nations, the Greeks employed Ionic, Doric and Corinthian styles to build the columns of the temples and building. The widest column and which needs less decoration is the Doric column. (Penny, F. & Nicola, F 87). The most decorated and the thinnest column is the Corinthians style. Romans tried to practice all the styles but the Corinthian style dominated. The roman architecture had another significant feature known as Colossem. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 49).
Greek artwork majorly focused on the beauty of the subject. They focused mainly on balance, symmetry and the physical appearance. (Penny, F. & Nicola, F 190).They majorly made arts a bout their religions and gods. This was different with the remaining two countries which focus on the landscapes.
There was a significant difference between the Greek pottery and the Roman pottery. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 55).Greek decorated their pottery in red and black and associated them with scenes from legends as well as myths. They also associated their arts with funerary scenes. According to the British Museum, Roman pottery was decorated in a special style known as in the terra sigillata style. This style was later outwitted by some other styles such as African Red Slip Ware. In terms of materials and subjects, these nations used mainly stone, marble, and limestone. This is because these materials were readily available.
During the classical period which lasted from 450BC to 300BC, Greek artists decided to produce natural figures. They showed human figures in a much realistic manner. These were being realized through mathematical calculations. The difference comes in since the Egyptians relied entirely o9n mathematics to make their artwork. They went a head and came up with several formulas because of sculpture make out. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 76). The sculptures were so natural to an extent that one could easily see how the veins are located on the body as well as the alignment of the skin.
The Egyptians made sculptures which depicted situations, they were not all that stylish and they came up with the idea of pyramids. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 324). Unlike the Egyptians, the Romans never made any great discovery in the field of art. They always made sculptures of famous people and war and they were stylish. On the other hand, the Greek never made any significant discovery and they were outwitted by the former two nations. Nonetheless, all the countries believed in God and made sculptures around the temple which resembles their gods. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 89).
While looking at the gods, it is clear that the Romans to some extent copied the Greeks. They made sculptures of gods which similar to that of Greeks. However, Romans were very original and practical in their works. Their works were detailed and the avoided idealization which was quite unusual with Greek and Egyptians. (Penny, F. & Nicola, F 123). The Romans mainly concentrated on pictures of warriors and heroic adventures that came before and during their rain. The Romans mainly relied on the borrowed copies of styles from the Greeks. Hence until today, many sculptures made by the Greeks resemble those of Romans.Unlike the remaining two nations, Romans paintings showed or rather resembles various themes, still life together with scenes which are experience3d in the daily life. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 111). During the period of Hellenistic, the themes were majorly a bout the scenes of the shepherds, herds, rustic temples, landscapes which are situated at the countryside as well as country houses.The development of landscape was a major innovation of Greek compared to Romans and Egyptians. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 56).They came up with the idea of perspective in their artwork. One could now easily view landscape when drawn on paper. This contributed a lot in the field of art. Without this, the art which is being practiced at the ancient east would have just known the landscape as civil or military scenes.
Greek used a form of architecture known as Post-and-lintel which describes hoe an architectural structure supports its weight. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 88). The figure some how resembles that of a doorway.post-and –lintel construction method cannot carry much weight since the Intel which is situated at the middle will break under much pressure. Therefore, the weight of the roof was being supported by colonnades and series of columns. The Greeks had two main types of classical orders. These two classical orders were Doric and Ionic. While constructing any sculpture, it is easily to apply Doric than the Ionic. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 57).
Greek and Romans were very unique when it comes to the issue of measurements. Greek relied on human body parts as a measuring tool.tey later developed very accurate tools out of mathematical facts and figures. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 90). They did not only develop measuring tools but they also went head and found surveying tools. These tools unlike for those who belong to Egyptians are not well known to the modern architectural world. This does not make them less important since they really helped in the olden days when art was being ventured into.
Greek was also different in that they used hammer and chisel to curve out their sculpture. By that time, they were already having the knowledge of metals since they made out hammer and chisel from it. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 54). The Greeks mainly created bronze sculpture. But we realize that Greek lost a lot of its bronze because the newer generations melted and used it in war.
Unlike the Greeks, the Egyptians had shortage of tools but some of their sculptures still stand toll up to today. They liked especially to make decorations on the tombs as well as on the temple walls. They had high knowledge of mathematics and this helped them a lot to make asymmetric objects. They employed paints in their arts and these made them look beautiful and unique.
The Egyptians had three different types of sculptures. The first one was called the curved wall relief where the figures and objects were made to protrude outside the walls. This was realized through a series of curving using chisel. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 166). The other one is known as sunken where both the figures and objects will be chiseled off leaving the background of the figure to protrude outward.
The final one was the third dimensional statues which were very beautiful. They were made using different sizes, shapes as well as different materials. (Penny, F. & Nicola, F 90). The Egyptians would choose their tools for cutting and curving depending on the type of material used. Most of the tools used were made from the stones which were harder than the stones they were supposed to cut.
The Romans concentrated a lot in making the honorary statues. These were mainly statues of military as well those of religious leaders. As mentioned earlier, the artwork of the Romans were mostly influenced by the Greeks. (Gilbert, E. & Jonathan, and P. 66). They too made out the sculptures from bronze. They used a accurate measurement materials in order to ensure real and natural images to be realized. They did not come up with major discovery in the field of art but they contributed a lot in making it a success. There sculptures conveyed messages as well as events and scenes. Therefore, they used their art work to pass information to people. One of the most outstanding features of the Romans is the portrait. They used sculpture ton depict realism. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 67). They did not only show how beautiful they were, but they also used them to show nature. The relation between the Romans sculpture and that of the Greek makes its study to be a little bit complicated. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 123).The famous as well as the great Greek sculptures such as Apollo belvedere and barberini Faun are only known from Hellenistic or rather Roman imperial. The Romans unlike the Egyptians and the Greek started to develop good arts very late especially after the influence by the Greek.
The Romans find their strengths mostly in the portraits. This is the area they are well acquainted with. Here they produce very outstanding work than the Greeks and the ancient Egypt. They get uniqueness in the way they paint their work. They do it in a manner such that the whole work looks real and admirable. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 89).
The Romans did not concentrate on the free standing sculptures like Greeks but they did historic work. They decorated there work with several writings on the walls depicting different messages. This was another way in which they differ a lot. (Benton, J. & Rebold, D. 33). They continued to invent the small very luxurious sculptures painted with silvery color.
In conclusion, the art and architecture of the modern days traces its origin back to the three nations discussed above. (Barron, S. 54). Egypt is particularly known for the sculpture of pyramids. At the same time, they came up with mathematical formulas which were discovered in the process of making sculpture.
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