Greece and Rome

EXPLORE: Greece and Rome

BLACK-FIGURE: A type of Greek pottery in which the figures are glazed black and the background (negative space) is left the red color of the clay.

RED-FIGURE: A type of Greek pottery where the background (negative space) is glazed black and the figures are left the red color of the clay.

CONTRAPOSSTO: A posture in which the persons opposite hip and shoulder are raised creating a curve in the figure’s silhouette.

Eliza, age 9.

Eliza, age 9.

Samuel, age 13.

Samuel, age 13.