Hellenistic art
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Hellenistic art is the style of visual art that flourished across the Mediterranean and Near East after Alexander the Great, noted for its realism, emotional expression, and fusion of Greek and local cultural influences.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellenistic realism | 1 |
| Hellenistic sculpture | 1 |
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek art
ⓘ
art movement ⓘ historical art style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon
Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
surface form:
Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
instrument of cultural integration in the Hellenistic world
ⓘ
medium of religious expression ⓘ vehicle of royal propaganda ⓘ |
| depicts |
athletes
ⓘ
children ⓘ foreign peoples ⓘ gods and goddesses ⓘ mythological heroes ⓘ rulers and dynasts ⓘ the elderly ⓘ the poor and marginalized ⓘ theatrical characters ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean region
Asia Minor ⓘ Bactria ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Gandhara civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara
Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
Syria ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| endTime | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| follows | Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex poses
ⓘ
depiction of age and imperfection ⓘ detailed anatomy ⓘ dramatic movement ⓘ emotional expression ⓘ illusionism ⓘ multicultural influences ⓘ pathos ⓘ realism ⓘ theatricality ⓘ three-dimensional spatial effects ⓘ use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
genre scenes of everyday life
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mythological scenes ⓘ portraiture ⓘ religious and cult images ⓘ royal and dynastic imagery ⓘ theatrical and dramatic scenes ⓘ victory monuments ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman art
ⓘ
Roman decorative arts ⓘ Roman portraiture ⓘ later Western art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Classical Greek sculpture
ⓘ
Ancient Egyptian art ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian art
Greek philosophy ⓘ Near Eastern art ⓘ Persian art ⓘ local traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellas
|
| notableCenter |
Alexandria
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Antioch ⓘ Cos ⓘ Delos ⓘ Pergamon ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barberini Faun
ⓘ
Boy with Thorn ⓘ Dying Gaul ⓘ Farnese Bull sculpture collection ⓘ
surface form:
Farnese Bull
Laocoön and His Sons ⓘ Pergamon Altar frieze ⓘ
surface form:
Pergamon Altar friezes
Sleeping Hermaphroditus ⓘ Venus de Milo ⓘ Winged Victory of Samothrace ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
coinage ⓘ glyptic art ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ mosaics ⓘ terracotta figurines ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex multi-figure compositions
ⓘ
contrapposto ⓘ deep drilling for shadow effects ⓘ high relief sculpture ⓘ perspective in painting and mosaics ⓘ tessellated mosaics ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hellenistic realism