At the root of Greek art was the desire to explore man and the nature of his experience. Even divine subjects were cast in terms of human behaviour, and both gods and epic heroes could at times stand as representations of and models for contemporary political achievement. The seemingly naturalistic outward forms characteristic of Greek art have continued to fascinate Western artists to the present day, and the history of Western painting is full of classical revivals that have aimed at recapturing the spirit of the Greek original. Art, however, is deeply rooted in the society that creates it, and ...(100 of 73439 words)