HOW DID SCULPTING START OUT?

Sculpting was created before painting. At first sculptures were created to help hunters. They were used to help them in magical ways as they hunted. Kings thought sculpting would make them immortal. Sculptures were used to represent gods. Greeks made sculptures of people. Christians made sculptures of bad demons to remind them to do good. This would help people who could not read. Sculptures of Bible heroes can be found on the streets of Italy. People make sculptures to honor soldiers. They also use sculpting for spiritual support. Sculptures can be used for summoning nature forces and worshiping spirits. Priest and medical people sculpted masks to call good spirits and get rid of evil ones.

Egyptians

• Egyptians made sculptures to represent the after life for a pharaoh.
• They made their sculptures life-like and often combined them with creatures.

Mesopotamia

• The Mesopotamians used gold leaf, wood, shells and clay to make sculptures.
• They used cones, starring eyes, beak-like noses and flaring skirts to make sculptures of gods, worshipers and priests.
• When you enter Mesopotamian cities there are sculptures of kings and 5 legged Bulls.
• Their sculptures are different from Egyptians sculptures.

MINOAN

• The Minoan have few sculptures left.
• They made snake goddesses , acrobats and priestesses.
• Minoan made sculptures of them in action.

Greeks

• Greeks believed that men are most important so they made sculptures of them.
• They made sculptures of their enemy's and their problems.
• Greeks sculptures were made to honor gods.

ROMAN AND ESTRUSCAN

• Roman sculptures are made to honor gods just like Greeks.
• They have made sculptures of farmers and warriors.
• Estruscan had great talent in sculpting.