- Unit 4. Urbanism and Art
- Getting Started
  - What Are We Learning?
  - Observe and Think
  - Map Your Mind
- Urbanism and Architecture
  - The Greek City
    - Urbanism
    - Housing
    - The Acropolis & Agora of Athens
  - Greek Architecture
    - Parthenon
  - The Roman City
    - Urbanism
    - Housing
    - Urbs Roma
  - Roman Architecture
    - The Colosseum
- Sculpture and Painting
  - Greek Sculpture
  - Roman Sculpture
  - Greek and Roman Painting
- Self-Evaluation Quiz
- Complementary Activities
  - The Greek and Latin Roots of English
  - One Myth, One Song
  - Games, Comics and Stuff
- References

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# Greek Sculpture

## Activity

Translation

Most Greek sculptures were painted in bright colours. Painting was frequently limited to clothing, the hair, and so on, with the skin left in the natural colour of the stone, but it could also cover entire sculptures. An unpainted statue was considered an unfinished work without expression. This is quite surprising for us, as we are used to thinking that Greek statues were as white as marble.

Watch this video by Amarildo Topalis and then write some lines about your personal impressions.

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