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Created during what was referred to as "The Golden Age", when Athens rose to prominence into Greek expansion all the way up to the death of Alexander the Great. During this time human statues became very heroically proportioned. The statues were reflective of Greek humanistic belief. They were a result of the creation of metal chisels. Source:
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Perikles transformed the Akropolis into a monument dedicated to Athens newfound political and economic power. In the temple stood a statue of Athens patron god Athena, made by the Greek sculptor Pheidias. The building was made entirely of marble and included some of the finest sculptures from the high Classical Style from fifth century B.C. The sculptures had a major impact on works of art from its own day to the present. Source: metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm -
Greek artists of the fifth and fourth centuries began to attain the ability to create art that would convey the vitality of life along with a sense of premanence, clarity and harmony. Polykleitos of Argos learned how to formulate a system of proportions that would achieve the artistic effect and allow others to reproduce it. His most important work, the Diadoumenos is an example of reproduction. Source: metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm
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The Classical period was forged during the Persian Wars and continued after the Peloponnesian war. After 30 years, the artistic importance continued, the Classical period evolved into freestanding statues and grave monuments. This was one of the largest innovations of sculptures at the time. One of the most celebrated statues from this time, due to its antiquity, was the Aphrodite of Knidos, created by the Athenian sculptor Praxitiles. Source: metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm -
During the reign of Alexander the Great, he cultivated the artists in a way no one else had. Among these artists was the court sculptor Lysippos, one of the most important of fourth century B.C. He is mostly known for his portraits of Alexander and the work that they influenced in hellenistic sculptures. Source: metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm
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Created during 320 B.C.E, the broken, small variant sculpture created by Lysippos shows Alexander with a lance and is sculpted similarly to the heroes of Greek mythology. Source: getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SXQ -
When Alexander died in 323 B.C.E, his successors adopted his portrait style and divided up the vast kingdom into smaller kingdoms. These kingdoms transformed into the political and cultural world known as the Hellenistic period. Source: metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm -
