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  2. Classical sculpture - Wikipedia

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    The Classical period saw changes in both the style and function of sculpture. Poses became more naturalistic (see the Charioteer of Delphi for an example of the transition to more naturalistic sculpture), and the technical skill of Greek sculptors in depicting the human form in a variety of poses greatly increased.

  3. Ancient Greek art - Wikipedia

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    Even before the Classical period, this vocabulary had influenced Celtic art, and the expansion of the Greek world after Alexander, and the export of Greek objects still further afield, exposed much of Eurasia to it, including the regions in the north of the Indian subcontinent where Buddhism was expanding, and creating Greco-Buddhist art.

  4. Classical Greek sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Bust of Artemis, with the typical classical figure of idealized features and impassive expression.Roman copy, National Archaeological Museum of Naples Since the Severe period, the effort of artists was directed towards obtaining an increasing verisimilitude of sculptural forms concerning the living model but also seeking to transcend mere likeness to express their inner virtues.

  5. Ekphrasis - Wikipedia

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    For example, in the visual arts, it may enhance the original art and so take on a life of its own through its brilliant description. One example is a painting of a sculpture: the painting is "telling the story of" the sculpture, and so becoming a storyteller, as well as a story (work of art) itself.

  6. Narrative art - Wikipedia

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    Narrative art is art that tells a story, either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time. This in retrospect makes a good portion of art narrative art. Landscapes and portraits however do not meet the criteria of the definition provided, though they might be, depending on the artist's intention.

  7. 50 Classical Art Paintings That Were Reused To Create ... - AOL

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    The Tate Gallery explains that classical or classic art are terms that became widespread in the 17th century and used to describe the arts and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. During the ...

  8. Ancient art - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek art includes much pottery and sculpture, as well as architecture. Greek sculpture is known for the contrapposto standing of the figures. The art of Ancient Greece is usually divided stylistically into three periods: the Archaic, the Classical, and the Hellenistic.

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