GREEK ART

the sculpture, architecture, painting, and other visual and decorative art forms as practiced by the ancient Greeks. Greek art is treated in a number of articles in the Macropaedia. For a general discussion of ancient Greek culture within its historical context, see Greek and Roman Civilizations, Ancient: Ancient Greek civilization. For treatment of Greek achievements in specific art forms, see Architecture, History of Western; Decorative Arts and Furnishings; Painting, History of Western: Ancient Greek; Sculpture, History of Western: Ancient Greek.