HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Art was very important in ancient Greece. What did the Greeks often paint on to make artwork?
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Vases
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Clothing
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Fruit
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Chairs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For murals, the painting methods were tempera and fresco; on wood and marble, encaustic and tempera-a method where colours were mixed with wax, painted onto the surface and then ‘burnt in’ with a hot rod.
Detailed explanation-2: -Made of terracotta (fired clay), ancient Greek pots and cups, or “vases” as they are normally called, were fashioned into a variety of shapes and sizes (see above), and very often a vessel’s form correlates with its intended function.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Greek sculptures were typically made of either stone or wood and very few of them survive to this day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mannerists (Greek vase painting)
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