The Archaic Period: 600-480 B.C.E.
The Classical Period: 490-323 B.C.E.
The Hellenistic Period began after the death of Alexander the Great: 323 B.C.E.
Archaic: Very idealized, still, stiff, no emotion, no motion.
Classical: Still idealized , some emotion and motion starting to show
Hellenistic: Dynamic, realistic
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Classical
Discus Thrower
Idealized but realism is showing
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Classical
Discus Thrower
You can start to see the realism showing in this piece of artwork
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Classical
Aphrodites
Not much emotion but realism is shown
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Hellenistic
Carved around 320 BC
Very realistic and dynamic
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Hellenistic
Aphrodites
Incredibly realistic
This statue was considered so life like that men actually were said to have fallen in love with it and have tried to kiss it.
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Good work Nur. I must say your insights are interesting! I was thinking that you might want to remove the image with the fig leaf. It is not actually Greek, but a later (perhaps, and likely) Roman replica. The Greeks didn't do fig leaves! Also, the gist of the Hellenistic period was exaggeration: exaggerated human form/anatomy, position, and emotion/drama. A better example is the Lacoon group sculpture. Check it out! Though your research shows Aphrodite as Hellenistic (and certainly she may be), this work does not typify Hellenistic sculpture. It actually looks more Classical...(Gods/godesses, contra posto, and wet drapery, focus on naturalistic anatomy)...Anyway, I hope my comments are helpful. I will check in again soon. Keep up the great work! I am proud of you! :)
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