Painting in ancient Greece is a somewhat complex specialty of Greek art in terms of analysis as it lacks the resources for it. Few signs of this kind of Greek art have been preserved, among which are some pieces of wood, stone slabs, etc. This is why in order to openly study Greek painting, it is necessary to go directly to painting on ceramics, since from it there are abundant pieces.
Painting in ancient Greece was frequently used to decorate any kind of structures, whether civil, religious or funeral. In the same way, the clothes and hair that the sculptures presented were painted.
According to connoisseurs of history, the paintings that really had value at that time were those made on board, however, due to the fact that wood is a material that wears out over time, no work has been done today In this material, to be studied, only the occasional funerary tablet has been preserved, found in Egypt and which are appreciated as an extension of the Greco-Roman pictorial tradition.
The origin of Greek painting remained linked to geometric shapes and was deeply influenced by Syrian and Egyptian art. Even when the dominance of drawing and line in painting was preserved, an identity and its own traits were also created.
Among the bases that were used the most in Greek painting, we can point out: walls, wooden plates and marble slabs. However, the base that was used the most was the wooden board.
As for the range of colors that Greek artists frequently selected, they are: yellow, white, blue, red, black, purple, green and brown.
Greek painters distinguished themselves by expressing figures from mythological scenes, historical battles, and legends in their works. The portrait, the caricature and motifs focused on nature were developing and with time they managed to gain much importance. In the same way, everyday situations of the individuals of that time were painted.
