Paleolithic art can be found to date back over thirty thousand years. The first discovery of this type of art was in Spain 1879. They were cave paintings that depicted men, women and, animals, these types of works were most often found deep in caves were no natural light could reach. In the gloom of the caves, the paintings look remarkably realistic. As well as paintings there were many sculptors, mainly animals, the human forms discovered are believed to be symbols of fertility, these were carved form materials like ivory, serpentine and limestone.

Greek art was developed through several cultural phases, geometric, archaic, classical, and Hellenistic. Geometric was characterized by the use of geometric shapes; the archaic style developed from the use of oriental motifs. The period of The Classical was composed of idealistic human figures with emphasis on naturalism, grace and sophistication, depicted with drapery.

The Human form in an idealized state was much admired by Roman artists, as they valued the emotional and psychological sid

During the 17th century there was a renewal of interest in Classical art, Nicolas Powsin [1594-1665] lived most of his life in Rome absorbing the classical influences that were so dominate in his art. He developed his own ideas on classical ‘ grand painting’ leaving behind the set rules and went his own way.

Christian art expresses their religious beliefs, in the earliest manifestation it was done socially or for worship. The works were highly symbolic as not to break the rules stated in the Old Testament, not to make images of things of this world. When Christian art began to develop in the Roman Empire, fourth century AD, it gained a more open way of expression of ideas; it eventually became the dominant art form. During the middle ages Christian art took on a new form, architecture, cathedrals, monasteries, convents, parish churches, collages and chapels were built all over Europe as a result.

e of their art as well as the physical. Roman images emphasized wisdom form experience of social and political values of the Empire, as it was the Empire that determined the forms and context of art.

Some topics in this essay:
Edward Manet, Sigmoid Freud, , Roman Empire, Greece Rome, Hellenistic Geometric, Nicolas Powsin, Empire Empire, Gustave Courbet, Greek Roman, christian art, subject matter, subject matter movement, art developed, greece rome, style paintings, life style, earliest manifestation, art world, ancient greece rome, ancient greece, matter movement,