The conditions for the emergence of ancient Greek art

The conditions for the emergence of ancient Greek art: trade and navigation have created strong will, wit, courage and courage to explore; Slave-owner democracy in the polis requires citizens to have a strong body and a sound mind; The mild climate makes athletes naked and artists have an early understanding of human beauty; The myth that "God is similar to man" is the soil of art. Winckelmann summed up his research results on Greek art and thought that the outstanding achievements of Greek art were partly due to the influence of the weather. Part of the reason lies in the political system and institutions of the Greeks and the resulting ideological situation ... (14) The "weather" here refers to the geographical environment. Both Montesquieu of the French Enlightenment and Dubos, an aesthete, emphasized the influence of "weather" on literature and art (later Dana made this statement), and Winckelmann got inspiration directly from Montesquieu. He believes that the wind and scenery of the Greek peninsula are easy to make the human body develop perfectly. "As far as the Greek political system and institutions are concerned, the most important reason for the outstanding achievements of ancient Greek art lies in freedom. In Greece, freedom has its throne at any time "; "Because of freedom, the thought of the whole nation has been improved like a strong branch", "It is freedom ... that seems to sow the seeds of noble temperament at birth". These remarks may have beautified the Greek slave society, but Winckelmann's original intention was to portray ancient Greece as an ideal literary environment, in sharp contrast to the suffocating vulgar and decadent atmosphere under the rule of the small German feudal court at that time. His desire for freedom reflects the urgent demand of the bourgeoisie for spiritual liberation in the Enlightenment. "Freedom" has since become the mantra of German writers and theorists.