Proto-Attic style

Greek art

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In Western painting: Orientalizing period (c. 700–625 bc)
…the new style is called Proto-Attic and includes, for the first time, scenes referring unambiguously to Greece’s heroic past. The exploits of Heracles, Perseus, and other heroes were painted, often on large vases used as burial containers. The bodies of men and animals were depicted in silhouette, though their heads…
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